Arrrgh!!!

My mother will be returning this afternoon from a week-long visit to my youngest sister's home. They've kept her busy from what I've heard. Last night she participated in a Relay for Life as a cancer survivor. I'm sure she will have lots to tell me when they arrive.

My youngest niece, BB, will be coming for a stay. We haven't had a chance to plan what we'll be doing. We were chatting on YM and I asked what she wanted to do, and she said she wanted to visit fabric shops! She's thirteen, and that wasn't the answer I had expected, but I'm dleighted to have a niece who loves fabric as much as I do! *G*

BB is adept at creating clothing and accessories without a pattern. I am totally unable to move forward without a pattern, so this amazes me. I don't know anything about design, but I've had a lot of experience making clothing. When I was in college, and in my twenties, if I needed clothes I had to make them. So.....we'll spend a morning at at least one fabric shop, maybe more, and then see if we can't create a skirt the old fashioned way.

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater produces several shows in the summer for children. The flier came through this week, and I had hoped we would find something for BB, but the production doesn't start in time. And....it's Peter Pan. I wonder if a 13 year old would enjoy Peter Pan. I do...

We'll have to sit down and talk about what we can do in Chicago. Beyond the museums, and Navy Pier, there are neighborhoods to visit. She might enjoy seeing our small Chinatown. We've taken her to Blue Man Group. It's going to be difficult to top previouis visits, I think!