Lazy Nest Maker Mugs

"This works, so why do we need to spend all that energy building a nest?"

'Ok, here comes farmer Brown, put these on and remember.......act natural!'

"Thanks! Carl put his heart and soul into it, along with, of course, lots of mud and a boatload of his own saliva."

"I'm all for pushing them out of the nest, but maybe next time we could wait till they hatch."

They've been inseparable since the avalanche.

'I know you're looking for a safe investment but have you ever heard of anyone getting wealthy investing in a bank account?'

Bird collecting furniture for it's home.

'Think about it guys: We're fed and sheltered, why would we ever think about leaving the nest?'

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

"We've waited twenty-five years to make this trip, and we're certainly not interested in getting there in any six and a half hours."

"The house doesn't seem big because the kids are gone - it seems big because we've shrunk so much."

"We used to entertain a great deal."

"No, I want to know the meaning of never calling your mother."

'Honey...you're spoiling that child.'

'How long's he been out there?'

"The nest may be empty, but our drinks are full."

"Well yes, technically, I've only had three kids of my own, but I've raised two cuckoo chicks as well..."

I'm here to update your census form. Since you mailed the form in, have any of your children moved back in with you?

"No need to push, Mother—I'm going."

"I didn't think you'd still be here at thirty."

'The only game my Dad knows is playing possum.'

Bird at desk has eggs in-tray and hatched eggs out-tray.

"They grow up so fast."

'You let me out. What I do when I'm out is my business.'

'Now that you have a job, Tom, Dad and I are turning your room into a condo!'

'Do you think Mum and Dad are trying to keep an eye on us, by enroling on the same university course as us, Colin?'

"The joy of the house to myself"

Must Adopt As A Pair.

"He insists he can't leave until he has a full-time job."

This model is very popular with those who aren't really sure what they want.

"Kids in college? Well, won't it be nice to have them home?"

'By the time I was your age , I'd already run away from home TWICE!'

The Old Woman in the shoe questions her decision to spend her empty-nest years in a condo at a ski resort.'

Nest building