June Happenings

I cannot believe it has been 2 months since coming north.  The time just seems to fly!

I have accomplished a few things.  Have made a great start on the 2013 quilt for HPYC.  I have all the T-shirts, Birds, & Fish appliqued onto the front panels.  Cut the material for the backing and found I am ONE panel short!!  I thought I had more than enough.  I can piece the last panel if I cannot match my material but I really don't want to do that and is a last resort.

Had a nice visit with my daughter and her family in the Everett area, went camping with my youngest son, and camping with my sister Bobbi.

Waiting for trailer lights to be fixed.

We are patiently? waiting to leave!

Picture this!  4 women, 7 children between 5 & 12, a 6 month old baby, AND pouring down rain!!  We at least had the children fed before the rain started.  The kids were really good and the baby is a little sweetheart!  The most fun thing for the kids the first night was to stand at the corner of the motor home awning with the rainwater funneling down onto them. Makes as much sense as some things adults find exciting!  (Some of them had to wait til the next day for their parents to bring dry clothes!!)   They all had a great time and what did it really matter?  They're young & tough!

Five of the 7 kids and the baby all slept in the motor home.  Just before going to sleep I came in from my car (where Opal & me were to sleep) looking for a snack.  Of course Bobbi had them all settled down in bed.  "Who wants frosted graham crackers?"  "We all do!"  "May we have 2?"  "Of Course!"  (What are great grand aunts good for but to stir up young children?!)  Upon my leaving to go to bed, my sister remarked "You ARE a trouble maker!"

Mike has been very busy fishing.  He spent a little over 2 weeks in the Oregon Mts trout fishing with friends who also came to fish & visit, fishing the Columbia for sturgeon, and the Pacific for salmon.  And in his spare time he's been cleaning up the campground here, chipping limbs, and cutting downed trees for the firepit.  He has everything looking pretty nice and ready for the reunions.

Enjoy the rest of your summer.  Travel safe.