*Crickets*
Today has been BIG. First, I drove J to camp this morning. It's his first time at a sleep-away camp, and he'll be gone for two weeks. Two weeks! My baby!
I didn't know what it was going to feel like to leave him there and drive away, knowing I wouldn't hear his voice or hug him for two whole weeks. When we pulled into the camp's driveway he went completely silent, and then he said, "I'm a little scared." I was afraid I might cry, and I definitely didn't want to cry in front of him. In the end I didn't, but I did get a substantial lump in my throat and I was grateful for my sunglasses. When I left he was kicking a soccer ball around with another boy, which I felt was a good sign.
Still, I sent him an e-mail as soon as I got home, because I miss him already. (The staff print out the e-mails and give them to the campers at mail call.) And then I mailed him a funny card. Two weeks seems like a long time right now.
Second, the furnace/air conditioner installation is FINISHED. I never imagined I would be so excited about HVAC equipment, but this thing is amazing--it makes almost no noise at all. I can stand right next to it and hear nothing.
So, no ten-year-old and no noise from the air conditioner. My home is now eerily silent. I need to go turn on the radio or something.
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