Lindsay's Trip Home

Lindsay came home for a visit with all of us and it has been a fantastic week...it feels so much like the past that it's hard to believe that it is only for a week.

We had a wonderful gathering at the airport to welcome Lindsay back. It started even before she got off the plane as Kelly, Chris and Sarah joined Andy, Linda and me to await her arrival.
Kelly came up from Chicago for the weekend, and stayed over until Tuesday morning.
Kelly and Greg are moving back here...hopefully in the summer.
Jobs, house, dogs, the move, Satellite TV to get Cubs, Bears, and Illinois sports are all a part of the process. It's going to be great to have Kelly and Greg around.

Finally though Lindsay came down the steps and we began this last week of fun.
















After the typical delays caused by missing luggage, we headed home. Lindsay met Tertullian for the first time..."Tully" as everyone calls him loved Lindsay from the first time he met her.

Lindsay also lovedTully . He found in Linds, someone who loved to cuddle...something he usually also wants to do.

She spoiled him as he slept on top of her bed just about every night.

I don't know how Tully is going to handle her leaving tomorrow. Today, Andy and Lindsay took off to do some last minute shopping and he started whining less than five minutes after they had left!


As anyone who knows us could guess...it didn't take long before we were playing games together. Our family is game crazy and it's all because the Mother in this family - my affectionate lovely Linda - conceives of heaven as a long game night!

Besides all that, Lindsay met Steph...Stephanie! It was sweet to see them enjoy one another. Steph seems such a natural part of us. We love her and enjoyed the week of Lindsay's visit with her.

















There are so many wonderful things about having Lindsay home for the week. The conversations around life, relationships, family, friendships, God and the crazy zany world of "Church" to name a few. Lindsay is so many things: Smart, Beautiful, Wonderfully funny.... She is reflective of the world while able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies of her own life, as well as our family! In otherwords, she has learned well to take God seriously and remember that all the rest is at times a good laugh.















We had lots of fun, as you can well imagine...It's really hard to say goodbye. Really love you Linds...you'll always be my girl!