Seems like just yesterday we were saying this:




And only two days ago, Princess G was doing this:

And looking forward to this:

Yes folks, we let her go home. Not forever, but alone. :::::::sniff:::::::

She's spending the summer with her Nana and big sister. Oh, she spent weeks pleading with us to let her go and it was so hard for us to say yes,but in the end we decided that it will probably be good for her. A trade from the hectic pace with four younger siblings and no friends her age nearby to living with Nana, sister and having lots of cousins and old friends to play with and spend time with in her old neighborhood. The two hour drive to the airport felt like two hours. The goodbyes at the security area felt like a thousand. And I kept my word and cried LOL. Watching her walk away was so hard. This is the girl I laugh with, fight with, cry with and love. My baby. I think David and I prayed non-stop until she called to say that she'd landed safely. She was greeted by a group of family as a surprise which she loved and called me to say she was with them. I of course was on her bed an bawled like a baby! LOL She kept giggling and telling me it was ok, not to worry and that the family was laughing (all in good fun),but I didn't care and frankly I don't think she did either. She even called me when they got home. And she's called me at least a half dozen times since. She's having fun, she's happy to be "home" again and says she's not coming back (teasing I think), but that she misses us all very much. She sounds calmer, relaxed and happy that she went out there and that makes us happy. It's just the first two days out of ten weeks so we'll see if this feeling lasts,but if it does we may really be singing "Massachusetts here we come, right back where we started from" And I don't think you'll hear me complaining. :::wink::