Arrrgh!!!

I just had the absolutely best two days, all because of my sister!

My youngest sister has always been good about checking out her summer calendar and making commitments to visit with us, early in the season. We have two visits scheduled during June and July, and I know that we will drive to visit them at least once in the Fall, perhaps twice.

This trip was a short one. Nan and her oldest daughter drove up mid-day Sunday, and had to leave this morning, about 11:00. We crammed a fair amount into those 42 hours.

We spent Sunday night catching up. Monday morning, Elegante Mother, Sis and I went to exercise, the post office and the grocery store. By the time we got home, the kidlette was up and about. After lunch, We made a quick forray to the basement to look for some summer clothes EM was missing. THen, we changed into "getting dirty" clothes, and Nan saw to it that the perennials were planted across the face of the house! She also planted the rest of the basil, and showed her daughter how to trim the chives. Kidlette also trimmed the flowers off the sage and lamb's ears, too!

It was just about 2:00 at that point, and Sis and EM put on their Red Hat finery to make a trip in the cutest little red Mazda Miata you've ever seen. Elegante Mother has been longing for a ride in a little red convertible. My brother-in-law has been watching for a little red two-seater, and decided the time was right to snap one up. Nan drove it up this weekend, just so EM could have that ride! There will be pictures to share soon.

While they were off making EM's purple boa fly, I took my niece to have pot stickers at a local restaurant. She's developed a taste for them, and they don't seem to be available in her neck of the woods. It didn't seem as though we were overdoing at the time, but we both left the restaurant TOO FULL....just in time to fix dinner.

We baked Rainbow Trout, made a mixed green salad, tomatoes vinaigrette, and roasted asparagus. SOME of us had to eat rather lightly! *G*

After dinner, Dear Husband suggested a trip into town to see the dragons and dragon-hatchling artwork, with a stop at the local ice cream joint on the way home. It was a wonderful evening! I got to ride home in the little red car, and as we were slowing, getting ready to turn into our driveway, I looked up to see an egret flying toward its nighttime roost. Just a perfect ending for the day!

I made an early trip out to the periodontist, Sis got in her long walk, and then we played with fabric! I asked her opinion about several projects, and was comforted that her take on the situation was the same as mine. It's always good to know that someone who's opinion you value agrees with you! *G*

And the visit was over too soon! They took off down the drive with a cheery waive of the hand and a Vrooooom-VROOOOOOOOMMM! DOn't forget to call and let us know you got home safely!

And THANKS.....for everything!