A touch of the Post-Holiday Blues

I've got a touch of the blues. I know its because the kids all left this weekend. Erica left Saturday morning, and Stephen and Hannia left today. They are still in transit at the moment. I will be fine in a day or so. I know that from experience.
But its still hard to see them drive off to their lives that are so far away from us.

On a happier note, it was an excellent holiday though, even if it did have to come to an end. I don't know how long it has been since I had both my children and daughter-in-law home for almost 2 whole weeks. We had visits from Dad and Barb, Miguel, and Jeanne, Calvin and the girls. Lots of family and good times. Thats what the holidays are all about.

I have spent today feeling a little down, and probably more than a little tired so I have been taking it easy. I have been so lazy, sitting around reading one of my new books, sipping coffee and watching the drizzle outside. Its not a cold rain, since it has been almost 60 degrees for the past couple of days. We actually heard thunder at one point this afternoon. Isn't there some Old Wives tale of snow 7 days after hearing thunder in the winter? It wouldn't surprise me, since we started off this week with almost 10 inches of snow, and ended the week with spring-like temps. That is Eastern NC.

Anyway, the kids should get home to Indiana sometime around midnight. This warm spell was widespread enough that they should have clear roads and no snow or ice for the trip. I always feel better when they are home though. I have already told them that if they manage to find time to come home this summer, we will pay for airfare. It takes up 2 whole days to travel that distance by car. We are also hoping to make it out there for a few days sometime this spring.

I will wake up tomorrow, pick myself up by the bootstraps and get over my melancholy.
There are plenty of things to look forward to this year, and I don't want to miss anything because I am tucked away nursing the blues.