It's a quiet evening after several days of non-stop activity. Wednesday I drove to Amarillo to meet Rebecca and pick up Coley. We got back to town, fixed supper, greeted Pops and waited for Chris and Margie to get in.

I took Thursday and Friday off from work to maximize the time that we would have to visit. Thursday we spent most of the day playing Wii sports. I must admit I am a bit hooked on the game. This was my first real chance to play. Coley has brought his game with him before, but I was usually too busy to participate. I really love the golf and bowling, my favs.

Thursday night Julie, Kimberlee, Randi, Elizabeth, Clint (Elizabeth's sweetie) and Larenda (friend of Julie) came over for supper. It was great. There was so much conversation, fun and noise, I had a hard time trying to listen to all that was going on. I just love great family time. Larenda is from the northwest so she was asking about things to see and do in the Lubbock area. Everyone was adding places to go to the list. She will be so busy traveling to Ruidoso, Cloudcroft, Palo Duro Canyon, etc. that we won't see her for awhile.

We picked Randi up from school Thursday and she stayed at our house until about six this evening (Sunday). It is always fun to have her around. She was dog sitting, Dollie, this weekend so we added that to our activities.

Chris and Margie took Kimberlee and one of her friends to lunch on Thursday and Friday. They also went to Randi's school and sat with her class at the lunch table. Coley and I stayed home both days and fixed lunch for Pops. On Friday I helped him fix an impact wrench at lunchtime so I was glad we were here. Some things are easier done with four hands. On Thursday Pops had the biggest tool box he has sold to date delivered to the house by semi. Fortunately Chris and Margie were here. The wind was blowing fiercely so it took all of us and the two men on the truck to steer the thing into the garage. We loaded it on the truck this afternoon and again the wind was blowing wildly. West Texas in the spring, you gotta love it!

Chris went through some boxes of his things that were in the top of a closet and packed them up to take with them. I'm sure Margie is thinking, "where will we put this stuff." But, I think it's time for him to take possession. We found a box of old LP's so had some interesting conversation about the groups and songs that have been remade several times by several groups.

When it was time for Chris and Margie to go, it was hard to believe that the time had come so quickly. After Randi left I told Coley, "Now you are an only child." I think he kind of likes it.

And so, it is rather quiet in the house tonight.

Beginning a Blog has been a real birthing experience for me. I have friends who blog and I love to read their inspirations and insight. I commented on Facebook that I would like to blog, but didn't know if I could. Several friends stated that, of course I could. They all know my gift for gab. I'm not really concerned about having things to say, I could probably ramble with the best of them. What challenges me the most is if I start this, will I keep it up? One of the things I know about my self is that I can get really excited about something, even passionate and then the enthusiasm wans. Soon what was begun wanders off into the shadows of things I wish I had followed through.

Every posting on the internet wants a profile. Things about me: interests, favorite this and that. I usually ignore the request for the information, only posting vital statistics about myself: gender, birthdate, city of residence. So, when I opened the page to create a blog, I decided to start with the profile page. It has been a very stimulating exercise. I don't contemplate much about what I like and dislike. I'm pretty easy going and really think more about what the people in my life like and need. I began this exploration of myself into things (that others might find simple) like what books, movies, songs are my favorite. What I have discovered is that I really have a lot of books, movies and songs that I like; that are my favorites. Once I opened the jar it wouldn't stop flowing. In fact I am having so much fun thinking about these things that I imagine I will have to reread some books and watch some movies that I haven't watched in awhile. I am finding out that there really are a lot of things I find favorite! In fact, I think I may have to blog on my favorites and why they are my favorites. Maybe, I will determine some things about myself that I didn't know.

So here's to Kelsey, Denise, Avis, Vickie and Jill for telling me that I can do this. The adventure has begun.