Empty Nest Syndrome

You know you are suffering from "Empty Nest Syndrome" if ...

• You have thrown out the better part of the last several one-gallon jugs of milk, but still can't bring yourself to buy the one-quart cartons.
  
  
• You called the power company and asked them to check your meter, because the hot-water bill has been way too low.
  
  
• You suddenly realize that you no longer need to include video late fees as part of the monthly budget.
  
  
• You are shocked when you notice you can push the buttons on the car radio and KNOW what station you will get.
  
  
• The bottle of shampoo has been in the shower so long you are starting to think it might be a mystical experience - kind of a loaves-and-fishes thing.
  
  
• They've been gone three years and you still cook enough for your husband to have seconds and thirds ... and fourths.
  
  
• You still walk through the living room in the crouched position with your picking-up hand brushing the floor, even though it encounters no dirty socks.
  
  
• You ask the mechanic to check why your car is costing so little to run.
  
  
• Your cupboards overflow with uneaten school lunch treats.
  

[ Author Unknown -- from 'Colorado Comments' ]