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I am lucky because my big kids, all three who are out of the home, and including spouses of the two who are married, like to come home. Most moms I know wish their children were home more because they miss them. And I would, desperately, if I didn't get to see them as often as I do.

Who am I kidding? I still miss them not living here. It is weird to have your heart leave your body and go live somewhere else. I am so grateful every time I hear the rumble of Harper's truck in the driveway before he breezes in through the door with all manner of surprises. We cook, thrift, sew, fish, work, study, play, and help each other with projects. By the time they all leave after a weekend, the fridge is empty and the house is a wreck. But it's a good tornado that makes my world go around.

Last weekend Grace and Kyle were here, and I noticed them working a lot. They both work remotely, he a software engineer and she an attorney. The downside is that sometimes without the external structure of a workplace and set hours, the boundary between work and home is hard to hold. And because they are trying to save money to build a house, they both take on extra........

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