Okay, trying to get my entry in today before the weekend swamps me. We have two little boys at our house (who are being ridiculously well-behaved - are they trying to impress us??), Ukrainian friends coming tomorrow for a meeting and some video work, a book signing on Saturday, the boys going home, and two more Ukrainian guests from the Kiev Symphony and choir coming in for four days while they do a concert at our church. They leave Tuesday, and then we have friends for dinner that night. I finally get to be an inrovert again on Wednesday - whee!

The rest of my family love guests, and I really do, too - only in smaller doses. (-= Luckily, I have this gem of a husband who shops, cooks, and interacts with the boys. I do the cleaning up (there's plenty to do!) and we get along fine. Today I need to pick up a baby gift for a friend and get some fresh flowers - I love buying them when guests are coming - but that's the extent of my assignments. No writing required until next week when my head is clearer.

Looking at another season of travel ahead - seems like it all happens in cycles - Ukraine in November, Thanksgiving holiday events, a visit from a friend from Idaho, and then off to the holiday season with family up north. Then I'll be ready to stay home for Christmas and maybe vegetate or get away with the husband for awhile.

It's going to be a rich weekend. I should have good stories to share by next Friday's entry. Have a happy weekend!