Just giving y'all a heads up that my time on the forum is going to be decreasing after next week and will be much more sporadic over the next couple of months. This is due to a couple of reasons - first of which is some much needed holiday time.

The second reason is because my mother-in-law is going to be moving in with us the last week of July. As you may remember, my FIL passed away at the end of October and my MIL is not coping well in that large house with a big yard by herself. DH and I have been essentially maintaining two homes with a lot of running back and forth. We have realized she is very unhappy and lonely where she is, cannot physically maintain the home any longer, and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and already exhibiting some confusion. So we asked her to move in with us and she has accepted.

My 87-year-old father is coming to visit the first week of July, leaving on the 16th and then we have two weeks to make some changes to our home for my MIL to move in around July 27/28th. It will take her some time to settle in and we want to make this as smooth and pleasant a transition as possible. It's got to be difficult to lose your husband of 57 years, be diagnosed with a dreadful disease, and leave the house you've been in for 52 years and raised your 5 children in.

I'll do my best to keep up with everyone as YLF is my second family and definitely my creative and mental break! I wish all of you the best summer possible with lots of sun, surf, barbecues, icecream, mojitos and fabulous summer clothing!