Family and relationships

There is no more lovely, friendly

or charming a relationship,

communion or company

than a good marriage.

~Martin Luther

And ain't this the truth.

The beads are all done on the front of Sarah's dress.  I am now adding blue beads to the beads that are on the buttons up the back of her dress.  There are 75 buttons that run from the bottom of the train to the top of the back of the dress.  I have to say that while the dress was very pretty before, adding a variety of blue and bluish beads have really made this dress pop!

We are in countdown mode. 

Lindsey is getting inducted into her schools National Honor Society on Wednesday (VERY COOL).  Sarah is working  on Wednesday but she will be coming to our house when she gets off and we are taking her and the dress to Victoria's Secret to get the "right" bra.  She also wants to go to Things Remembered to get engraved gifts for the groomsmen, Kyle, Dave and Terry. 

But May is always hectic.  It might have been better to schedule the wedding for later but what the heck, it is only a weekend and their lifetime . . . but we have been just so busy . . . and it isn't getting any easier.

Dave's school is having their concert tonight.  My niece is in the play "Into the Woods" at one of our local community colleges.  Zachariah and I went on Sunday.  Lindsey wants to go on Thursday.  Friday is my EGD.  Early Saturday morning, Zachariah has an orthodontist appointment (at 7:15).  Also on Saturday, we go to Kentucky for another niece's first communion, returning on Sunday.  I have a doctor's appointment on Monday morning.  Tuesday is primary election day (with many school levies in many of the local districts).  And Dave wants to know when we can get together with Kyle's parents to make sure that everything is copacetic (sp?). 

I have been knitting cloths.  Lots of cloths.  Mindless cloths.  I have actually knit four this month and a back scrub thing (which, I love . . . my skin is very dry and my itchy backs makes me crazy . . . this thing really works).  I will post pictures.  Frankly, I like making cloths, especially if they have an interesting pattern.  I can knit them on the bus on my way to/from work.  Although, yesterday morning, my DPN went flying and I had to wait until the bus got off the freeway to fetch it.

So bottomline, when we get back to the quote at the top, it is a lucky thing that we love each other.  We do have a wonderful marriage, just celebrated 30 years on April 18th.  I can only wish for my daughter and her soon-to-be husband that they enjoy each other and their time together as much as Dave and I enjoy our time.