I spent the last two days of hip surgery recuperation helping Logan get ready to move to Troy, Ohio where he will be attending the Hobart Welding Institute. The washer and dryer have literally not stopped and I am amazed at how many T-shirts, jeans, shorts, socks etc he has accumulated. Literally a three and a half week supply before any laundry is necessary and that includes multiple changes each day. Like I said, it was a mountain of laundry and my hips is sore. I haven't had any pain meds in several days but today may be the exception.
Lots of parents will be faced with the empty nest syndrome in the very next few days. Some will throw parties, and some will curl up in a pile of folded clothes and just cry. I will miss Renee's son Logan. He is an excellent helper and has a great sense of humor.
As Logan departs for Ohio, Renee and I can only hope he will make good choices, take his hat off in restaurants and say please and thank you. Hope and prayer will get us through. Our prayers are with him, all those who are departing from home and for the parents left behind.
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Not being a professional blogger, I would like to jump in with some helpful info. To all parents sending your child off to college. Take the extra time, go to one of our local retail stores, spend about 5 bucks and buy your child a working smoke detector to take with them. Lots of institutions don't do a good job of keeping up with this all important maintenance issue. Many of you will travel with your child to their new surroundings, check for exit signs, make sure your child is familiar with the exit path. The life you save may just be that of your child.
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