Summer in jersey

The temp is low 70's, the humidity high 80's! AC on so we can breathe.

I wanted to send Amary a stuffie with a cast, but couldn't find any I liked. Stuffed meerkat, however, is adorable!

So I sent her a get well meerkat, and one for Garrett! And two books about meerkats.

The meerkats are a hit! Manda said the kids and meerkats have been inseparable, and the books have been read several times.

And when Amary got her cast yesterday, meerkat also got a cast! And Amary told everyone that her grammy sent her the meerkat! Some days I'm such a success at this long distance grammy thing!

Tina screamed at Ralph til he did his duty and provided her with a lap to cuddle on! 

6 days til our Alaska cruise! Rapid Rover is booked, house and cat sitting is taken care of, and the Do Not Forget list is in place.

 

 

Father's Day

Wow, mid June already! We've never made a big deal out of either Mother's or Father's Day, they are such Hallmark Holidays. And my dad was never impressed by it, so no big.

Yesterday was Julianna's 7th dance recital! She started in kindergarten and she has grown and progressed so much! She was in 5 numbers! Of course we took her flowers.

We both desperately needed haircuts, so off we went to Great Clips.

Amary fell from a piece of school playground equipment and fractured her wrist! It's splinted now, cast to go on early this week for 4 weeks. Poor kid.

Steph's office assistant, hard at work!

It's an early morning visitor, up from the woods!

I finished the sky afghan from the crochet crowd. It was supposed to be a 3 month afghan, but I wanted it longer. And the wall hanging was made years ago, but I finally got Ralph to hang it for me. My first attempt at applique, it was from a class. The class project called for a train in the front yard, but I changed it to a lake and boat. I'm happy with it. 

We've had a gorgeous week weather wise, but the humidity is creeping back up today. Summer in jersey.


 

June

I didn't realize that it had been so long since I posted here! We had our 47th wedding anniversary on May 27! How can so many years go by so quickly? We celebrated by having a glass of wine with our dinner. 

I finished this baby afghan. I'm not thrilled with it. It was a kit, and was two rows of double crochet, followed by two rows of single crochet. The directions didn't have it turn after each row of dc, and it's a little wonky. The yarn had metallic thread woven around it, and it was the devil's pubes to work with! The hook would split the yarn, and get caught. 

We had lunch at Olive Garden one day. I always fill up on salad, and bring most of the entree home. The meatball pizza bowl got me 3 meals!

We got our sweet Sly's ashes back, and he now resides on the mantle. I'm finally not always looking for him when I enter a room. 

A 4th cousin on my paternal grandmother's side found me on ancestry! She has intro'd me to other 4th cousins, and they've sent me a bunch of pix of relatives! This was my Pop's brother in law and his nephews! Turns out my Pop's sister also married a Carson, so I'm a double Carson! The man in the pic has a strong resemblance to my dad, which is so cool. I also found out from them that my grandmother worked in a post office in Ireland before coming over, and her sister was a tailoress!

And she sent me a copy of my grandmother's birth record! It's so amazing!

Yesterday was Manda's birthday! I'm not sure how she got to be 38, that seems awfully old, LOL. Today we're going to our usual Sunday lunch with Frank and Charlotte. The AC has been on and off, and today it's nice out, so the windows are open. 

And such is life!