Jude 2

What are you thinking of doing once the children are grown and moved out?

I know some plan on doing much as they have been with no changes.

Others are imagining retirement.

I know I have my plans...which most people kinda know already.

What are your plans?

no change.

What kids?

We have.....

1. Redecorated
2. Rearranged & purged junk out of the closets, basement, etc.
3. Got rid of old stuff like dishes, etc. and buying newer and fewer replacements. My goal: Simplify & Serenity.
3. Created an office for myself. (Mom's cave)
4. Created an office for my husband. (Dad's cave)
5. Bought new furniture. (leather sofas)
6. Joined a Gym
7. Paid(ing) off debts
8. More date nights
9. Travel
10. Looking for a low maintenance house with not much grass to cut.

Empty nest....aaahhhhhh!

cry

INLOVE wrote:cry

How sweet! My mom loves her children like that, too. I love my mom! She is the most wonderful bundle of loving emotion ever!

INLOVE wrote:cry

Yeah, you do a little at first....but then....

You realize that they have gone and done what you raised them to do...to be Independent...and that's a good thing. So you will be proud.

Then you and your husband will begin to get used to them not being around...and start telling people to "call first" before they drop by.

JohnDB wrote:What are you thinking of doing once the children are grown and moved out?

I dont even want to think of that day.

Tim Elston wrote:

INLOVE wrote:cry

How sweet! My mom loves her children like that, too. I love my mom! She is the most wonderful bundle of loving emotion ever!

yeah, my mom is still trying to talk me into moving back in with them!

wendy k

At one time or another almost everyone of my kids and stepkids have moved back in. We loved having them but we also were happy to see them move out. I hope that I don't have to have any of them move back in but with the economy they way it is, if they need to they are welcome. I did downsize from a 3000 square foot house on a big piece of property with a pool after my husband died and moved to my little house (which I then added a master suite and remodeled the kitchen and guest bath) that doesn't have a pool, yeh. I still have room in case any of them need a temporary home.

I have no plans to retire completely, I work 20 hours a week and still have lots of time to do whatever I want to with.

After I left for bootcamp my Mom had a new house built about 20 miles from the house where I grew up. She told me where she lived when I got my first leave tho.

Day 1
Cry cry cry

Day 2
I am walking around naked without fear.

Day 3
PAR-TAY at the Page's!

Day 4
ROAD TRIP!! See you in 3 weeks! Maybe...

ROAD TRIP!!

In our new 2 seater roadster!!!

When Josh married and moved to Alabama, we found ourselves with a HALF empty nest. Tori is so involved in school, theatre, worship band, photo lab and working 2 jobs she barely comes home to sleep and change clothes, so we are almost empty-nesters. I'm kind of glad it's happening gradually to give us time to incrementally adjust.