Empty Nest

Well, my son went down south to Arkansas today to begin a month long job. It's going to be weird not having him here for the month. It's sort of strange, we have this at odds relationship, but we love each other. I guess it's because he's in his 20's and should be living on his own, but with the way things are right now, that's just not possible. At least he does go to work when it's available. Regular 9 to 5 type jobs (any shift) just aren't that easy to find right now, so he's lucky he has this that he can go do, working for a construction/farm crew every couple of months, sometimes all summer long, and a little in the winter like now.