March 28, 2014

There's a wonderful sound coming from my basement - laughter! Paige is home this weekend because her best friend is visiting. It's like old times - I have a bunch of kids ( 20-22 yr olds!) in my basement popping popcorn, playing cards, and laughing hysterically at their silly antics- just like they did when they were 13! When we built this house nine years ago, we finished the basement with an ulterior motive. We thought it would increase our chances of having our kids and their friends hanging out at our house and therefore we would know what they were up to. We got our wish- boy did we ever - but a great benefit of all the popcorn, chips, and soda investments was that we got to know their friends. So it is great to see these "adopted" children every once in awhile and see what great adults they are becoming!