To Anne... with love,

Happy Monday!!

As I went home for lunch today I got a message from my dear Anne.

I met Anne almost a year age though Rita. Now not sure if you all remember me talking about Rita an exchange student from Portugal who was here cause Jake went to Spain.. Yes, a circle of kids who all had a dream to travel and learn in another country.

Funny how it always come back to this one dream someone had...

My dear sweet Anne... this blog is for you today. Miles of smile you bring to each person you touch. I know this to be true cause I see it when the girls talk about you and ask me...

• How is she??
• What is she doing??
• Is she happy to be back and in school??
• and last is she missing Bellingham and Rita??

Soooo Anne... here's your update.

Life in Lynden is well. Jake is fighting a small cold and low key in the bouncing around. We are enjoying our morning each day. I think I enjoy it more cause I know this is my last full year with him. Next year if I watch him I'm  guessing it will be from 6:30 till the bus leaves at 7:10. But Matt will be home and a Freshmen at high school so how knows.

Each Friday the boys enjoy doughnuts and coffee with me. Milky Way lattes (decaf) of course... haha
this is my fun treat for the week.

Len is almost done with another chapter in the book and working hard at work. Love this man as you know. Life this past year has been challenging to say the least with me and my health. But doing much better and I will survive cause I have too. RIGHT!!

I cut my finger not to long ago as you saw on facebook. It's slowly healing. I think it would do better if I didn't hit it though out the day... yeah not good. I spilt it open again yesterday.

My family is good. We have come a long way this year and are talking more. I would love to find a way to go home and see them but if I'm planning on seeing Europe next year I will have to wait till the following year to go down.

Fun this n that have been going on...

• Football games Lynden beat Blaine but Bellingham lost to Mt Baker.. :(( 
• Movies and dinner with the girls. 
• Trying really hard to learn French (stop laughing) I know I need to learn Spanish too!!!
• Oct 6 th to 9th we go to Mt Baker to scrap with the girls. I am looking forward to this.
• Oh my phone die last week for 2 days. yes my new phone. I order a new one and lost everything important like a letter from you I had saved. Texts from Rita I lock... so on and so... grrrr i wasn't happy at all. But what do you do. (but to work though it)
• I started back at Zumba this week and taking yoga/pilate's with the girls. I will drop that last 20 pds by Christmas!

I know there is more but what...
I haven't taken any pictures but when I do I will updat trust me.

So Anne... miss you and I wish I had my pair of bookend girls in Bellingham. My salt n pepper of my life.
Love you,
your leelee...