I love them honest I do but I’m glad they’ve gone.

It is hard work isn’t it, but lovely to see them, I would find son and two children fine, but I wouldn’t relax with the two dogs under m6 feet so I can definately see where you are coming from, and I’m a dog lover,

I think that mine forget that whilst this used to be their home, it is where their dad and I actually live, and they visit.

I love them both (and the dog - I could nearly have written your post!), but when they leave tomorrow, I can't pretend I won't breathe a sigh of relief to have some privacy and know where everything is for a while.

Its bedtime that gets me, its like a game of poker do they want to go to bed early but wont say until you say, or do they want to stay up and chat?

Its so nice to just go to bed when youre tired without having to try to gauge your guests/hosts!

They're probably also glad to be back home. Even if they had a lovely time. Its quite an exhausting time of year, especially when everyone is indoors so much.

At least in summer your guests can spill out into the garden or you can go for longer days out. Winter visits/visitors are more "intense"

Enjoy the peace, till next time!
And feel no guilt everyone feels that way at the end of visits/visiting

I can remember my Mum saying “It’s lovely to see them come and lovely to see them go”.

Perhaps we get rather set in our ways and need a jolt now and then just to liven things up.

We ate out which was pricey but worth every penny. Delicious meals, no serious food shopping, no veg peeling, food prep, cooking and best of all no washing up and clearing the decks. I wasn’t too sure when it was first discussed but went really well.

I agree with PamGeo, you’ll soon feel better ... you’re over tired. I’m sure you gave them all a lovely Christmas.
Now ... feet up, your favourite music, a good book and a glass of something nice ...

ahhhhh ... relax and breathe ... oh the sheer bliss of your own home. You'll soon feel better