Family Memorial Day Weekend Visit

Will, Liz, Megan and Lucy arrived Thursday night before midnight. They made great time on the road from Arkansas.

Now on Friday we are enjoying the great weather and having fun together outside and in.
Daily events included craft time, fun at the park and lunch at a special place - Noodles & Company.

Bill, Sarah, Liz and Will went to the evening Twins game while Megan, Lucy and I stayed home.

Fun day and a few more to go.  What are you all doing for Memorial Day weekend?

A Glowing Green Smoothie

 Bill has been trying to create Kimberly Synder's healthy smoothie for a couple months now.
Sarah was here on Saturday to run the blender correctly and helped Bill create a good one.

There was enough for three.  I was skeptical to try it but it was actually very good. It includes spinach, romaine lettuce, celery, apple, a pear and a banana - plus water and some ice.  Good for you too.

More Jessica Cards

It's always fun to create cards from Jessica's designs each month.
Here are some we created this month.

Yes, Megan, we are making some of these when you visit.

Pine City Road Trip

We took another fun trip up to Pine City on Saturday.
We drove Ryn's new convertible with the top down.  The weather was great.

We had a great time at the store with friends.

Mother's Day with Sarah

We had  a late lunch with Sarah on Sunday, had a tour of her apartment in Burnsville, took a few photos and made a Target run.  Fun day, good food at Burger Jones, good photos and a successful Target trip.

And Then There's the Weather - Rain, Rain, and Rain

I came home early Sunday morning in a rain storm - wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightening.  I couldn't see the road so I pulled into the closed Shell station (it was only 2 am).  I was out of the hail and the wind and I was freaking out!  I called Bill and he was still up at home.  He was watching the rain pour in through the living room window. (More on that later.)

I made him check the storm on the internet and talk to me until there was a break in the storm.  There were sissy cars all over the road , hiding up bridges and scared to go through the flooding on the road.  I drove the last 3 miles home with the phone line open so if I screamed he could hear me.

I was so happy to be home and I had water clean up to take care of before bed.
This is Bill's idea of cleaning up the window water:

 Aprons for towels.

The pan catches the rain (there's a couple inches in there).

Note - we did not unplug anything.

I did the cleanup and put some strong towels down - Jan to the rescue!  What do they do with out us?

Now who do we call the professional?

National Scrapbook Month - Weekend One

May 4 and May 5:
I spent my weekend at Scrapbooks Too in Bloomington - literally.  The Friday event fun started at 5 pm and we stopped at 2 am to go home.  Back again on Saturday for all day - 10 am until 2 am Sunday morning.  We were fed, entertained, and shared samples.  I didn't get much done but I had fun watching others.  Fun weekend.  How about yours?

Can you tell I'm holding one of these flowers?

 Holding another flower - see above.

What are they sharing?

And more wonderful shares:

Gifts from Out of Town

I received cards and gifts from family this week - hence - more birthday fun.

I received a cheerful watch from my son and his family plus an assortment of other fun paper supplies to use.

My sisters both sent delightful cards from Denver.  And I enjoyed lots of well wishes from my Facebook family and friends.

Birthday Crop with Friends

Saturday afternoon and evening I joined some friends for a crafty event and dinner. 

 I received some wonderful cards and fun gifts.

And another wonderful rose for friendship.

Fun gifts, wonderful friends and great times.

Happy Birthday Events

I celebrated a birthday last weekend with family and friends.  It was so much fun that I just kept celebrating all weekend and into the next.
My birthday was Saturday, but I got started early on Friday after work.  Bill and I stopped at Barnes and Nobles on the way home and finally picked up my Color Nook.  I've been wanting one for some time and we finally had enough money in the budget to purchase one and it's just in time for birthday and Mother's Day celebrations.

As another birthday request, I was 'offered' assistance in closet clean out and wardrobe sorting.  Bill packed clothes for Good Well and I sorted and organized the rest for a healthy closet full of color sorted blouses, sweaters and slacks.

As the most lovely surprise of all - mail and a package from Bachman's from our daughter in Paris.  I had fun opening and organizing them and Bill assisted by photo shooting the event.

Saturday morning Bill and I meet Sarah at Jensen's Cafe in Burnsville for a wonderful brunch.  If you haven't eaten at Jensen's you need to give it a try.  Their food is delicious.