Well, I believe the holidays officially ended at 3:00pm today when Lena Ann left to go back to school. What a joy it was having both girls home for the holidays. Miss Ashley left early to return to the city where she finished out the holiday season and her 22nd birthday with her boyfriend Tony and his family. This was the first time we were not together on her birthday and the first time she did not spend the entire break here at home. I will admit at first I was bitter that I had to "SHARE" her with Tony and his family but as Byron always reminds me, it was in the contract that we signed the day of her birth~I just failed to read the fine print! I seem to be a little better with Ashley leaving than I am with Lena. Ashley has always been on the go. Traveling with 4-H shooting sports and generally always being on the go has taught me to accept her leaving. Lena on the other hand is quite a different story. Lena is a home body. Don't get me wrong, she has many friends and loves spending time with them. She is also a very well traveled young lady traveling to Australia and Europe but when she is home...she is really home. You will always know when Lena is here because my house is cleaner than any other time of the year. She is a true "White Tornado". Byron told me today that we would need to call the maid back that we laid off a month ago because we knew Lena was coming home. No sense in paying someone to do the job that Lena does so well for free! I think what I miss most about her being gone is the way she is always in the kitchen with me, helping me and learning from me even when she doesn't know it. She is very domestic and loves to cook something Ashley never did. As you may or may not know Ashley would just as soon be out hunting with her dad! I did buy her a crock pot and mixer for her birthday though so maybe those domestic skills are kicking in. The other thing that makes Lena's leaving so difficult is the way in which she does it. Ashley would joyfully hop in the car wave goodbye and off she would go. Lena drags her feet, hugs me more than normal and leaves with tears rolling down her cheek. I always know that she will be fine once she reaches school it is just the leaving that is so darn difficult!
As I sit here now I am truely alone. Byron is out hunting, Ashley is back at school and Lena is on her way back. Noop Doggy Dog is outside trying to find a white tennis ball in a mountain of snow and I believe that will keep him busy for awhile. I should take advantage of this quiet time and do something constructive but I believe the Sunday newspaper is calling my name!
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