Secrets Unveiled!

Ok, seriously, there must be a lot of bloggers that golf cuz that was a pretty popular guess... but I assure you, I am NOT a golfer, unless mini-golfing with the kids counts. And, what's the deal with a lawn ornament championship? This is either a very funny joke that I'm just too blond to get or it's a serious sport, like curling, and I just haven't discovered it yet. I'm banking on the blond thing... even though I'm a brunette. I do have blond giggle... but that's not what you want to hear about it is it? You wanna know The Secret don't you? Well, I'll tell you that Katherine, Blurbette, and Colleen all came very close. Do I have to tell you more?

Ohhhkay! I'll tell... (I told you I can't keep a secret!)

Hubby and I are flying out East for a 4 day weekend. He will spend some time chatting with his old boss (did I tell you the job was still open after a year?) and we already have an appointment with our old realtor to view available homes. In the meantime, a lawn service will come and tidy up our yard, weed and mulch and mow and prune in anticipation of a " For Sale " sign going up. I even hired MerryMaids to come in and do a super duper attention to detail kind of clean up for me. Tonight we spoke to a realtor here and got an idea of what we can get for our house here, how long it will take, and what we might need to do to spruce it up a little. A brief aside: she was flippin' brutal! I cried afterward! Sheesh...

We've told the kids. Told them that our other family was leaving town and we had a decision to make and we were considering moving back to our old town. Bears first reaction was a humongous grin and sparkling eyes and saying, "oh! I can see Tee again!" Tee is her best friend and she has missed her nearly every day for the past year. Buddy was both excited, but struck with grief. He did cry, and tried hard to suck it up, but is now actually wanting to move. Chick, at nearly 16, was hard. She has just really finally settled in here and has friends and connections. She too was really sad, but also saw the benefit of going back to old friends and such. All in all... everyone is ready. David told me that although we will not make an official decision until after we come back from our 4 day whirlwind trip, we can probably count on just doing this.

I can't wait to see my friend Karen - we'll stay with her for our weekend there and I sure hope she'll make some of her awesome meatballs and sauce! I hope we can find a house... we did get incredibly good airfare though so that must count as good luck in some way right?

Anyway - you must keep my secret for me cuz I still can't tell my boss or my co-workers or my aunt and cousins yet. I'm so glad I could tell you because honestly, I was gonna explode!

Now I'm off to spend the weekend cleaning closets and cabinets and figuring out what needs to go into storage so the house looks spare and tidy for potential buyers... blech.