Well, all eras come to an end. Ivy is gone and the space is empty. We had the carpet cleaned and took the last load to the new apartment. Pepper and I took stock of the area.
It feels very surreal to think that 3 girls grew from babyhood to womanhood here.
I'm reminded of a writing by Erma Bombeck about telling her children to be quiet and then they left home and all was silent. Sniff, sniff. I can just hear the laughter and play in the silence.
Pepper and I wondered why she stuck Velcro on the wall.
What shall we do with the space?
Still a few vestiges of youth here. Look at those ballet shoes.
Just recovered her vanity stool.
Why didn't I do this ages ago. It looked awful.
Our Super bowl party for 2. Obviously leftover napkins.
If Toby got any closer , he would get singed. When Ed moves the screen to add wood, he gets close.
I too have a writing by Erma on the subject. It ends by saying, they will be back. And they will, but in a different but good way. I Know. MOM
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