YIPPEE!!!!!!!

Yes. YIPPEE....................a great day was had by all. We met new friends and caught up with "old" friends. I didn't get as many pictures as I would have like to but will be posting them within the next few days. I promise to be better at blogging. I am hoping that our schedule will be a bit more normal...............if there is such a thing!?!

Washington DC trip

Dave and I had the privilege to be chaperones for our high school band trip to Washington D.C. We were gone for 4 days from start to finish. We left the high school parking lot at 2 a.m. on June 1st and returned June 4th at 2 a.m. We had a rough start to the trip with airline reservations for 80 but no tickets!! Somewhere along the line either the travel agent or airline never processed our tickets and Dave and I were omitted altogether! We missed the first flight and ended up taking 3 flights to D.C. At 6 p.m. that evening we all gathered together at a well known restaurant called Phillips Seafood by the waterfront. We were all tired and hungry so I think we would have eaten anything!!

A long the way we meet Abe and his brother while touring the Ford Theater ;)

This was part of day one. We had just arrived in D.C. (at least 1 group) and this is in front of the White House. Don't they looked thrilled? My son Drew is in the blue shirt! He was so excited about the trip that he never went to bed!! It eventually caught up with him..............he fell asleep in the Archives Museum!!

The first concert the band students played was at an Assisted Living Home. The band played on the front yard and we were treated with snow cones and lemonade after the concert! The residents really enjoyed the kids and the music. It was a little windy..........one sheet of music flew as high as two stories.

Wouldn't you love to have this handsome young man sit next to you when you are this age?!

A quick view of the White House

This picture sort of sums up the trip. It is 8 a.m. and the kids were in front of the Washington Monument to play. This poor girl fell asleep on the sidewalk while we were waiting for stands and drums to arrive. Can't imagine the sidewalk was very soft! I am just now getting back to normal. The chaperones averaged 31/2 hours of sleep each night.............we had hall duty too! All in all it was a fun trip and the kids handled themselves well.

PROGRESS!!!

The stone is all in and the workers have left..............at least for now. This is Mom and Dad's new fireplace. It really classed up the place..........not sure they were ready for that? ;) I think Dad is working on the mantel over the holiday weekend. A new one has to be constructed and I believe that it will wrap around the fireplace? Not sure on that one. Oh, just for smiles.......if you look close you can see my legs in the picture!! :)

Dad is tired of living in the mess......................I told him he has 7 years to go before he can complain!!!! It looks wonderful and I can't wait to see what Mom decides to hang over the mantel........................no pressure Mom!

State Track Meet Results

I feel as though I am a little out of sorts as well as out of order here. I got lost in the shuffle of all the events that have been going on in our family. Someone asked me how the girls did at the State Track Meet. They ran their best time and placed 15 out of 24. It wasn't good enough to place in the finals but the girls were pleased with the fact that they actually made it. It was a great way for 2 seniors to end their final track meet!

As promised................

Well, as promised here a couple of pictures that I had to share. Below is the rug that I hooked for Natalie as a graduation gift. It is completed except to hand sew the binding on the back side. She was pleased...............especially when she saw that her dog, Cooper was included!! I am just glad that it is done!!!
When I told Natalie that I was making something "rug hooking" she said, "I'd rather have a quilt instead"! So.........like an idiot I thought........................why not do both!? Well, good thing her older sister came home. We ran into complications.....................decided to make it bigger and didn't have enough fabric, sewing machine stopped working and couldn't stay up late enough!!! Jenny was determined to say the least and she was up till 1:30 a.m. working on it and finished it at 11 a.m. the day of the party..................I went to bed!! Truthfully, Natalie was more excited with the quilt but that's okay...........I picked out the colors. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet Natalie loves bright colors like bright orange, green and of course PINK!!
Now, she asks me every day when we are going to get it machine quilted!!! Can't wait until she is a parent! :)

Pattern by Vermont Folk Rugs.............with a few changes.

She Did It!!

Busy, busy weekend! On Sunday 94 seniors walked across the stage to receive their diploma and my Natalie was one of them! She graduated 4th in her class with a 3.97. Next, she will begin classes in the fall at Buena Vista in Storm Lake, Iowa to study Biology and minor in Spanish. Congratulations, Natalie I am so proud of you!

2 new books

The latest book from Judy Condon called The Spirit of Country. It retails for $24.95

Primitive Place Magazine issue arrived this morning and I have only had a chance to quickly thumb through the pages. Looks like another keeper!! It retails for $9.95. Towards the back of the issue there are lots of garden pictures.............fun ideas.