Empty Nest

It's only Mrs. Shomes, myself, and Thing One and Thing Two now. After a little over twenty-two years of living with us, Shermlock Jr. or "Bud" for short, has a full-ride fellowship for a PhD in Informatics down at Indiana University in Bloomington. Mrs. Shomes is going through heavy-duty 'Empty Nest Syndrome.' I'm feeling a bit sad myself but realize that Bud is off on a wonderful adventure. And he hasn't moved far so we'll still be seeing him often.