They Grow Up So Fast!

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My niece is getting married next month and I have been specifically requested to be present. One sister is going to pick me up and give me a ride (it is two states over) and I will be gone for most of the week, if not a full week. My daughter is 17 now and working two jobs in preparation for college. She got her GED in March and is quite the young woman so I have decided that she will be fine alone in the house while I am gone. Still, I don't want her to be totally without any adult contact in that time so I have asked several friends and neighbors to check in on her from time to time while I am gone...make sure she's taking care of the cats and isn't too freaked out alone in the house. I remember when I was 17 my parents took a month long trip to Hawaii on a third honeymoon and my kid sister went to live with my older sister in Seattle. I was left alone in our huge five bedroom home for the entire month. No, I did not throw wild parties. I attended school and went home and did my quiet activities until bedtime but there was one dinner party I did throw, inviting about thirty people for dinner, including church leaders and family friends. It was a lot of fun and yes, I did clean the house! It is a little freaky to realize that my own daughter is now at that same age and such a responsible child that I feel comfortable trusting her with the house. Yes, I suppose I am a proud mama!