I've been so lucky to have spent the last week and half in Ohio visiting the Bell/Stirling Family. They are so wonderful for letting me be in their home and just be part of the family. I love them all so much! I've had a blast attending Kevin and Megan's swim meets and hanging out with them and their friends...ha! I used to hang out with them and get paid for!!! Oh, babysitting of course, but now I just get to hang out with them for fun. They have grown up so much! They can both drive now which totally blows my mind.
I got to "help" Megan (which means I get to sit and keep her company while she scurries around the kitchen) make treats which are always delicious! We also made me a fabulous tied fleece blankety which is perfect for cuddling with your favorite people :) Chad loved mine so much we made him one too! Heidi is as cute as ever and I loved being able to spend time watching Barney, Sesame Street, Dora or taking a nap with her. Chad and I played our share of Lego Rock Band! I actually can do medium now, which I am pretty proud of. That is some major improvement for me. Chad liked to sing AND play the guitar at the same time...he's pretty good at what he does. Granny loved hearing us rock out while she scrapbooked :) Craig is still a single parent to his horses and tried to get me to go on a ride with him...but after the "rodeo" extravaganza last time I was here I just had to turn him down...lightly of course :) We did save some lives though by donating blood! Granny and Grandpa always bring joy to my life, they just make me a better person being around them. I got to attend the Columbus Ohio Temple with them when Grandpa went for a sealing assignment. I love the temple!!! Granny enthused me by sitting and looking through all 5 photo albums from my mission! Traci, what do I even say about her...she's incredible. I love being able to just talk and laugh with her. She always has good advice for me! This family is wonderful...I sure hope one day I can have a family like this! I always take mental notes while I'm here for my future family :)
So...it's back to Indiana now. Time to actually get back to real life and work on becoming an adult. HA! That is scary. Oh, and back to dial up internet, blah...not looking forward to that! They have all had fun giving me a hard time about being addicted to the computer while I've been here...hey, you gotta take advantage of high speed internet while you have the chance! All in all I've had a great time and hate to leave, but that's life and you just have to do what you don't want to do sometimes.
