Life took a sudden, swift change in August, 2014 when our daughter, Catherine, got a new job with Austal USA and our son-in-law, Jon, secured a position with Barnhart Crane and Rigging.
When I returned from the FDA training in Washington, DC in July we got word that their new jobs were in the works. Then things moved swiftly as they put their house in Huntsville on the market and moved down south. Baby Beau and the family moved in with us and the family "boomeranged" overnight!
That was the first week of the school year. We suddenly had a precious one year old in the house and more mouths to feed. The empty nesters were jolted into cooking, washing lots of clothes, babysitting and entertaining the new additions to the household. Adjustments were gradually made and everything fell into place. Many months went by with very little action on the sale of their house. We learned that another baby is now due in November which made the sale of their house a top priority. Another realtor was chosen and within a few weeks the house has sold--that happened during the last week of the school year!
The fun part has begun to find the perfect home in their budget on the Eastern Shore.
I made the dificult decision to make this school year my last one to teach since my attention needs to be on my own family. The very sweet and caring staff at Fairhope Middle School surprise me with a lovely cake and a beautiful engraved pewter platter on the last school day.
I plan to be very busy enjoying the things that I love like spending time with my friends and family, painting wedding dresses, promoting my "From LA to LA" cookbook, relaxing at our new northern retreat and the Delta camp along with whatever else comes my way!
