Yesterday we took Reed back to JMU. We went a day earlier than planned because a snow storm was coming. It wasn't really any easier than our original drop-off, knowing we probably won't see him for two months.
Getting out three dinner plates is the first painful reminder that he's away at school.
Over the break, Reed and I went to two movies together; Reed and Tod went to one movie; Reed, Tod and I went to one movie; and all four of us went to one movie. Reed was able to spend some time with his neighborhood pals playing spikeball and hanging out. He didn't do much work...not many Woofies jobs came through. But he certainly got enough "down" time to relax after his successful first semester at college (three B's and two A's!).
The kids got along better, though honestly they didn't see a ton of each other. Sometimes Reed's sarcastic nature is really hard for Amy and she takes it quite personally – there are also a lot of times when he's fairly rude to her (for example, not answering a question she directly asks him). We talked with Reed about trying harder to be kind to her, and he took it to heart. It wasn't perfect, but it was better.
Now that we've done this college drop-off thing a couple of times, and just thinking about the fact that this fall Amy will start her senior year of high school....it's hard! Sure, this is all what's supposed to happen, but that doesn't mean it's easy. I hope we will weather it all well.
Meanwhile, I will look forward to having Reed home again for his spring break (less than two months to go!) and making the most of Amy's last year and a half of high school.
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