wow, my hips are still hurting today.  I haven't been able to totally accomplish my physical therapy program either.  I know it will take time before I can stop hurting and get strengthened. ... "no pain, no gain".  

Lauren is SUPER SUPER  sick. Poor girl.  she wore herself out this past week, and now her cold is FULL FORCE.  She managed to get through working yesterday, but there is no way she can work today.  She is suppose to work on Monday...we will see if that happens, then she has almost a week off.  So she should be able to recoup and pack up her closet.  That is mainly what she has left. she has rearranged and rearranged her work schedule.  Then we had to change her moving date, and she can't change her schedule again.  But, now, she does have to work a short shift on the 1st.  But she will be done by 4pm and able to just go right to the apartment. It works out well, because she will then have, the 2nd off, and I think the 3rd as well, so she can then tend to unpacking.

EO and I figured out the menu.  We were trying to figure out what we should do for the luncheon.  Then we realized we have a ton of stuff for Spaghetti, which neither EO nor I can eat... he can't handle the sauce as it gives him heartburn real bad and I can't eat pasta or I get horribly sick... so the luncheon is a good place to use it up.  And Lauren is going to make a double batch of 7 layer bars and a strawberry cake.  Both of which she can do in her sleep.  I told her she didn't have to do the baking, I could have Steph do it, but she insisted she could handle it because it is easy enough for her to do, and she has done it a bazillion times.  So that frees up Steph, so I think I will have her take care of making the drinks and help with the cleaning.  It would be so awesome if the snow would melt more and we could have a warm day for the party.  We could sit out on the deck.  But I'm not going to hold my breath as this year... the weather has been too nuts for that.  

I had company yesterday.  It was so nice to be able to just catch up. And to be able to just lay back, no pressure to entertain, just vegg!  LOVED IT!!!  I was feeling kind of rough yesterday, but EO made sure we had lunch in between working at the apartments.  I forgot to take a picture of the giant snowflakes yesterday.  They are my favorite...the giant ones that is.

I don't get company real often.. ok, so, I get a visitor about once every... 4-6 months....ok already, my conscience is really on my case... so sometimes it is more like 8+ months.  I feel it, sometimes a lot.  I'm not talking an email or a text message as I get those each week.  But in person visits.  But, I have a feeling, when the kids all move... and it is just EO around... and frankly, he isn't around 24/7... everyday he has to go to work at the apartments or go to town or go to his dad's.  I think I am going to really get lonely.  

EO already has the empty next syndrome.  The biggest part is because of how much he will miss the kids.  He is really close to Lauren, because of how much time he spends with her.  Well, like most of the time when my mom has doc apts, Lauren goes with them.  Not just doc apts, EO would be driving mom to go shopping, and Lauren was with to help.  Where Colton and Steph weren't there nearly as much.  Not that Colton and Steph didn't help take care of her, because they have been helping her most of their lives. However, Lauren was just there the most.  

Anyways, that just allowed EO to become closer to Lauren.  

I don't remember if I mentioned this before...but I do remember, how when EO and I got married, B&C bought new furniture, painted a number of the rooms and really gave the house a freshening up.  And I made a note of it. And so when the kids talked about moving... I said, "lets do some cleaning".  meaning, to give the house a "face lift".  And EO just loved the idea.  There are a number of changes that we are so excited to make.  

I know I posted it before, about using Lauren's room as our sorting room.  Everything we are going to decide upon, as if we are going to keep, toss or send to the auction barn.  We are going to seriously empty out.  Every room will look so different.  Well, maybe not the living room.  We have already emptied a ton of stuff out of there.. oh, well, i guess if you count Colton's curtain, the it will look really different once that is moved.  But we are planing to make strides like we have never done before.  We are so looking forward to it.  It will be a wonderful project for us. 

I also think it will be a good way for EO to adjust to the changes that are going on.  His job with my mom will come to an end.  He will be taking on more with his dad. He will also be able to take his dad a little more often to visit Carol.  I am also really looking forward to the snow being gone, so EO can get outside more.  he needs that so much, it just really comforts him.  He just can't do much out there right now.