He made me do it...

So, while Tommy is away in Texas, his door stays shut!
I barely like to look at the door as I come up the stairs or walk past.
Whenever I find something of his or do some of his laundry,
I open the door with my eyes shut and just toss the stuff in there.
I know, not the best thing to be teaching my kids, but Kyla is too young to know :)

So, Sunday night, Barry told me that his mom was sleeping over since
1. I had to work
2. He was doing a major stake out at the Golf Course for some pesky 14 yr olds who like to hot wire and joy ride on our golf carts in the night.

Well, if anyone knows my mother in law, she is VERY clean. Very doesn't really even touch how clean she is! Put it this way, if she comes in my house when it's dirty, she will spend the next several hours cleaning it. Very thoughtful, but embarrassing too!

So, with me being afraid that she would venture into Tommy's room, Barry told me maybe I should go clean it. YIKES... Seriously? He is still gone for about 4 weeks. Do I really want to drain my tear ducts so soon? So So sad!!! I really didn't want to go and smell him and see the drool spots on his pillow and trip over the million webkins he has or heaven forbid come across one of the books we read a lot! It's how I get through these summers without him.!.

Well, I went and cleaned to room. It's done, it was sad. I found a tooth under his pillow, a tooth that the tooth fairy has already paid him for... the sneaky boy! I should have known when he told me to tell the tooth fairy that he wanted to keep it and still get money. I also found his wallet, safely stowed deep in the covers with a "Live Strong" bracelet around it. (To keep all the cash from falling out, I'm sure). Lets just put it this way... it was sad, but now it's done and I can shut the door again!

But, aside from his room, the other sad part is...

1. Kyla standing at the back door yelling, "Tommy" day after day.
2. Carter Leishman asking me if Tommy was coming home soon, then when told "no", looking down and saying, "I miss Tommy!"

I do too!