February 2022 web

Your Mickle’s Worth
Once again, the upstairs is dark, the
basement is quiet and there are fewer vehicles
in the garage and driveway. After having all
three of the kids home at different times during
the holidays and even having all three of them
together for a brief moment, they have returned
to their new lives. Matt has his second semester
of freshman year in college underway. Kate is
wrapping up her senior year in college and Kyle
is firmly entrenched in his career 4 hours south
of us.
Having all five of us home made the
holidays extra special. Now, it’s back to empty
bedrooms and the occasional weekend home
for each of them. I think Boomer is as happy to
see them as we are. He apparently doesn’t like
being an only child!
The parenting journey never ceases to
amaze me. Just when I think my work is done, I
realize it’s not. Mainly, because I still want to be
an active participant in our children’s lives and
they have graciously accepted our participation.
With that said, I am working on how much is
“too much” involvement in their lives. Karen is
better at defining that line than I am.
Hoping 2022 is a wonderful year for all
you!
Mike, Karen, Kyle, Kate, Matt and Boomer
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