And just like that summer is over

 After all, this is London!
"It is freezing, Mum" was what I was greeted with this morning (current temperature 16 °C) 
Indeed, it really isn't that cold, granted it is not in the 30s as it has been, but there is no snow on the floor!! 

Said son is now walking around grumbling that the heating should be on while he gets ready for work. lol 

I have enjoyed watching all my kids grow up. It has been hard. We have had some good times, some great times, and like everyone, we have had rough times. But now my baby son is the last one to pass his driving test last week, and I have achieved something. He will be joining his brother in a driving job. He wants to become an HGV driver (truck driver). But for now, he will be content driving buses with his brother. (All this with him having Autism). I feel proud that all my kids are working. They may not be doing their dream jobs, but they are all contributing members to society (as my next-door neighbour so eloquently puts it). 
As for me, another year went by, almost, and I am back in the field I trained for. I work in the community, keep myself busy and generally plod on. Life is still hard; I have three of my children living here still, so moving is off the cards for now. 
I have noticed that things take longer for me as well. It took me a whole month to rebuild a chest of drawers, and longer still to reorganise the room. I have to face the fact of ageing, I went to the optician's to be told that I really should wear glasses all the time now.  Time to do a mental stock take! 

Anyway, said room needs sorting, I only sat here to have some tea and a sit and think! 

Look after you! x