She's Staying

This summer has been a roller coaster of emotions for my oldest.  She has been waiting and waiting and waiting to see if she was getting any financial aid this semester.  The news finally came and it wasn't good.  Nothing, nada, nill....not a dime.  So, she stays here and does classes online for the time being. Sounds simple, right?

Tell that to an emotional 19 year old who can't imagine having to live at home after a year of free wheeling.  The tears were many and the concerns were even more.  I tried to help her see the positive, but she wanted none of it.  I gave her till Monday to mourn her loss.  Without airing all her dirty laundry, I do have to tell a few of the things that are bothering her about being jailed up in this house.  She can hardly stand all the noise and people (she would have 10 -15 people at a time in her 700 sq. ft apt.), she's so much cleaner than the rest of us (when she lived here, she was a PIG), and her organizational skill are far superior so when people need pens, they will naturally come steal hers.  Not to mention play on her "swirly" chair!  Can you even imagine such horror??  Ok, I'm done teasing her.  I think she'd be willing to admit she can be a bit dramatic and irrational at times.  By the end of the day, she had gotten all her classes switched, made a few phone calls and even applied on line for a job.  She's great at pulling it all back together.

This weekend she went back to Flagstaff to retrieve her stuff and officially set up shop here.  She is way excited to not be in limbo and be able to plan her days more accurately now.  We cleaned out the upstairs bedroom, moved her in and even found her a little "office space" she can work in.  I think she's come around and is starting to see the good that can come if she keeps her head clear and her heart open.  She really is an amazing girl!  I'm glad she's here.