Kruse-a-palooza

Wow, Kruse-a-palooza is less than a week away. I am officially on vacation right now. I have started the pre-party cleaning. I have lists of things that have to be done and lists of groceries and supplies that need to be purchased before everyone gets here. I sure hope I haven't forgotten anything. Oh well, if I did I guess I will just have to figure it out later. Tuesday I am heading to Sioux Falls for some last minute things to complete the sidewalk that leads to the new patio. While we are there I may hit sams club and get massive quantities of some things we go through a lot of during Kruse-a-palooza.

Okay, enough cleaning and such for tonight. Time for a cocktail or two!!!!!

Happy & Sad

How can a person be so happy and yet so sad. I am so excited. Kruse-a-palooza is less than 2 weeks away. It is going to be so fun to have everyone together. I always love the time we spend together. It is a family connection that I feel would not happen if we didn't have Kruse-a-palooza. There is nothing more important than family. It is the one time a year where I get to see many family members. Especially the family members that don't live around here. I think there is a special relantionship exists between myself and the family members that don't live here because of Kruse-a-plooza. I hope they feel the same way.

Okay so that is the happy part. The sad part is that my daughter, son-in-law and kids are moving. Not just moving, but moving to Michigan - 11 hours from here. My heart just aches! I am so used to having them right here. I take the kids to daycare, I pick them up from daycare, on Sunday after church we have lunch together . . . . I am going to miss all of that. I just can't think about it. When I have a few minutes to think about things, I just cry. I know it is a good move for Travis and his career, but it still makes me so sad.

Life Changes

You know what they say about life - the only thing constant in life is change. I guess I wouldn't want things to stay the same all of the time. How boring would that be? I generally embrace change. It keeps things fresh and keeps the mind working. But there are some changes in life that are harder to embrace. Not that they are bad, just not easy. I try to be open minded and look at all of the positive aspects of change, but sometimes it is very hard.

On a different note, it is only 2 1/2 weeks to Kruse-a-palooza. I have been busy cleaning and planning. I need to get bedding washed, bathrooms scrubbed and carpets cleaned. Then I need to do heavy duty shopping. It takes a lot of food to feed that many people for a week!!!!!! I am so excited to see everyone. I can hardly wait.