Kay probably has the biggest life change of them all! She moved out! Yes, we thought it would never happen but Mary F assured us years ago, 'she'll move out before Billy goes to college, she won't let him beat her". True that!
After planning and looking at apartments with her friends (Oliver and Nicole) all winter, Olivers dad finally came to the rescue. He bought a house and told them they could pay the mortgage and help fix it up. And, they did! Bathroom remodel, painting, floors, even a major cleaning job on the kitchen.
Of course she had lists and lists and plans in her head and it was a manic ride in the weeks leading up to it but...they pulled it off! The house is darling and they moved in 2 days ago.
In equally as big news, she actually made it to work on time both days, so far!
I think it helps the both Nicole and Oliver have full time day jobs. Oliver is an electrician and Nicole is a CNA. While all of them are 19 going on 20 yo, they do seem to be figuring it out.
I'm sure we'll have some minor and major set backs and we do have some safety nets in place (we text her twice a day to remind her to take meds, Tom sees her at work everyday and checks on how she is, she's agreed to come for Sunday dinner each week and the house is only 8 miles away).
Totally different stage with her, I'm scared, excited, anxious and proud of her.
Send her all and only good and help her see/know that she can do this!
Love her ability to surprise us and keep us guessing. Love her tenacity even more.
