Devlin and Lawanda have moved out. I hated to see them go, but the house was getting pretty full. They were both a great help when the twins were little, but now that they are out and about, they always seem to be underfoot. It doesn't help that Mother and Dad's ghosts appear almost every night and move things around. I can never seem to find my cookbooks.

Catrina and Leanna insist on doing almost everything together, from playing in their room, to doing their homework. They even insisted on one big bed when they graduated out of their cribs, they refused to have 2 single beds. They're both doing really well in school, as are Russ and Brandon.

Russ took a school trip to France. He learned nectar making and furthered his knowledge of gardening. He has decided he wants a career in the Science field. He found out from the school counselor that he would need to learn gardening and fishing and handiness to really advance in that career so he has been focusing himself to those skills.

Delores has started training people at the gym. I don't think she gets paid for it, I think she just likes telling people what to do, and with the kids in school and me at work, this gives her a place to get that out of her system.

I was promoted to Five-Star Chef at the Bistro. I couldn't be prouder of my accomplishments. I do think that the car and driver are a bit pretentious, but it does save me time getting to work. Delores was thrilled with the promotion. She asked me the other day if I had made my will yet. It seemed like an odd question out of the blue like that...