Yesterday We dropped off our son Nick at the hotel where he will be staying until he leaves for Fort Jackson for Army bootcamp. Needless to say I cried buckets. This morning I got up to an empty house and cried some more. I am sure there are going to be a few more episodes of this type to come but I am so proud of him and would not for anything takes this from him. Nick has wanted to be in the Army since he was 6 years old. He was voracious in accumulating as much army stuff he could from second hand stores and garage sales. He read everything he could get his hands on and watched many movies on the subject. (Including the Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook.) So I guess I have been "preparing" myself for years.
Life is going to be changed so much now that my youngest has flown the coop. I am so grateful to have so many things to keep me occupied through it all!
