We're All Together Again

I know I've felt this happy before. But I am just so very happy. Having my children all home this past several days has been a hutge treat.

Alex arrived in Detroit about noon thirty on Thursday. We carpooled with friends picking up their daughter, so the drive for me was relaxed and wonderful. But with some bad traffic, we didn't arrive home until nearly dinner time ... starving! So I took the kids out to Asian Express and we enjoyed some delightful Korean, Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Knowing that the next day was going to be a beauty (and warm) and basking in the glow of Alex being home, I succommed to Brigham's plea: "Please, please, please let me stay home tomorrow!" Grant wasn't feeling well due to allergies, so I figured I'd keep him home as well. Carley and Kimball both went to school, but came home for lunches, bringing lots and lots of friends (it was our weekly Lunch Bunch day). And the day was PERFECT! Warm without being too hot, slight breeze, calm and peaceful. I would have been contended to live it forever. The only thing missing was Todd. He was in Arizona on business. (If he had been home I may have let him talk me out of keeping the little boys home, so it probably was all for the best.)

Alex has been a trooper,being very good natured about sharing a room with Kimball for a few days. Our friends who have been having a lot of trials finding a home here needed to come back again this weekend to find a home for sure. So they stayed with us again. We didn't see much of them, but when we did it was delightful. They even provided two roasts and lots of fruit and other good things for our Sunday dinner today. We look forward to them moving here permanently.

We watched "The Kid" for Mom's movie night tonight. As usual, it made us all laugh and cry and think. I just enjoy it every time. We will probably be immitating finger moves and eye twitch all week.

So now Alex is moving his things down to "his" room, and we will all slip into a routine of all kids at home, and helping a boy prepare for his mission. This will be a joyful and busy season. I plan to bask in this joyful glow all summer!