Quietly, Dawn and I got dressed and went downstairs to get some breakfast. It was still early, but neither of us even thought about going back to slee.... Mom had bought a big box of Costco pastries for the week, and coffee was easy to make. I settled down in the family room, waiting for the rest of my family to arrive with the expected avalanche of questions.Turned out, I was expecting wrong. It wasn't an avalanche that dominated that morning, it was a tsunami. Around the same time last night. V)I heard Ted get up the next morning and head for the shower. I took offmy outfit from the night before and put everything away. I wrappedmyself in a bath towel then looked for something to wear for the day butat seeing only women's clothing in the closets and dressers my stomachtightened as I realized I had just graduated to living as a woman on a24/7 basis!"All done honey!" he said as he came back into the bedroom from themaster bath. "After you get freshened up how about putting on a. I had the k**s in the front room with me and we were talking to my Mom on the phone. I hear Lauren on her cell phone and figured it was Denise or a Slumber Party call.Lauren comes in grinning big and says she is going upstairs to clean up and go out. I ask where and she said "shopping". I got off the phone and I went upstairs to see what the scoop was. Lauren was still grinning and told me that one of the candidates for the night (Bruce) literally had sent her an instant message asking if it. Next morning, Saturday, we were off in my car headed for Cymru (pronounced Cumry). Thankfully, since it was the end of October, there was little holiday traffic, and the journey, once the motorway was completed, was peaceful and relaxed, Helen exclaiming over the reds, oranges and yellows of the autumn trees under a blue sky.Our room had a balcony with enough room for two chairs, provided they faced the open view of a huge field which was feeding a flock of sheep. The animals were well on with.