I had always encouraged my oldest son to follow his dream. It was a dream that all young boys have, no, not a train driver, although it could have been, his was a dream to go to the moon. Failing that he was convinced that God’s perfect plan for him was to join a team of astronauts on the Space Station. He was, and still is, brilliant enough to do this and who knows what the future may hold..? When my husband, notice I lay the blame at his feet, gave him the gift of a video camera on his 11th birthday his past life flashed before him and was forgotten. He traded the moon for movies (still an “M” word) on terra firma and graduated Cum Laude, at the age of twenty, from The College of Santa Fe with a degree in film.
Aaand, the Aggie earned a Wildlife and Fisheries degree and at his graduation I discovered that his passion for animals in the outdoors had switched to rocks in the outdoors! He was a valued charter member of the A&M Rock Climbing team. In turn he discovered that his award winning mother had single handedly disposed of his snakes by airing them outside one afternoon under the brutal Texas sun.
Well hello there! My name is Vivienne McNeny.
I am an empty nester exploring life as a Boomer…you could say I'm happily Boomering along!
As a homeschooling Mum I have finally quit the job of role model and mentor to my four children. I do what I want to do, eat when I feel like it, enjoy life with my blue eyed cowboy and clean my house once a month or so whether it needs it or not!
In true English form I write about the emergence of my true identity now that I can no longer hide behind my children as their Mum.
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