Have you ever had thoughts just run amok in your head? They start out innocently enough, like your son going away to college, and then your brain takes off, traveling down winding roads and back alleys, churning out bizarre images and kooky conclusions, like ending up in an old folks home, wearing adult diapers and wondering why the son you put through college never visits. The thoughts about my son's leaving the nest for college started about a year or so before his departure.
Now that he is gone though, I realize that there was nothing to worry about. Why just this morning, I had an affirmation of how much my son still loves me. He had came home over the holidays and being his normal self, left behind stuff that I needed to mail back to him. Apparently, I didn't find all the "stuff" though. This morning it was raining here in Montgomery, Alabama which required the use of my umbrella. I keep this umbrella in my hallway closet where I hang my coats. (This is a vital clue, note that I did not say I stored my laundry there.) As I walked off my porch and popped open the umbrella, this dirty, smelly knee-length sport sock fell on my head. You can imagine who it belonged to.