Moving on!

Everyone at our house is starting to feel better, and I couldn't be happier!  Today was my first non-medicated day, and that went pretty well.  Ears were a little plugged, but nothing to complain about.  Emma is still taking her antibiotics for her ear infection, but her cough and runny nose seem to be slowly getting better.  Andrea too, seems to be over the worst part of the cold.  Lucky ducks David and Janelle never even got it!

It's nice to feel positive again.  I think I'm finally really getting over being dumped by my best friend.  I don't find myself wondering what she would think about something, don't catch myself wanting to call and tell her something that just happened, or whatever.  Instead, I miss my nephews, I don't know what to say to my girls about an aunt that meant a lot to them that has now dropped from their lives, but I know life goes on.  Our value to her was obviously not what hers was to us.  I'm trying to show the boys that we love and miss them by sending them mail.  Real snail mail.  A card with a personal note inside, and something silly.  Stickers, or some little thing they'd enjoy.  I hope they are receiving and enjoying them.  In time, I hope actions will speak louder than words, and they will know that we love them.

I'm looking forward to this weekend, one of the rare ones that is not crazy busy.  We have stuff going on, but we'll be home, and not running in a billion different directions.  We can continue to get over our colds, and enjoy watching the rain outside.  I don't even mind that I just washed my car and it's going to rain on it.  I knew that before I washed it, but it was REALLY dirty!  I don't think it's been washed in months.  I did finally get my cool Kauai sticker put on the window.  It's been over a year since Hawaii, and I'm just getting to it.  Good times, good memories, and a great reminder of all the fun!

Tomorrow we're having cocktails and a barbecue down at the patio.  I'm glad those traditions are continuing. Things are moving slowly out of Grandpa's house.  I feel incredibly fortunate to have his kitchen table and chairs.  We had a lot of good times around that table, and I remember them every time I look at it.  It's nice having my family sitting around it.  The girls have all picked out 'their spots' at the table, and our family dinners will be even more special around it.

Well, I guess that's a pretty good update.  Got to see a super cute baby at school today!  That's ALWAYS a day maker!  As I finish up, I feel very...... content.  I have a great family, we're employed, housed, and fed.  Everything else is just FLUFF!