tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post6779298396727474721..comments2023-05-29T08:38:15.661-04:00Comments on Hot Air Balloon Mom: Dear God, Is It Time for Them to Leave for College?Hot Air 1http://www.blogger.com/profile/10701443658981601250noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-91693152176651878682011-07-11T20:56:35.661-04:002011-07-11T20:56:35.661-04:00My oldest is 12 and my youngest is 6, (we have a d...My oldest is 12 and my youngest is 6, (we have a daughter who is 9 in the middle) although we are far from empty nesters I felt a similar way when my youngest started kindergarten last year.I too will have to bookmark this for future use.<br /><br />Kathy Via VoiceBoksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107661365906909620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-38913161060452778922011-07-05T07:15:44.371-04:002011-07-05T07:15:44.371-04:00I appreciate your kind words - very encouraging :)...I appreciate your kind words - very encouraging :)Hot Air 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10701443658981601250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-34454653722237972272011-07-04T22:06:01.061-04:002011-07-04T22:06:01.061-04:00Beautiful post and you're a great writer! Funn...Beautiful post and you're a great writer! Funny too. Mine are little still -- thank G-d, but I have a 16 year old (the eldest), so I know the time approaches quickly. Your post shed a new light on the process. <br /><br />Samantha from vBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-47149978433167782682011-07-03T17:15:30.405-04:002011-07-03T17:15:30.405-04:00Nicki - it's a different kind of crazy... We&#...Nicki - it's a different kind of crazy... We'll have 3 in college and 1 getting married soon. Much of the advice given when the kids were newborns still applies. Hope you'll stop by sooner than 8 years :)<br />Thanks, Mommy LaDy - you're an inspiration!! Especially if you'll really host the smack down with Angela & Jen!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-18239296671650593582011-07-03T11:08:29.681-04:002011-07-03T11:08:29.681-04:00I love my empty nest! Is that bad to say? I'm...I love my empty nest! Is that bad to say? I'm a project person, and have taken on more now, than I ever did before with all of the kids, which was crazy busy. I have the whole back room as my office. The closets are getting quite organized. Beds are always made. I don't have to clean the floors as often...yeah! It's freedom galore, and I like this selfish phase of my life:0...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375498089073335134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-40322533024539870932011-07-03T08:58:49.633-04:002011-07-03T08:58:49.633-04:00What a wonderful post! I should bookmark it and r...What a wonderful post! I should bookmark it and read again in 8 years. I have 4 girls and the ice cream never lasts more than 24 hours. It's crazy here all the time, but I worry that I'll freak out when it isn't so crazy anymore. <br /><br />Good to know I won't. Love your blog, I'm your newest follower, I'll be back again and again. Love the color scheme. Makes me happyNicki Woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965414164281498109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179773844030972005.post-60462406346044022752011-07-02T12:48:23.334-04:002011-07-02T12:48:23.334-04:00Love the post!! We are empty nesters now too! At f...Love the post!! We are empty nesters now too! At first the silence was hard to deal with at least for me. Now I am fine. We still have our 4 Labradors that keep us so loved and licked! Notice you have one too! Following from VoiceBoks!~Lisa<br /><br /><a href="http://iamallatwitteraboutlife.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/lisaladrido" rel="nofollowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977153179270221758noreply@blogger.com