Thanks to everyone out there who kept their fingers crossed. It must have worked because as of last night, Mandy is planning on moving to DC. She's moving out here in mid-September. For a little while, she will be living with Drew and I (and Penny). I like typing (Penny) in a smaller font because she's a little pug. :) Anyway, Mandy will stay in our extra room/den. It's super small. And, we'll have to figure out what to do about the lack of closet. But, Mandy is pretty small herself, so I don't think it will bother her much.

I am almost fully recovered from the flu. Yeah, I figure since I no longer have the abdominal pain, I don't have gall stones. I still get kind of nauseous during the day (sorry, like you wanted to know that), and I feel slightly tired. But, other than that, I think I'm making it through.

My family is coming to visit next week. I am only moderately looking forward to it. You see, not only are my parents coming (which is great), but my half brother, his two teenage daughters, my other brother AND his wife are coming too. Don't worry, only the two teenage daughters are staying with us. The point of this excursion is for my dad's army reunion. But, the whole thing seems to be an organizational disaster. With 9 of us, including Drew and I, it would be nearly impossible to just walk in a restaurant and have them seat us. And, no one thought of this but me, a week before. So, I guess it's my job to plan what everyone will be doing when they aren't at this reunion. I am, however, excited about typing up this "itinerary" of sorts. Being a Stage Manager at heart, I get very excited at the possibility of color coding and office supplies.