@momtogkc That video is a riot! And exactly what I envisioned when I read the post lol.
Unfortunately, for financial reasons I have to move out of the home where both of my kids were born. It was supposed to happen early fall but it looks like I’ll be here through the holidays one more time and both my kids will come home. Once my in-law build is completed over the garage, the main house will be rented.
When my son was here in July he packed up the last of his belongings that were in our basement, his room had been cleaned out long ago when he joined the military and became a guest room back then. I’m keeping and taking with me a few of his things, his wooden baby rocking chair, a junior bat that was signed by some Red Sox players, and a side table he made for me in his high school shop class.
My D and I cleaned out her room in August before she left for her last year of college. Unlike her brother, she seems a bit unsettled about the whole thing. She moved all her things to her bio Dad’s house, repainted and redecorated her room there to be more adult-like. She always had her own room at his house for the every other weekend visit so I was surprised how upset she was about my move to a 1 bedroom apartment. I keep reminding her that she is moving to Seattle after graduation and that, just like I did with her brother, I’ll keep a few sentimental things.
I’m still trying to figure out where I am going to put the 2 dozen black and white photos (I can see and count them here from my computer lol) that chronicle both kids childhood. This move is very bittersweet for me but otoh I can’t imagine I would have kept either of their childhood rooms intact.