Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The News Can Be Told Now!

Boy, is this the chaotic week! The news that I have been bursting to say can be said now! Our son, who resides in California is moving his family out here as we speak! He left California last night and is driving here to Illinois. His plan is to be here some time Friday. He and his long time live in girl friend (mother of all three grand children) and the kids will be staying with us until they find their own home. There is a four bedroom home caddy-corner back yard to us available.. I think they are looking at this one. It does require a few weeks of work before it can be lived in, so things will be rather cramped here for awhile, but we are just absolutely ecstatic they will be here in Danville!

Our oldest son will be coming down from Chicago on Saturday evening via the train. He and his friend will stay probably until Sunday evening. This means this will be the first Mother's Day, ever, that I have had all four of my kids, the two step-sons (Matt and John) and our two girls (Sarah and Rachel) as well as all three grand kids here! Boy will my little two bedroom home be full!!!

We are doing the best we can to get the house ready for everyone being here. I have been doing laundry, dishes, etc. Jack fixed the vacuum for me this morning - thank you, Sweetheart! Sarah started mowing yesterday until the mower broke. Jack ordered the parts to fix it this morning. My mind is racing about 1,000 miles an hour with everything I either need or want to do and trying to figure out which is priority task.

I do and I don't want to scan the summer ornament I am stitching for the exchange in ILCS because I don't want to give away what I am doing LOL, but the girls love the way it is looking so far. I am almost to the stage of only backstitching left. I will probably be contacting the group for some ideas of how to put the thing actually together. I showed my pastor Isaiah when he came over yesterday to give Jack communion. He really liked the way it looks. I am excited to do the car for my grandson too.

In my weight loss department, I tried on a pair of shorts the other day at the store. I haven't worn shorts since I was a kid. These shorts actually looked pretty good on me! I have lost another 8 pounds, to make the loss 128 now. I didn't buy the shorts, but just knowing that I look decent in a pair of shorts gave me a great jolt of happiness.

My housework is "calling me" so I need to sign off, but everyone have a great week!

16 comments:

  1. That is fabulous news indeed Lyn! :)
    Congrats on the weight loss!

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  2. Sounds like things are going great for you.
    Hope you have a Happy Mother's day with lots of love.

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  3. Such a great Mothers Day for you and glad your family will all be close now!

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  4. What a wonderful Mother's Day Present! The whole family at "home". Congrats on the continued weight loss success.

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  5. Congrats! That is very exciting that the family is moving home.

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  6. You are going to have a wonderful Mother's Day. And big congrats on the 8 pounds and 128 staying off is even better!!!

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  7. Congrats on having the whole family home for Mother's Day. That is awesome. Congrats on the weight lose too.

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  8. That is an awesome news! Congratulations!

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  9. FANTASTIC news, I'm thrilled for you. I hope you hsve an amazing Mothers Day

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  10. How awesome, now why did you have to wait to tell us?? Grandkidies nearby, how great is that.

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  11. I'm so happy for you hun, sounds like a house full of love for Mother's Day..:) Enjoy your family.
    Shar

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  12. I had to wait to tell because they have been talking about moving out here for so long that Jack and I were afraid to say anything to anyone. We were afraid if we did that it would be jinxed.

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  13. I am so very happy for you on all fronts!!!!
    Snoopy Dancing for you nose and ears UP and WAVING MADLY!

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  14. How awesome for you. I'm sure you had a great Mother's Day!

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