Okay to all parents who are sitting around wondering what do I do now that the kids are gone? Surely most parents have thought about this question. “ What do we do once the kids have moved on with their lives?” I did not have to ask that question because I could not wait for Nick to get his ass out the house and stay out!! I was feeling a new sense of freedom dancing around around the house and emptying a bottle of wine in my own celebration. However that was me and you may have your own ideal as to what you want to do. It is just where to start, right? I think I tired several times before I have to force him to not return. (Well, he had already enrolled in the Army to go full time so I thought it was the perfect opportunity for him to get his shit in order). And I am so glad that he did. However I was already doing the empty nest thing before Nick even finished high school. I had joined the Illinois National Guard and I was release with an honourable medical dischar