Clues You Haven't Adjusted to Having Your Child Away at College

I thought I'd adjusted pretty well to Aaron being away at college. I haven't texted, emailed, or called him too many times per day. There's been no crying since the day we dropped him off and I've kept the moping to a minimum. But Michael pointed out the other day that there are a few adjustments still to be made. Here are the clues that you, too, might need to do some adjusting:

• There are four gallons of milk in my house. Evidently Aaron drinks a lot of milk, because we were ALWAYS out of milk, and both Michael and I would pick up a gallon whenever we were anywhere that sold milk. I have a gallon of milk in each fridge, and a gallon in each freezer.
• There are four loaves of bread in my house. See above.
• I no longer have to do laundry every other day. I can maybe do it twice a week and get by. But I keep hunting around for piles of dirty clothes and damp towels, because I'm so used to finding them.
• Everyone is home and asleep by ten o'clock and even the dog thinks that's weird.
• I think the dog's depressed. Of course she could just be sleepy. Perhaps I'm projecting.
• I cook the same amount of food, and instead of feeding a family of four one meal it feeds a family of three two meals. WTH?
• I haven't said, "Pull your pants up!" in a month and I kind of miss the sight of his baggy jeans.

I hear I'll be fully adjusted by Thanksgiving. Hmmm. I'll keep you posted.