Weekend in Iowa

Hello there all! We are just home from another weekend in Iowa. What a weekend! We headed down to start the process of packing up Brian's dad's tools, etc. He was really into woodworking so there is a lot to sort through and sell. Up until recently Brian's mom was being a bit difficult about this whole process, but she kept saying she wanted to get started. So we weren't sure how all this was going to go. At this point the plan is to bring anything with any value up here to sell. We have a much larger market, and Brian is a much better salesman. He knows what things are, and can "wheel and deal" better than anyone I know. So this weekend we packed up a lot of stuff, and then plan to drive down again in a few weeks to load everything into a covered trailer. Then the real fun will begin with unloading everything into our garage and trying to sell it:) Brian's mom did pretty well through the weekend though. I think it was mainly because she was so excited about the phonecall she received from Amy's boyfriend asking for her blessing to propose to Amy on Saturday. She had a really hard time staying quiet until Amy called Saturday night with the news. (Jason had called Thursday night). It was kind of fun because we were together with Brian's aunt and grandma when she called. We were celebrating Brian and Grandma Katie's (91st) birthday. Grandma was glad to hear they were finally engaged. She hasn't been very happy since she found out they were living together. The sweet part was that Jason had asked Stan's blessing before he died. I think that helped Grandma a little:) So now the big question is when and where. The only thing I can say for sure is that it won't be in Iowa!

Hope everyone is surviving this lovely winter. I am soooo ready for spring!!!