Today I put my daughter on a plane to visit her childhood friend. She has never been away like this before and never alone. It feels so strange like something is missing, because something is missing. I am getting a glimpse at the way life will be in the not-so-distant future. Suddenly the phrase "empty nest" is not just something I think about in reference to my parents... it is now staring at me squarely in the face.
I wanted to send her with a little something hand-made by me... a little smile... a little love...a little of me.
Did I mention she is currently obsessed with baby chicks?
Of course I have been wanting to make this penguin for Miss Isadora -
(daughter's bff) for a while now. In pink nevertheless, her favorite color!
Birds of a feather flock together...
4 comments:
You are the best mom ever :) They are adorable. MIne is away 5 weeks visiting her dad, and its like half my life is gone, mine is so small and so far away, I feel your pain....know you are not alone...
It's tough when the leave the nest. When mine left I was devastated. Took me a while to find a new purpose in life...but I did and survived.
It's so great that you sent her away with a gift of yourself...special moments and special things...she will cherish it!
Awww Kelly...I'm sorry you are missing your peanut. I don't think I could have done it when Arianah was a wee little one. I'm so glad I found you through blogging. You are one special lady.
Thanks for the encouragement Sherri. It's nice to here about others that have gone through this and survived.
I love the penguin!!!!! I really like the pink thread. I know penguins are pink, but it looks so cute that way.
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