Eerie Silence

It's awfully quiet around here. Nicholas's big brother Cole and dog Sadie have gone home after three days. Everything is put away, Sadie's blanket is back on the porch and there's no one to play with-until the next time one or more of the grand children come over. It's amazing how quickly one can adapt to the 'small child' mode of life. Part of the key is not sweating the small stuff like clutter, a little dirt on the carpet, spills here and there,a sink usually full of dishes, sometimes an interrupted night's sleep followed by pretty early mornings, etc. If you can get past that, then it's all down hill from there. And it's all good stuff. As someone said, don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff.