Busy Times

As most everyone knows, our house is on the market. We have been getting at least 2 showings a week. In this market that is really good. We are glad, but it is very time consuming keeping the house in top shape at all times, just in case. We had a visit from Jen and Bill, Brian's sister and bro in law. It was a good time, but short. We tried to go up to Mt Rainier but were greeted with rain and pea soup fog. River loved getting to know his Aunt and Uncle and they were great with him. We leave on Friday to go to Virginia to visit them and the rest of the family. It will be good to have so much time to spend together.

With everything going on life has been busy and it seems one day flows in to the next with more little things that need to be done. We are glad that we can get away from it all and slow down over vacation. River is changing so much now we don't want to miss it. He does so many cute things I can't even remember all of it by the end of the day. He has been going thru a phase of being scared at nite. He has had to sleep with his light on the last few nights. After we put him to bed he cries and says the neetopper is coming. He repeats it a few times. Don't ask, because I have no idea what the neetopper is. I think that he was scared one nite and realized that brought me back to his room so he keeps it up to prolong bedtime, mixed in with some genuine fear. We comfort him and leave his light on and I think he is getting over it. He is really turning out to be such a little love boy. Tonite, Brian and I took some time out to just hang out with him on a blanket on the floor. I gave him a kiss and he kept going back and forth kissing each of us. Then he told me "I Love my Daddy" and then he kissed me and said to Brian "I Love Mommy". Heart melting. However, he can turn into a little "terrible two"in the blink of an eye. He was born testing my limits and makes it a point to do so regularly. It is so frustrating but I also admire his determination and strength of will.

The weather here has been nothing but overcast, cold and rain. I think it has only been that way for a week and a half but it feels like forever. Today the wind was blowing and it was raining, it really could have been a winter day.

I haven't really mentioned much about my Dad and what is going on with him, but I am happy to be able to say that he is off chemo for now. He has been on it since the beggining of the year. Things look like they will be good for some time. It will be great to have him feeling better. After such a long time it had really started to wear him down. Defiantly a reason to be thankful!