tinkermell
<font color=purple>Th boards are going nuts!<br><f
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Congrats on the new granddaughter! I can't wait to have them... well, I can wait until it's the right time, but really, I can't wait!!
She did a semester abroad 3 years ago, I think. It was really hard having her gone but she was so excited to do it and loved it! I think it's harder if they go to a more under-developed location, and Surfer's Paradise is NOT under-developed!! I would live there if I could!!! So would DH, he would be a beach bum in another life!
Anyways, we know she'll be fine, but I think the hardest part is that we can't do anything for them, especially if something happens. I remember when I first moved to Phoenix (from Michigan) all by myself, I was 24 and had never lived away from home. A couple of months after moving I got strep throat and my mom wasn't here to take care of me, like she always did at home! What an eye opener!! I try to do lots for my kids but I know they need to be able to take care of themselves now, considering they're 23, 21 and 17. A lot of you have heard the stories about Zachary (the 21 year old), he's a very laid back, happy guy, but sometimes makes some bad choices... (I do have another story to tell you all when I see you in a couple of weeks) but he's an adult and those choices are his and not mine and I have to remember that. But it's hard, you just want to fix everything!! But that's why we're good moms!!!![]()
I forgot how long Christine was gone. A semester seems like a lifetime, when they are so far away.
Anywhos, I have also heard that Surfers Paradise is absolutely beautiful. She will only be there the first 3 months. After that, she will go out into the field. Which means it will be somewhere isolated and probably 3rd world. One of the girls she talked to, went into an area that had no phones at all. So for 2 months, the family did not hear from her. That is what I fear. The not knowing. But that doesn't happen to everyone who goes there. They are given choices of where to serve. She could to to Thailand, Papa New Guinea, The Outback and so on. It all depends.