I'm the mother of 3 sons so maybe their getting married and leaving the nest wasn't too much for me as they had finished college, had good jobs and their wives seemed well suited for them. Oldest 2 sons lived in different towns but both within 1 hour of us so when the grandkids came that was good. Youngest lived about 6 hours away and we felt sad that we didn't see him, his wife and kids as often as we would have liked but these 2 kids are the closest to us somehow. Keep your chin up and get that sewing room set up and invite your DD and her DH for weekly dinners and enjoy this new period in your life. May in Jersey