We had a day, a night, and a day this week with Adam and Heidi, who flew in from St. Louis for a job interview here.  Adam is an eye surgeon and he’ll finish his residency program at the end of June.  They are hoping to return to this area.

While they were here, I gifted them their Chopped Snake Quilt and I was able to send a little pile of gifts back for the kids.  I have no doubt this quilt will be well-used in their family!

I think one of the hardest jobs a mom has is sending kids off after a visit.  It always leaves me aching for more.

To soften the goodbye, we happily welcomed Claire, Graham and Aaron late tonight.  They will be staying with us until New Year’s Day.  In our perfect world, we’d keep all our grandkids close by, especially at Christmas time!