Well the month of August has been one heck of an emotional rollercoaster ride! I am still on it, but it has slowed down a bit (for now). Let me explain. On Aug 13^th my daughter told me she has decided to stay in Jordan where her new husband is, instead of coming home (as planned) on Aug 29^th. This makes me very sad, as I know I will not see her for a very long time.

My daughter and I are very close, every thing I do, and every where I go, reminds me of her. We had so much fun together.

I have been very depressed since she left, even more so now since she told me her plans to stay there. This all has hit me like a ton of bricks. I am not sleeping, which makes me even more emotional.

I know, every parent goes through this when their children leave the nest. She has been living out on her own for a little over 2 years now, but now that she is living in another country, it is so much harder.

She has an apartment full of stuff that her dad and I have to pack up and put into storage. That’s real fun. I have to find a home for her hermit crabs. Her 2 birds are here at our house. Her dad said we can’t keep the birds, because they drive him nuts, they drive me nuts too but I don’t think I can just get rid of them, they are her birds. I guess I feel that, that is all I have to hold on too that is tied to her.

That is all for now…