Well, it is the beginning of week 1 of the "empty nest". I thought it would be a slow, empty day, but the farrier called last night to say that it was time to trim the horses hooves. Now, John is usually here to help bring the horses out of the pasture and put halters on them before the farrier gets here. But today I had the pleasure of doing this all by myself. Getting the horses to the barn is the easy part...just rattle a feed bucket and they come running! We have 9 horses and most of them are pretty easy to halter. There is usually someone that balks at being haltered and today was no exception. It was so hot, most of them didn't mind standing in the shade waiting their turn to have their "nails" done. And then there was Kia. She usually doesn't mind being petted and pampered, but today she wasn't having anything to do with it. We left her till the end hoping she would settle down, but decided it was to hot to chase her and make her stand. We probably shouldn't have let her go, but it was so hot and we had been out there for a long time.
I don't have a problem staying home by myself, but I do not like the windows to be uncovered at night. I guess it is from my imagination as a child, but I really don't like to see the darkness outside. I had bought blinds for my very large living room windows and we put them up Saturday. That makes me feel cozy and unseen. I think I am going to like this time to myself when I get used to all the quiet! I don't have to cook if I don't want to, I can watch anything I want on tv, and I can go to bed when I want not when time dictates. One of my sisters sent me an email today about all my free time. I really appreciated that and since she has been through it there were some good tips for getting used to being alone.
I was worried that my kids wouldn't need me anymore, but that hasn't proved to be true. I am on the phone or messaging them many times a day and that is a good thing. Maybe they never really outgrow the need for Mom no matter how old or grown-up they get!
