Today is the day

It is the day my son is officially gone. Moving to another state. I'm going to miss him terribly and yet...I'm happy for him. He's doing something he really wants to do. Trying something new. I love that he has not only the ability but the courage to try something different. Even with some people telling him he shouldn't. I'm proud of him for taking a chance. I guess I look at things a little different than most. I think kids should try things when they are young and don't have children yet. Too many people allow fear of the unknown keep them from trying new things or changing what they do. Neither of my two older children show that fear and I am so proud of them for that. I love that they are their own people. Not to the extent that they hurt others or walk on them, but just to be able to do their own thing regardless of all the negative thoughts of others!!
Anyway I am doing better than I thought I would. I too am looking forward to a new era in my life. So now to get started with it I must clean and rearrange my home and of course I am truly looking forward to that. I love changing things in my house. Everything looks so fresh and clean when I am done. I have to do some shopping today and then when I get home I am going to start boxing stuff up in the back bedroom. It has been Levi's room and the game room, but now I am moving the game room up front to the big bedroom and moving Jeremiah to the back bedroom. It is smaller but closer to us and since I will be done babysitting soon it will work fine. I had given him the bigger room up front because of having the extra kids. It's easier to keep an eye on things in there, but now it will just be him and occasionally Brendon. So they won't need the big room. Before I can move them though, I have to clean, paint and do some finish work on that back bedroom.
We had friends over last night to visit. I always get a kick out of visiting with them. We spend quite a bit of time together and we are always laughing about something. We play cards, throw darts, shoot pool and sometimes just visit. We have been friends now for about a year and they are truly a blessing in our lives.
I have been scrapbooking on a daily basis too. I sit down in the afternoon when the kids are napping and watch a soap while I scrapbook. I usually get two or three pages done. So I am very excited about that. I am hoping to get caught up this year. I am currently working at the beginning of 2005. I love the pictures right now because they are pictures of when my grandson Aidyn was born. Tawny and Evan look so young and little Aidyn is so adorable. So these layouts have been going down pretty easily. I have a crop here in a couple of weeks and I would really like to have a bunch done by then. It is fun to show off your work when you get together!! My ladies love showing each other what they are doing. Their techniques and colors are awesome.
Well I suppose I've rambled enough for now. Hope you all have an awesome day!!!