Almost Done

Well the floor is done, and in one short day. Gil of course is feeling the burn now as he hobbels around the house moaning in complaint. I have no pity because it was his brain child, (although I must admit it looks great). The room looks so spacious now and clean and homey. So now the rest of the house, we have finally after living here for four years put pictures on the wall so it actually looks like someone lives here now, and we can see the top of the piano and the desk. We have to do something about those dining room chairs though, we have to do something about the entire dining room actually to be ready for Sunday. We are going to ignore the upper floor in concentration of the lower domain and just acost anyone who attempts to enter the forbidden areas.

Although really the house has to be ready for Saturday because it's my birthday and so I think we are having some sort of get together with Lucy who shares the same birthday (same year, same day, same initials). So Lucy and her new beau will be here too and Diana and Fred and their brood arrive tomorrow around noon. To be honest I am finding it quite thrilling, I haven't had a birthday celebration with Lucy and the gang since Jessica was about two; so this will be a joyous celebration. Although two events back to back is scary and yes here comes that word again "stressful".

Diana and Fred and the kids will be sleeping here so we need to make room for them in the cellar. Jess is having a sleep-over with cousin Phoebes so at least that gets her out of our hair. The twins and their hubbies are coming and little Noah, Xander and his wife and their brood. It's very exciting because the group of us haven't been together in forever. The only one who we will be missing is Winifred, but she is in Africa and so what can you do.

Then on Sunday for the dedication we have the above clan all coming, and Gil's family, and my parents. Yes at this Green Gables Walter and Bertha Shirley are not dead (at least not yet....kidding), and I even have two older siblings. Not the life of an orphan although I have often felt alone; that is more my personality than my circumstance. One sister is overseas with her family so we won't be expecting them, the other is very ill so she may not be able to attend either.

But the Blythe clan is enough for two households. It involves by itself eight adults (although one won't be making it because of post-op-teeth surgery) and eight children. Three of these children would take offence at being referred to as children since they are in their teens and beyond, but let's face it we still see them as children right? Then Giles should be coming as well, which is nice since he hasn't seen the house yet except from the outside and since he has played such a major role in our lives as counselor, pastor, and now friend (as well as watcher), it seems fitting that he too should be in attendance. Hopefully our new pastor and his family will be able to come to the festivities afterwards too.

I'm expecting my friends from high-school as well, Joe and Karin and since I rarely see them it will be nice to have a chance to visit. The last time I saw them was at Christmas and it was three years before then. Diana and her kids visited for my last birthday so this is feeling almost like a tradition. Well no more time to blog, I need to help Gil with the cleaning, so much to do, so little time.