tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post3651582168718840330..comments2024-03-12T00:33:24.839-07:00Comments on Homemaking on the Homestead: Updates from the Homestead... and a few empty nest thoughts...Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-30695261363114100742015-02-06T20:17:23.053-08:002015-02-06T20:17:23.053-08:00How great to hear from you Cathy!! Love hearing y...How great to hear from you Cathy!! Love hearing your future plans!! Much love friend, Crystal Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-27631955347657781132015-01-28T19:34:30.397-08:002015-01-28T19:34:30.397-08:00Hi Crystal,
Really loved this post. Jon and I hav...Hi Crystal,<br />Really loved this post. Jon and I have been empty nester for a couple of years now and we just LOVE it!! We love the quiet and simple times it gives us. We can go when we want...of course, we have to get someone to look after our dogs...we are down to two now. You know we had 4 at one time and now the two we have are older. Jon will be able to retire in 3 years when he's 55. He may not be ready to then but we will see when that time comes. We are ready to make some changes also. We would love to downsize our home and get a small home.....around 1000 sq. feet. We have lived in our home for almost 30 years ,so I'm ready for something different. It's so fun to think about changes and such. I know you and Tobin are looking forward to the future and what it brings. <br />I love ya my dear friend,<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889664131108121532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-30171013728940860412015-01-07T18:24:21.596-08:002015-01-07T18:24:21.596-08:00Alice, that has been my experience as well... the...Alice, that has been my experience as well... the kids take their steps out there, come back, head out again, come back.. ;) .. and I could quickly see how the quiet and peace would be something easy to get use to. I appreciate your comments and hearing about your family... We will both enjoy the quiet while we have it!! :D .. Crystal Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-58898685709079261522015-01-07T18:22:07.558-08:002015-01-07T18:22:07.558-08:00Yes Kathy that sounds very much like an empty nest...Yes Kathy that sounds very much like an empty nest... And yes.. it is exciting to think about for sure.. but will be a change, that will take time to adjust to.. Crystal Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-60915130229992483462015-01-07T18:20:47.970-08:002015-01-07T18:20:47.970-08:00Tracy... thank you so much for your words of enco...Tracy... thank you so much for your words of encouragement.. it is a challenge time in life!! It does make you feel the need even more so, to cherish and enjoy every day!! Crystal Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-27936311420931874862015-01-07T18:18:38.659-08:002015-01-07T18:18:38.659-08:00Joyful, the one thing I remember so well.. when m...Joyful, the one thing I remember so well.. when my first born left home... It was THE hardest thing I had experienced... The others were difficult, but nothing like the first one.. I think, for me, it was a sudden realization that one day this will come to an end (being a mama to a house full of children)... it was sobering, it was difficult and I cried for days... change is often times difficult.. but it did get better... I think it is hard to move from season to season in life.. but then... God has plans and blessings for us all in all seasons!! Crystal Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-1999341098068348322015-01-07T10:53:47.762-08:002015-01-07T10:53:47.762-08:00Hi Crystal,
I'm a kind-of-empty-nester. We hav...Hi Crystal,<br />I'm a kind-of-empty-nester. We have three kids in college and were in their dorms/apartments during the semester. It was nice and quiet at home with very little laundry, very little food to make, and very little cleaning. They all came home for Christmas and I life really became very busy. I feel like all I did was cook and they ate me out of house and home. Don't get me wrong...I love my kids but I got used to only me and my husband. Two kids went back to school today and the oldest headed to Mexico for January. She will live at home for her final college semester in February. She will be student teaching this final semester, then graduate college. I'm sure all the kids will be home this summer and then next year the oldest might get a job but stay home to save some money for wherever she might end up in the future. So my kind of empty-nest will be this back and forth thing for the next three years. I sure like the quiet for now!<br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562147321756968067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-10058931506414727182015-01-07T05:48:19.112-08:002015-01-07T05:48:19.112-08:00I was never blessed with children, but I'm com...I was never blessed with children, but I'm coming to a time in my life where I am going to be retiring from my job. I have worked for over 40 years. This will be so different staying home and not having to be somewhere at a certain time or answering to someone's needs or demands. I'm not sure how to handle this. I guess it is something like an empty nest. It will be the first time my husband and I are alone (except for a few vacation weeks) since we have been married. Like you, I am looking forward to it, but it will be a big change.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673288414533354350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-9448966349849510642015-01-06T22:09:45.747-08:002015-01-06T22:09:45.747-08:00You are a wonderful mom and have a beautiful famil...You are a wonderful mom and have a beautiful family. You've done a great job...along with Tobin, of course. <br /><br />I only have two kiddos but I am in about the same position you are. My oldest is in the AF stationed in Japan, married and has a son (miss those three terribly). My youngest is in college for about another 18 months. He goes to school daily, works out at the gym, and works too. We don't see him very often either. We are winding down for retirement within the next 4 years. It's really quiet around here in the daytime and it's been a bit of a challenge cooking for two but my feelings on the subject are much like yours. I miss the days gone by but looking forward to more time with hubby too. <br /><br />Enjoy this time and every time in your life. <br />Ps....we are in WA state (Seattle)too until retirement which will be in eastern WA (close to Idaho)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04557204568062765209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-55009687305828269802015-01-06T04:56:08.620-08:002015-01-06T04:56:08.620-08:00I only have one out of the nest and two to go. Bu...I only have one out of the nest and two to go. But it has been harder than I orginally expected. I was so looking forward to it. Being able to do what I want when I want... you know what I'm saying. I discovered here a few weeks ago that I was just steeling myself for what is to come. The QUIET. I don't know if I'm really ready for that or not. :)Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659675759066363838noreply@blogger.com