getting brighter

I have a washing machine!!!!!!!
I mowed the lawn today by myself for the first time in almost 4 years!!!!!
My basement is back together AND 'fixed' (as much as possible for a 1960's home anyway)!!!!!
Still waiting on the car situations....so bad that I don't want to go into detail BUT it is looking up for the first time in months!!!!
I got a massage for the first time ever today (thanks to all my nifty MOPS friends)....how did it feel? Like I finally got a great nights rest. I didn't sleep but that is how it felt the rest of the day!!!!
AND the best part of all is that one week from today I will be on my way to Chania, Crete!!!!

The cutest part of the day was that Lydia, during her 'rest' was watching me out her window the whole time I was mowing the lawn. She had the biggest grin on her face like it was sooo cool to watch mommy when she was supposed to be resting. Really, like I'm supposed to 'ignore' that. We had a fun time making faces back and forth at each other!