Patient Husband celebrated his birthday last weekend with the kids, grands and his brother and sister-in-law. Sunday rained and rained and the thunder scared the kids under blankets. We put a movie in for them and for the length of the movie they weren't riding their bikes through the house.

Adelaide and Charlie shared the couch, Elizabeth alwsays opts for Grandpa's chair. Oblivious.

The grill had to be set up near the garage and way too close to my car. These boys are a danger to society when they get a little lighter fluid and matches in their hands. You DON'T want to hear the stories!!

This is what the end of your 62nd birthday looks like!

This Friday we are hosting the staff from school for the 14th year in a row. We'll have 40 for dinner and I'm in the midst of dicing, slicing, chopping to get the prelimiary preparations underway. Patient Husband is mowing the lawn, the sun is shining finally and we're getting ready. We love this party and so does the staff. It's a gentle way to end the school year. A collective sigh.

When this weekend is finished I'm going to finish the bindings for the baby boys' quilts - can you imagine - I have to just sew down the binding and they'd be done, but for the next few days I'm giving every minute to this party. I'm always inspired by Erin Russek's work over at One Piece at a Time. She does beautiful work.