not too long ago, not too far from here...

...lived a lady who loved nothing better than that first cup of morning coffee...

Yesterday, I went to Costco with Margaret and Adrian, little baby Tennyson who slept in the front carrier the whole time, and little Wulf, who likes to run in Costco. He was very good about staying right with us, except for when he ran around a bit. He told me, "Mama told me not to run, but I ran." I got some of this coffee last time I was there with Emily, it was so good, and reasonably priced, I bought another bag. It comes to $5.60 a pound, which isn't bad. It's a very rich flavor.

So today is the day for decorating, but then the girls are going over to Emily, Abigail, Mariel's house to do some raking, and have dinner. Molly might come over today with Lydia and Ophelia. And. Some REALLY GOOD NEWS!!!!!: Suzanne is moving back to NY from California! She, and her fiance, are moving back in January! They love so many things about California, obviously it's beautiful and the weather is nice, but they miss family and friends. My heart is happy, I have missed my girl so much. One would think that if someone has sixteen kids, and a few move, oh well. It IS life, and kids do have to live their own, but no matter the number of kids, each one owns 100% of mama's heart. It doesn't make sense, but it's true. Right now, I have things to do, places to go, floors to sweep. After our Costco trip yesterday, I picked Ben and Ashley up from the airport, they had a really nice vacation in the sunshine. They picked up some Chinese food on the way home, some extra for the kids here. Abigail was here visiting when I got home, and dinner was ready. I had put two chuck roasts, gravy packets, carrots and potatoes in the crock pot in the morning, yay! Anyway...today, maybe we'll decorate for Christmas....