My older son's girlfriend lives in Texas. We are in Newfoundland, Canada. He has set a date, April 20, 5 days before his next birthday, to leave home and move to Texas. For the first move away from home, this is a doozey!
My two sons and I have been the three amigos ever since I gave birth to them. Their father left when they were only 1 and 4 years of age. They are now 19 and 22. By the time my eldest leaves in April....it will be just prior to his 23rd birthday.

This will be his last Christmas with us as a whole family. I feel so empty. This Christmas coming feels so painful. We have no money to do special things this Christmas and our jobs have us working right up to Christmas Eve or actually on Christmas Day. How do I make this holiday a special one? My younger son and I have to go to a photo booth and get some of those silly dollar pics done and keychained for him to take with him. I was thinking maybe a scrapbook of family but that would seem more appropriate to give him in April when he leaves. I am going to be in tears this Christmas. I don't know what to do for him to make it a happy one.