Do you have dust?

I thought when Emily left I would be sitting around with nothing to do. I cant even take time on my day off to rest. I am busier than ever.

I love cleaning things out and I out to be the happiest person in the county as Tom and I are cleaning like crazy. Do you find that after six months or so things get a little dirty and dusty if you dont take them off of shelves? Boy are there a lot of dust bunnies living in the Burger house. I love how it looks, smells and feels after it's clean.

Guess I better get back to my cleaning and organizing, besides it's raining and hurricane Ernesto is coming what else is there to do?

saturday fun

Today is our first saturday at home as empty nesters. We have had a pretty busy week and it has gone fast. At this rate Emily will be graduating before we get everything accomplished that we have set out to do. We decided to make a list of all the things we are wanting to do, not just with our house but fun things we have talked about and never do. I hope that our expectations are not too high for our budget. If it wasnt for money we could do anything but unfortunately we have to plan for our fun.

I dont know why but it seems that since we are empty nesters everyone is talking about it. We are hearing it on the radio and it just seems to be in the air. I guess that is just because it is happening to us we are tuned into that info. It was suggested on a empty nester website that Tom was looking at that you immediately do something with your childs room. Either make it a nice guest room or an office or fun room that you have always wanted. Well we are ahead of the game. It is, as we speak being turned into a beautiful guest bedroom.(And the guests are Sheila, Andrew, Alisha, and Emily.) I think they will love what we're doing to the room. We have great ideas and taste. (if i do say so myself)

We went to a church yard sale this morning but unfortunately Tom didnt understand when I said that I wanted to go that we go early. He got up early but didnt wake me up. I woke up after 8 and was not too happy. He said that I confuse him as he gets in trouble if he wakes me up and now he was in trouble because he didnt. I can see we need to make more concise plans. When we got to the yard sale it was a zoo. I think everyone in the community was there. All the good items for the most part were gone. If they had any. I imagine they had the bookcase that I wanted and the nightstand. " DARN" (That is only in my imagination though. ) We then had breakfast at bojangles and then came home and Tom painted and I did a little shopping for the items we are looking for. Basically no luck.

I stopped to get lunch at one of our favorite places and I couldnt remember the sandwhich Tom normally orders for us. Well I ordered what I thought was it and it wasnt. The place changed their name and obviously some of their food items too. I wanted to cry, because I knew he would love my idea. Tom ate it anyway and I made a turkey sandwhich. The wrong sandwhich didnt look good to me. So booooooo for Red Brick Pizza that changed mine and Toms favorite sandwhich!! Tom painted some more and I decided to lay in the sun as I am looking a little pale. I hate that at the end of the summer when you loose your good summer vacation tan, because it's so darn hot outside that you melt if you sit in the sun for more than 10 minutes. I am looking forward to a beautiful fall. I talked with all 3 girls today and feel satisfied with life as they are doing good and I love them so dearly. It was a good saturday!

Well here I am again. Today is my day off at my normal job as a chiropractic assistant , but I clean house for a very neat lady every other week. She recently moved into this gigantic beautiful house. It's really fun to clean for her now. Then the rest of my day off, I usually do stuff around my house or shop or anything I want. I used to have Emily home and we would go shopping watch a movie, eat food that dad doesnt normally like, like tacos. Then in the evening we would watch Survivor. Emily got me started on that a couple of years ago and now I am an addicted maniac. But this year I will be watching alone. It will be kinda sad.

Tom has been in a cleaning out mood. He is dealing with the empty nest in his own way. I think he wants to get things really cool in our house so that when the girls and Andrew and their friends come to visit, they will really enjoy it. And want to come back often. He has some neat plans but I have to keep him in line. I think this saturday I am going to make him go to a yard sale a church is having and look for a piece of furniture I have in mind. I am bribing him with breakfast at Bojangles. Dont get me wrong. I am still feeling a little sad about my girls growing up and being away from us, but I am making it a purpose to have some projects, try some new things and have a whole lot of fun with the man I have loved for 26 years. Well off to have a good afternoon.

Well here is my first posting on my blog. My oldest daughter Sheila started my blog for me as I am now an empty nester and she thought that I needed something to fill my time. Maybe she's right. Anyway she says this is a way for my girls to know what is happening with my life. Maybe it will be fun.

I left my baby Emily at Appalachian State University on Friday the 18th of August. I didnt cry when I left her but Tom and I were going to stay in the area in a mountain cabin and I was pretty excited to do that. It made it easier to leave her. We had the best time there. We had a great meal and relaxed and sat in the hot tub for awhile and talked and laughed and planned a little of our life without our girls. We had a great lunch on Saturday and did a little shopping and then I felt really icky and all of the sudden I knew that I was getting sick. It put a little damper on the weekend, but it still was a wonderful time.

Now we are into our first week without kids and so far so good. We are cleaning out some things and painting Emily's room and tearing some things up. In the end, I think the changes will be good. It helps to stay busy so we dont get sad.

Being parents is the best part of our lives. It has been so much fun but maybe that is because G0d gave us such wonderful girls. We have had our moments but not too many. I love hanging out with my family and laughing and eating and of course playing games too. I think that we have the most fun as a family. We love our new son too. Andrew is Sheila's husband and he is great. He fits like he has been a part of us forever. I love him. And now Alisha has a boyfriend and I am liking him pretty well too. I know that some day Emily will come home and say "mom and dad, this is my boyfriend so and so....." and I will love him too. You see Tom and I have been praying about who our girls marry since they were born. So I cant help but love them.

Anyway, I will probably not have the most exciting blog but hopefully interesting to some.

the beginning

I am making this blog for my mom to use. :o) Her last birdie has just flown from the nest, and she needs a mommy blog to keep us updated on her adventures without kids! I know she'll have plenty!