As we get older, our lives get better...

[sagi6666]

     I have never wrote a journal before but, life as I saw it then, and how I see it now, whoa...I'm amazed, it just simply seems to get better and better...Yeah, I have had alot of up's and down's, but through the years of raising kids can put you on one hell of a roller coaster ride...But now, one of my kids finally reached adulthood and the other, well, she's still working on it...But outside of dealing with kids, I would have to say, life is truely amazing and just keeps getting better...

     I have struggled so hard to get where I am at today and can actually see a future coming I have never so dreamt of before...Do you know the song where the lyrics say..."Where do we go from here, now that, all of the children are growing up, and how will we spend our time, when, nobody gives us a damn"...Well, the answer to that question has finally been found...We're going nowhere but forward...

     All the things we weren't able to do because of the kids, we are now able to do...And to tell you the truth, that feels AWESOME to know we can...We are free at last!!!...

     Free to remodel the holes kids punched in the walls, free to replace light fixtures that the kids knocked down from throwing pillows in the air, free to repair doors knocked off the hinges due to kids' attitudes, free to recarpet the floors when kids refused to listen to the rules of taking off the shoes before trotting through the house, free to replace screens on the windows from kid's poking holes or leaning on them and stretching them out, free from being a maid to kids that would not clean up after themselves no matter how many times they were told to do so, free from unappreciation the kids love to show us parents, no matter what we have done for them, and breaking our backs in doing so, free to re-sod the yard from the kids tire tracks when told not to ride their bikes on the lawn, free to repaint the deck due to kids thinking peeling the paint off was "fun"...Oh yeah, Freedom...

     So, after we do all the things we are now free to do, we plan to sell the house afterwards and move out into the country and actually live a life we have been dreaming of for years...Yes, retirement from kids years...YIPPEE!!!

     Question is, should we or, should we not, let the kids know where we're moving when we find what we are looking for on the outskirts of town, which won't be for another year or 2...Or should we keep them guessing for a few years til they have kids of their own one day, that way it will give us time to "ENJOY" what we have worked so long and hard for during the previous years?...My mind keeps telling me to, keep em guessing...lol

     I wrote this for all the Mom's whose been there, and whose about to go through what alot of us older Mom's have been through that has experienced the "JOYS" of raising kids the whole 9 yards...I hope you got a chuckle out of it, it was meant for just that purpose...YAY to all the Mom's whose been through it all, and some...You all deserve the utmost respect just for being "THAT SPECIAL MOM"...:) Great Job Ladies!!! You all are AWESOME!!!

[rojastarr]

May. 25, 2009 at 9:33 AM

Hey...I am envious...when I remarried my youngest son was 14 and we decided we would make cute babies and we did....so when all of the older kids are out of the house we now have a 4 and 5 y/o....but it is fun...so we will always be in the kid mode....lol. Enjoy your retirement!

[gdiamante]

May. 26, 2009 at 2:42 AM

Thanks for this...it is a bright spot! I'm going through some tough times right now and it's encouraging to think things WILL get better.

[TheoneandonlyA]

May. 26, 2009 at 12:09 PM

This hit me two ways...one there is light at the end of the tunnel..LOL...and two..holy cow I have a long way to go and a lot of things to endure before my little ones are out of the house!  Good Luck and Enjoy!!!

[Lb128f]

May. 26, 2009 at 1:17 PM

LOL, very good!

[4purplelion]

May. 27, 2009 at 11:17 AM

looking forward to those days.  but I hope they will never truely leave.  I want them to know they will always be welcome. 

[barabra]

Oct. 4, 2009 at 4:34 PM

I really know how you feel..I keep threatening to change my name and not tell em what it is...but it is a good feeling to know that you have accomplished the hardest job in the world and have a healthy adulthood yourself....Good job to us!!!!!