The countdown begins!

Got so sidetracked!

Anyhow, one countdown is over and the kid has returned home. Much rejoicing all around! She's happy to be home, we're happy to have her home, the dogs were ecstatic to see her and even the cat came over to be petted and to re-mark the kid as hers.

When I started this post this morning, my parents were just leaving to come here; by now (4:10pm), they should just about be here. :D

So my countdown is very short. I miss my parents quite a bit. Don't see them anywhere often enough now. I talk to them on a regular basis, yes, but it's not the same thing at all.

Even when I went to university the first time I was only in the next city over, less than a half hour's drive from home. Not even long distance to call home. When I moved out for good, I returned to Hamilton and was still close by. And then we moved here, hours away and I didn't get to see my folks much. They moved here after Dad retired and so I got to see them everyday for 4 and a half years again. Now, they're far away.

I don't like this. I know that I am perfectly capable of living at any distance from them but I prefer to have them close. Yep, I am a wimp and a suck. :D There's also the fact that I get along with them really well. I like talking to them and spending time with them. Since I don't really open up with many people, I notice when my safety net is smaller. Not a good thing for someone with anxiety.

For the next few days anyhow, I have my parents close by. I intend to enjoy it.