Today we got the house all cleaned up so that we could have visitors from the old neighborhood.  Ann, Erin, and Irma came down and surprised the daughters with their friend Jessica.  Ann also brought her dog, Lily, who is my dog’s best friend EVER.  The dogs were overjoyed, but not as much as the daughters, who managed to convince Jessica’s mom to let her sleep over.  Of course, hubby and I loved having the grownups over, but nothing can match the enthusiasm of a dog or a kid when it comes to playing with friends.  So we’ll have spaghetti for dinner, pancakes for breakfast, and then >we’ll< visit the old neighborhood tomorrow when we bring Jessica home.  Might even bring the dog up. . .we shall see.

And the weather is so much nicer than the weather reports predicted.  Delightful.  We had doors open, even sat outside in the sun to chat.  The dogs chased each other all around the yard, the cats tried to avoid them while going in and out, and the kids got some quality outdoor play.