Cheerful news!

My Aunt Dorothy is preggers! YAAAAAY! It was funny how they brought it up. We were laughing about something or other and she snuck in there while we were all still laughing, as a side note, "this seems as good a time as any to tell you we are going to have a baby." WHAT?! OMFG! I practically jumped over the freakin table to give her the best, biggest hug I've ever given her, then of course hugged Pete as well. After all...he's the fertilizer HAHA! This news was excellent timing as I've been in a funk lately and it was really really fantastic news and a change in scenary if you will. Very happy to hear the news. Pete loves those kids to death as if they really were his own, but how wonderful for him to have a child that is truly his. It's absolutely brilliant news. Dorothy was glowing from the time we showed up and I new something was up...and I half wondered because the way she and Pete have been with Evan has had me wondering if they were thinking about having a child together.

On another good note, I got to talk to Cat today, finally. Even better, I may get to see her in a day or two. What a good day that will be. She may come down for a day to walk around the fair with me, and if she comes Monday, it would be cool to see the demo derby with her. I love the demo derby and she hasn't seen one in a long time so that sounds like the day we'll will be going, if at all. I can't tell you how happy I would be to feel her arms around me and to just walk around with her. Some time with Cat to myself. Not that any other time with her isn't just as wonderful, but I do cherish some alone time with her, it is special to me. Cat is one of my happy places and any time with her is good time. So-hopefully we can cruise the fair together.

As for tomorrow, I need to get up a tad earlier than usual. Mom is workin the fair at 9 and I have church at 9:30...so I'm dropping her off and cruisin to church...then after that goin home. Dad, Mat, and Annie will be going to Rob & Jill's on time, but as mom won't be getting off from the fair until noon, I'm picking her up in the yellow car and we will go straight from there. I get to drive yellow car! I don't know why I am so thrilled to drive it...maybe because for the longest time I had wanted a two door cavalier. I hate this one, and it's screaming yellow and I hate that...but maybe it's just nice to drive a different car once in a while. 'Specially a somewhat sporty lookin one with the sunroof open, sunglasses on, and hair flyin in the wind. Heehee. I'm a goof. Hopefully this isn't my happy peak. I'm just looking forward to our weekend plans, and even better that I may get to see most of my closest loved ones in the same weekend: Pete & Dorothy and the clan, Jill & Rob, Paul VanAntwerp, and maybe Cat! Cool. It's good to have something to look forward to because it helps to keep the mind on a positive track. Nice to have a little longer break from work as well. I'm happy about that. Plus...when we DO go back to work, it will be dead, and without overtime. Doreen has off so I may be able to finagle away to work earlier in the day so I'm not on second shift by myself. That would be very cool. Maybe he will let me do 10-6. That would be nice. I will get up and call Tim at 8 on Tuesday and find out.

Talk to everyone soon. Things are lookin up for me finally! We'll see if it will last! I'm very hopeful.