Tim was off on Friday and Laura and Andrew got here on Thursday night. It just seems like we are a day ahead!
So tomorrow is going to seem like it should be a school day, but since tomorrow is Sunday and we went to Mass tonight, we will have a quiet day. No where to go. If it doesn't rain we can go to the pool. The remains of a tropical depression are supposed to arrive sometime but hopefully not until evening.
We had such fun with everybody here. On Thursday evening after A,L,&L got here, we were treated to Lucy's bath! She likes that and, of course, we took tons of pictures!
Then we settled them in the basement on the pull-out, with Lucy in her port-a-crib. She slept well, and I think they did too!
Friday I gave the kids the day off except for Mass in the morning and Music practice. The guys were planning a fishing trip, while we girls went off to lunch and to shop for fabric.
That was so much fun!! Nina and April were able to go, which was so nice. We went to Chili's in Bel Air for lunch and then over to JoAnn's to get some fabric for the quilts that I am going to make for little Christian. We also wanted to get some flannel for some "blankies" for Lucy. The quick and easy ones! We found some great fabrics for the quilts. April is very good at picking colors and patterns that go well together. Laura got some pretty flannels and the April got some for Christian and we all came home to start washing the fabric so that we could do the blankies.
Meanwhile Andrew was teaching John the fine art of catching Yellow Perch. Well, fishing in general, but that's what they caught! Paul found a lovely set of really nasty looking hooks that Andrew believed were illegal. We tossed them.
John was in heaven! They started at the state park and then ended up at a pier downtown. Andrew promised them ice cream if they caught anything longer than 6 inches, and he had to pay up.
This does not bode well for my general squeamishness when it comes to fishing...
Friday night John was invited down to Tydings Park for the First Fridays events.
He hung out with his friend Gabriel and his family. Then John mentioned that he and Andrew had discussed "night fishing" and Gabriel got really interested. So... the Websters were out a bit later than they expected. They fished with a lantern and no one caught anything. Then it was time for Gabriel to go home. He tossed his line in one last time and then his mom made him get in the car. Well, they drove away and Tim grabbed the pole that Gabriel had been using and started to pull the line in and he said it seemed a little heavy. He pulled a bit harder and the line started pulling back. After a bit of tug-o-war Tim landed Gabriel's rather large Catfish! Gabriel was the only one who caught anything and he wasn't even there!
Meanwhile the girls and I were sewing away. We cut and sewed the Flannel and I think Lucy really likes hers!
Today was more laid back. We hung around the house. April and her mom and her husband Tim came over, and Nina was here for a bit. It was very nice. I love Tracy, Aprils mom, and she just LOVES Lucy. I think Lucy, Lilly and Christian will be great friends.
It was so cute to see Nina holding Lucy right over Lilly! They are already close.
After everyone headed off to all their various engagements, we went to Mass and then came home to have a BBQ with Lemar and see the pictures he took on his trip to San Francisco.
While he was here a couple came and picked up the Sofa. I sold it to make room for another one. Brown leather and NO SLIPCOVERS! I sold mine through Craig's List and I found the new one on there as well. I am having a ball "horse-tradin" furniture.
Tim has been working on the room and has gotten a lot of the trim up. I am going to put the big bookcase out there this week and on Wed. I am going to go get the sofa and the China Hutch. $30.00!! Well, I have to pay for the truck, but the hutch is worth more than 100.00 and I can get both it and the new Sofa into the truck on one trip. Then I think I am done with furniture for awhile. I'll have a lot to keep me busy.
Now all we need are a few pictures on the walls...Hmmm... I wonder if CL has a Fine Arts page....
