September 16, 2008. Both Elroy and Judy are at college now but the transition hasn't been easy. For Jane and I the loss of both kids was difficult; the first couple of days home alone were depressing or at minimum disorienting. I still think about them all the time and look forward to our visits. 
I started this post in September and it is now mid-October, I've been very busy at work and haven't had time to post. Anyway the situation has settled nicely. Although we still miss the kids, Jane and I enjoy a renewed attention to pursue common interests. We of course still run together a lot but now also enjoy weekend outings. One outing was to visit the National Geographic headquarters in DC to see an exhibit on martial arts practiced by Shaolin monks in China called Shaolin: Temple of Zen; we also saw the move Ghost Town and had dinner out one evening, and lastly we went to the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan, DC. Jane discovered an photographer/artist, Avner Ofer that she really likes and bought some of his photos (and we may but more).
I started this post in September and it is now mid-October, I've been very busy at work and haven't had time to post. Anyway the situation has settled nicely. Although we still miss the kids, Jane and I enjoy a renewed attention to pursue common interests. We of course still run together a lot but now also enjoy weekend outings. One outing was to visit the National Geographic headquarters in DC to see an exhibit on martial arts practiced by Shaolin monks in China called Shaolin: Temple of Zen; we also saw the move Ghost Town and had dinner out one evening, and lastly we went to the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan, DC. Jane discovered an photographer/artist, Avner Ofer that she really likes and bought some of his photos (and we may but more).
We've had a couple of visits from Elroy and stay in email and phone contact pretty regularly with him and Judy--only we don't get to see Judy. Since Elroy and Judy both have IMacs, with built-in cameras, they can Skype each other which is really neat. Hopefully, Jane will get a new Mac soon through her work and we can use that functionality at home to see Judy when we talk and also save a lot of $$$.
Over the next few weekends, besides our plans to run the Marine Corps Marathon together, Jane and I will be visiting the kids at their respective colleges for parent's weekends. That should be fun.
