connections

This is good!

We had a new family move in just next door. They have three children, one of which is a 10 year old boy (connection 1). There's also a 12 year old girl and a 5 year old girl. They're here after living for 5 years in Germany, so there is connection (2). Connection (3) is that they are musicians! The mom "M" has taught violin and asked me for names of local piano teachers for her kids. THEN (connection 4) I found out that they have been looking for a Unitarian Universalist church to join. Good heavens. I had them over for dinner tonight because both of the husbands/fathers in our lives are on business travel and we had an awesome time. Oh, and M also loves red wine (connection 5). Amazing. I opened my last bottle of Blaufrankish from Austria for her tonight, as an indication of my joy at their moving in. Q and their son Jack get along like crazy - they are both intense, sensitive, smart boys, and E and their middle school aged daughter get along so well (E gravitated toward the older girl - why does that not surprise me??) This is all a very good thing.

Life...it is what it is. This is what DH has been trying to teach me for years, and is something of good value to learn.

Oh, and "new next door neighbors" adore the Counting Crows (connection 6). How fun is this???!!!