Welcome Back, Lacy Jay and Bashar

Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back, To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well, the names have all changed since you hung around.
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Back here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah, we tease her a lot cause we've got her on the spot.
Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back...............................

Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter by John Sebastian (with liberties)

I can't help but think of Lacy when I hear the theme song from one of my favorite 70s television shows. She couldn't wait to leave Marion for college, then onto the big city of Philadelphia. Slowly, somewhere along the line she realized that North Carolina really is home. The dream is to be back in Raleigh.

In the meantime, it has been the most incredible time having Lacy and Bashar (Scooter, Bo and Mason too) here with us on a bi-monthly schedule. We have always been close, but it has been such a joy to share a home day to day with our "grown up" daughter. Realistically, she hasn't lived with us since that sad (for Ronnie and I, not Lacy, she loved every minute of her time in Raleigh) Saturday in August when we drove out of Wake County and left her behind at NC State. After graduation, she stayed in Raleigh until she and Bashar moved to Pennsylvania in 2007.

Even though this arrangement is short lived, probably just until June or July, I plan to make the most of every minute. As my friend Cyndi said, this is bonus time most parents never get.

So, March (as well as May and possibly July) is our month, and this Mother could not be happier!!

So, until tomorrow.........,
S~~~