After the last one left for college in 2005, 2 years before I retired, we missed them but it sure was nice around the ole homestead. Peaceful, quiet, we got to watch what we wanted to on TV, no more 'used car lot' look in front of the house, the house stayed clean, the fridge stayed full, and the food bills were cut to only ⅓ of what we were spending before and our water, electricity, and gas bills went down substantially.
