{It's Official}

She rocks.

I already mentioned Sandy came here to stay with the babies

while we were on vacay. Well, she was so amazing and beyond!

Everyday, she took the dogs for a morning walk and swim.

There was evening playtime, too. She bought them toys,

snuggled with them and generally spoiled them. They were

so happy!

Then, she proceeded to spoil us. She picked up, did some

laundry, got some groceries, cooked, baked. We didn't want

her to leave!!

We only had a little time with her -- a day and a half before

and a day after, basically. But we made the most of it. When

D and I got back, I spent that Tuesday with her. We walked,

swam, and then went to see Julie & Julia. Good times.

Afterward, we squeezed in a little stitching time...

And then as if she hadn't already done enough for us, she made

a lovely dinner on her last night in town. You see, she had made

meatballs for David while we were gone, and then she put them

in the freezer. So, she cooked those up with pasta and sauce,

and she made a wonderful salad to go with it. Then, she had

everything to make a vegetarian dish for me, but I saved that

for later and ate the pasta without meatballs. I just thought

that was really nice of her to think of. :)

Finally, Sandy wanted a couple pictures of us to take with her

on her camera. Worked for me! We don't have very many.

So, I was glad to get these copies.

Thanks for everything, mom!

Having you here was so nice, and having you take care of

the babies was amazing. We didn't worry about them one

time when we were gone because we knew they were in

very good and totally loving hands.

Until next time...