Whew…

Well, the house is ours again.  My husband’s mother and grandfather were visiting us this past week.  They drove cross country from Seattle.  They spent some of their time in DC visiting my husband’s brother and family and some of the time with us. 

We have four birthdays to celebrate at the end of September and beginning of October.  It was nice to see my husband’s grandfather.  He is 87 years old and I haven’t seen him in over four years.  His wife passed away last February.

My husband’s family is wonderful.  They made me feel like I belonged the moment I met all of them.  His mother’s family is originally from Kansas and Missouri.  My family is from the Midwest (Minnesota/Wisconsin).  So we seem to speak the same language…if you know what I mean.

Two weekends ago we traveled to Washington D.C. to spend Saturday night with my BIL and his family to celebrate the birthdays.  We brought our two dogs with us.  They had a full house, but it was nice to have all of us together. 

My SIL works in downtown D.C. and her husband is a stay-at-home dad to their two boys.  Their oldest boy started kindergarten this year.  He had to switch schools since they moved to a different area of the city.  I think he is adjusting well.  Their youngest is two.  They are both great boys.  It is so nice to have some family living a few hours away.  Since my family is in Wisconsin and the bulk of my husband’s family is in Washington state it gets lonesome sometimes…especially around the holidays.

My MIL and her father planned to head back to Seattle this past Monday, but my MIL somehow hurt her right knee and could hardly walk on it.  So, they decided to postpone until she saw a doctor here.  She visited three different doctors and finally the orthopedic doctor examined her, gave her a shot of cortisone, and said she should be well enough to travel by Thursday.  She felt much better last night and so, this morning they decided to head out.  My MIL does all the driving since her father is older and he has a hard time getting around.  Plus his eyesight is not the best.  It puts a lot of the traveling burden on her…hopefully they will get home without any other problems.  It will probably take them 5-6 days to get home.  They have been gone for 3 ½ weeks.  I know both of them are anxious to get back to Seattle.

Well that has been my last week and a half in a nut shell.  I love having family visit, but it’s always nice to get back to the old routine when they leave. 

On another note…I will randomly pick the winner of my give-a-way tomorrow morning and post the results tomorrow.  Good luck all.