I am down here visiting mom and dad and John and Melinda stopped by for a visit last night and showed dad and I how to post on the blog so we can finally add our two cents!
Mom seems a little better today, but still pretty much couchbound. The challenge is getting her to eat. She still can't get over the irony of trying NOT to eat most of her adult life and now having for force herself to eat a few bites.
I flew down on Wednesday and Dylan picked me up and stayed for a while to visit with mom and dad. He's doing fine, back in classes after returning from the surfing trip to Fiji. The girls went too, even though they don't surf. It was perfect timing for Lauren to go on a "do nothing" trip since she had just passed her final test to get her financial planning certification. She starts work next week at Ameriprise and is all settled into her new condo along with her new kitty, Cleo.
Andrea is working at a gourmet pizza restaurant where she is enjoying the tip money she is earning. She is planning to visit some friends on the eastcoast at the end of the month. One friend is at Princeton and three are in Boston so she should have a great time seeing them.
Scott is holding down the fort while I'm here, taking care of the three dogs and the cat. Plus the house is being painted (outside) . I actually thinks he enjoys doing some of the chores that I do, because it gives him a reason to leave work early or go in late. He's rather bored with work at the moment, can't quite think of retiring quite yet.
I have a couple of design jobs that I'm working on, just enough to keep me busy. I had a great time looking at Asian antiques with one of my clients, I almost felt like I'd taken another trip to China.
I would imagine that we will be down here for Thanksgiving so hopefully we will see everyone then.
Love, Karen
