Lots of things happen when you are a family. Kids grow up- embark on new adventures. Develop passions for people, places and things independently of you and goals change as they evolve. Certainly for us, a true milestone occurred when we dropped our first born off to start her freshman year at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Good weather meant pushing the organization envelop and getting on the road much later than was desired. Nora did allow us to help get her stuff up to her room and then graciously permitted her dad to help rearange the furniture. We had to run to pick up a few forgotten necessities (hangers, anyone?) and when we returned her space was magically transformed in to something that looked exactly like her. Leaving her in smiles as she pushed us out the door made me happy for her and a little wistful for us. Her personal due date was perfectly timed, in the end.
Of course, being in northern Vermont gave us the crazy notion that a quick hop to Potsdam, NY to pick up the current object of Jacob's desire was all doable. The beautiful ferry ride was not a good prediction of the arduous drive along the battered roads of the Adirondack State Park. We managed to arrive at the sporting goods store, Wear on Earth, minutes before they closed to pick up the mountain bike that my son found online. He too was full of excitement, smiles and gratitude for all the effort it took to get him there. We got to take a break to eat dinner by a lovely setting and then, a mere 6 and 1/2 hours later we were home. James and I spent 30 hours in the car with 5 hours off for good behavior (read sleeping) in a Red Roof Inn in Rutland, Vermont. Hopefully, the tedium of all the driving will quickly fade away and knowing we helped our kids fulfill their dreams will be all that matters in the end.
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