Sunday summary...

Lets see...

* One year ago today we moved here! In that year we changed this from a house with good initial ideas... to a home we find a bit more snug. Your own family makes it a home. And your friends. And your 'stuff'. We did do a lot of changes so far. Built out the basement. Added a new island and pullouts to the kitchen. Built out the mudroom. Added two Solatubes. Changed the lighting in the kitchen and living room. Furnished the screen porch, added closet stuff to the master bedroom. Removed a ton of ugly heavy draperies to let in the sunshine. Put in window boxes. Bought office furniture and a hutch. Painted it completely inside and as of this week, outside. Whew! I think that was the list... and we kinda prepped ourselves that we'd make the changes. And we did. And we're comfortable. And we're home.

* But more importantly, we witnessed two people - one adult and one child make the best choice possible last week. I can't describe what it does to the rest of us that were there. It was... well, nice.

* And I've felt a bit melancholy. Because of a couple circumstances, we weren't able to be somewhere this past week we desperately wanted to be. I felt like we were home eating hot dogs while a banquet was being held just a couple hours away. Some have shared crumbs, and that helps.

* Lisi was just barking her fool head off. It is dark (nearly kinda spooky) outside. The storm just passed and people were walking on the path at the back of our lot. I heard one lady just yell to the other person, 'it's ok, it's just Lisi. She's nice and stays in her yard'. I don't know who said that, but it was nice they thought favorably of our bag of fur.

* School supplies are all bought for this coming year! I was down to just one child for part of a day and so we both went and did the shopping. Last year felt a bit harried in the aisles of the local Target with three kids all clamoring for that 'special' folder that wasn't necessary.

* We're in the throes of parties a plenty! Just had a wedding reception. This week a bridal shower. A 50th anniversary bash (I might add that is here with about 60 coming...!), and two more weddings on our agenda. And... well... it is just great. I love being with others... (happy sigh).

* The three young people with busy minds have been frantically planning their next place to go. You see some have homebodies for kids. We have 'go-bodies'. If it includes going somewhere with pj's... all the better! Do I take that as a sign that we are terrible parents that have kids that don't like to be with them? Or are they just social animals that love to see, feel, explore other places? I'll choose the latter....