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 13th my daughter told me she has decided to stay in where her new husband is, instead of coming home (as planned) on Aug 29th. 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…