When I was a child I had an Aunt that used to say " nice to see you come and nice to see you go" I always thought it odd but now I understand.
I live alone as you know and often week-ends I can literally not speak to a soul if I miss church so you,d think I'd love my family to stay which I do but when they all go back to their respective homes after I have cleaned up I so enjoy the peace and quiet.
When the kids first left home for uni it was so hard but after my son finished was about the time my H went awol and he returned back home to live with me and look for work thats when I knew we could never live under the same roof for any length of time.
They seem to live in a different time zone!
I love them dearly but I guess I have spent too long alone and gotten selfish.I speak every day to my d,and usually one son but the other is usually when he's stuck in traffic and got time to kill! but he will do anything for me if I ever need his help.
You sound girls sound good.Have a good week.