Today in History. 3/22/16

For months now people have kept asking me 'how this empty nest thing is."  I have had no answer to that until today.  Well, I honestly still don't have an answer either but today is the day I consider that we have started that phase of life at least somewhat. 

Spring break is over, and Malachi is back at school to finish his first semester,  Sam left last night for his 2nd weeks run of his new career.  4-5 weeks of training and then into his own truck.  Jonathan is back on the road for a few days.  So, tonight, here I sit, just me and the 4 dogs.  Three of them are laying under the table keeping my feed warm. 

Decisions, decisions, decisions for me.  Do I concentrate on reviewing the Bible Study I am teaching tomorrow night, do I go back to the office to try to finish getting things ready for our accountant to do our taxes, do I work on the tax stuff here at home, or do I go start packing up the kitchen that I need to get packed so I can start remodeling it and get a new kitchen sink in.  The world is big and open and out there with all those grand choices to make. 

Bible study and one cabinet packed up I think will be the idea for the evening. 

This is what I miss most about my boys, or young men they really are.  We talk.  Deep, thought provoking, eternal thoughts are brought up and discussed every day.  With both of them leaving on the same day I have kind of gone in to talking withdrawl. 

Sammy boy was asked a question one time when he was just 6 years old.  I asked him if he thought about things in school that maybe he wasn't supposed to be thinking about at that time.  His answer to me explains so much for both of my young men as well as myself.  "Yes, Mom, I guess I think about things that no one else is interested in, and sometimes, my brain thinks so much it totally isolates me.

I spend a lot of time feeling isolated.   

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Yeah, I know, none of these really has anything to do with a new sink.  But if I am going to do that part.. I might as well do the rest finally

AND ANOTHER ADVENTURE BEGINS!!!!

At the risk of sounding extremely cliché, Today is the first day of the rest of his life!!!!!

Some of us go through our childhood knowing where we want to be and what we want to do when we grow up.  Others of us have a more difficult time finding our way in life.  Five weeks of training that starts today and then one of those bright red trucks will be his home away from home. 

Its been a roller coaster since Thanksgiving, honestly.  Coming back from a year in Odessa.  Looking for options, Christmas and New Year's slowing it down and yet it has all happened so fast. 

January 11 the first day of truck driving school.  Every day, I watched him come home more and more excited.  Each day,  today I learned this and this.  Day after day, Mom, today my instructor told me I did this right and well.  I'm not positive now but I THINK on February 19 he had his last day of class. 

I was sitting at work and the phone rang.  It was for Sam.  I told them he was on his way home from his class and the person on the other end said "wait, what?  Back up.  On his way home from school?  You mean CDL school? " 
I answered, with a "Yes"
"When does he finish?" 

"Well, today is his last day of class, he takes his driving test tomorrow" 

"Have him call me if he is interested in starting a job on Monday.  We are starting orientation on Monday" 

That was the 22 of February.  Orientation was done and some time of waiting with baited breath, daily phone calls to the office and yesterday, he got word.  Your trainer has been chosen and will be ready to pick you up tomorrow. 

Final preparations were made, 3 more trips to the store to gather some last minute purchases and finally at 12:30 last night I told him we HAD to get some sleep so we could get up today and get him to El Paso to be ready to meet his "new best friend".

We chatted, we looked inside the new truck, loaded his stuff in and they let me out the gate.  I'm not really sure but his feet may just have been about 6 inches off the ground. 

See you in a few days, Son,  Cant wait to hear the stories.