A Milestone Again

Today we hit another parenting milestone: our youngest graduated from high school.

Yippee! No more yelling about homework. No more making sack lunches which never get eaten. No more parent-teacher conferences. No more early-morning church seminary!

There's both a huge relief and a bit of sadness. I will miss having kids over and the enthusiasm and fun they bring to my house. It is never the same once the kids go away to college.

I will also miss my daughter's involvement in the high school theater department. It was a lot of fun to see her on stage. I will not miss all the work I did as the Drama Boosters president (two years, vice-president for another one).

So will things slow down now that I am looking at an empty nest? I certainly hope so!