Hi fam! Great to hear from you all, and Sarah...the house looks so great! We are all so happy for you, and proud of all that you are creating as a beautiful home and family.
Sandy, the dinosaurs will have to wait...it's late, and all my kids are in town (tho most are at a wedding), so I am not waxing theological as yet. We just returned from Zoe's Honor Band recitual at JU, and it was wonderful.
As for Cleveland Clinic: that is where Chris' sister Stephanie went for her valve repair, and it is excellent. I will offer another wholistic encouragement in addition to Marky's. I just finished a CD bk from library that I think every O'C/Mees relative with tendencies toward clutter accumulation should listen to. It is a great motivator, and the empowerment that comes with even just beginning to take charge of clutter is amazing. I have been exhilirated, and then it carries over to so many other aspects of life. And all you have to do is sit and listen and it starts to work in you to ready you for action. So even if you don't have the pysical energy component yet, I think it will create a certain energy. It's called "It's All Too Much", by the guy who does Clean Sweep on tv. Like all things profound, it is about one thing on the surface, but it applies to so much more of life than just picking the papers up off the counters!
Has everyone heard that Lloyd will be stationed in Crete for one year, starting this Sept?! He's excited about it, and expects visitors!
Laurie and all Modlins: have I mentioned how excited (and yes, for some of the fam, surprised!) we all are?! Everyone is checking calendars.
Benjie: my Quaker meatloaf has one variation, to put 1/2 - 1 pkg. of Lipton Onion soup mix instead of onion flakes. And ketchup or V-8. Did you know that www.foodnetwork.com is a great source, too? I was thinking of doing meatloaf Mon Night for our 24 dinner, but switched to stuffed peppers! (We rotate going to someone's house to watch "24" together every Mon, and have 2 teams that alternate the dinner plans...there are 24 of us!).
Gnite! --Wendy
