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The Rapture? I think not.

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When I came downstairs this morning, the first floor looked as if the rapture had occurred and everyone was taken except for me!  All the lights were blazing, shoes were in the middle of the floor as if whoever had been wearing them was whisked away mid stride.  There were dirty dishes piled in the sink, the same sink that I cleaned before going to bed, Glasses everywhere and not a child to be found.  Not in bed, not on the sofa...  

Hmmmm... Did I lead that much of a sinful life that I was the only person left standing?  Sigh.  Nope.  The younger boy and his friend were asleep in the basement with those lights on too.  The older boy staggered in shortly after I finished cleaning up and weeding the garden beds... he took a bus to New York City for a concert that started at 11 PM or so, did only God knows what with a group of friends until 6 AM when they boarded another bus back to Philadelphia and then a car ride back to West Chester.  The cat has dragged in better looking specimens.

My boys of summer

We are winding down to the last weeks of summer.  I will miss these boys very much.  I will miss their friends.  What in heaven's name will I do with all my free time once I am not cleaning up after them? 

Looks like I'll be having some extra free time come end of August.  If you know anyone looking for real estate in Chester County, I'm your girl!

 

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Susan C. Mangigian

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Comments (17)

Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Susan  Sounds like summer just flew by for you too. It always seems to do this .Takes so long to get here and is gone in a blink of an eye .

Aug 13, 2011 03:34 AM
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Great story, Susan! Won't it be great to watch your boys cleaning up after their children some day?! LOL!! PAYBACK!!!!!!!!

Aug 13, 2011 03:35 AM
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Susan, I took a bus to a concert once and was happy just to have made it back home.  I can tell by their smiles that they'll be keeping you busy for some years to come.  I'm guessing you'll find other sources of "delight" in the interim.  Your garden is going to be so, so beautiful.

Aug 13, 2011 03:47 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

This story Susan truly reflects life moving on and the boys growing up. I love that you paused and gave us the snapshot of this Rapture moment. 

Aug 13, 2011 05:12 AM
Judy Klem
Transition Stage LLC - Shelton, CT
Home Staging, Senior Move Management, Fairfield/New Haven counties

Hi Susan - This is a lovely - and funny - way to capture the love you feel for your sons, even when they are less than considerate about cleaning up after themselves.

Aug 13, 2011 05:22 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Susan, When you started the post I had an idea of where this was heading!  We made a couple of those bus tours to NYC when we lived in Philly, but never for an 11 p.m. concert!

Aug 13, 2011 05:33 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Hannah, In the beginning of the summer, I always exclaim to one and all that I hope it goes slowly!  It's my season!  And here we are, in the middle of August!

Brenda, I have a sinking feeling that I'll be watching their wives clean up after their children all the while giving me the stink eye for raising such Italian princes!

Kevin, he looked like it had been quite an odyssey, although I'm sure he had a blast!  I will find things to bring me joy when they leave, but I will miss them!

Gary, you would have laughed, I can guarantee it!

Judy, that's just it.  Inconsiderate in that they don't consider that someone is picking up after them.  But before I know it, I'll be picking up after no one!

Bill, it wasn't a bus tour.  It was a trip to the bus station in Philadelphia and boarding  a plan old bus because it's cheaper than the train!  I had to mentally block out the kind of people who wait at bus stations for innocent suburban type people to come to the big city!  He's 22.  But he's still my baby.

Aug 13, 2011 07:14 AM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Big, silly happy lopsided grin. :-)

Aug 13, 2011 07:27 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

C, they are getting big, aren't they!  Max is 5'10" tall already!  

Aug 13, 2011 09:40 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Gee, I don't know......they are both really good looking specimens if you ask me!

Aug 13, 2011 10:13 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Thanks Ann!  I think so too!  Just not so much after being up all night on a greyhound bus!

Aug 13, 2011 01:50 PM
Ann Hayden 636-399-7544
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties-St. Louis Missouri - Des Peres, MO
SelectAnn.com

Susan,

Free time???  What the heck is that???????

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

Aug 15, 2011 04:37 PM
Denise Roberts
New Colony Properties, LLC - Pinehurst, NC
e-PRO, REALTOR - Specializing in Pinehurst, NC Area

Susan - Oh, to be that young again when the 'party' didn't start until 11pm!!!  Whew, that was a long time ago.... 

Aug 16, 2011 01:50 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Ann, free time is something we value when we don't have too much of it!

Denise, those were the days, that's for sure!!

Aug 16, 2011 02:11 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Those are some gorgeous boys of summer. Love how you appreciate them. Just move the weeds to make room for the flowers. Great talking with you this morning.

Margaret

Aug 16, 2011 03:32 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

Susan, you really know how to make handsome children.  Those two are gorgeous....they could both be models, and you could retire to a life of luxury...selling real estate.

Aug 19, 2011 11:00 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Margaret, thank you.  I do love them and appreciate them more than I can say.  xxoo  It was lovely talking to you too!

Suzanne, I am partial, so I think they are pretty handsome too!  Maybe someday, when they are rich and famous, they will pay me back for all the hard work of raising them!

Aug 19, 2011 04:25 PM