I am typing my fastest so I can get to a window and watch the show.  (I have GOT to start planning my time better.)  We live within a very few miles of a large lake, a large casino, and a large amusement park, and so we have a pretty good view of multiple fireworks displays every year.

Wednesday our DayStitchers group continued our box exchange.  We each have a “box” with fabrics we’ve chosen and specific theme or instructions for our box.  We take home some else’s box for the month, and return it on the 1st Wednesday of the following month.  I’ve added the new June photos of the DayStitchers’ boxes.  It is so much fun to bring back someone else’s project and surprise her with what you made.  And it’s even more fun to see what someone else made for you.

My mom’s 80th birthday is Sunday, and we’re planning a birthday party for her in the party room of her apartment building.  Nothing elaborate, but still a million details.  Tomorrow I’ll make sure all the details get pulled together and make sure I haven’t missed anything, as I’ve been picking up what I think I need here and there.  As I said, I’ve GOT to start managing my time better. 

Then we’ll be heading west to Seattle for a grand-nephew’s wedding.  Woo-hoo!!!  Family weddings are always the BEST!!!  We’re looking forward to seeing all our Washington family, as well as family from North Dakota, Minnesota, Denver and Texas.  In addition, we’re going to make it somewhat of a road trip, so we will be able to also do some family visiting on the way back home.  Yes, we had the wisdom and foresight to plan on driving THIS year. 

It will be a fun trip though.  I have been cutting and preparing Baggies of fabric for my in-car project.  I’m going to start a Grandmother’s Flower Garden.  Should be done just in time for my first grandchild’s graduation from college.  We don’t have any grandchildren as of yet, so I figure the timing will come out just right…