This and That

It was my full intent to post yesterday and the day did not pan out as expected. I am always so impressed by the bloggers who do such wonderful posts so often. I suppose that as time goes on, it gets easier, but I still seem to spend so much time trying to make things work for me.

My DIL had called Sunday evening to ask if I could help her with carpooling the children to school yesterday. My son normally has the job but it was a "brother bonding" day. Each year our sons plan a day of golf followed by opening day at Dodger stadium.


I felt like the official school bus driver. They have a twelve passenger van and every seat was filled with members from three families. I have to tell you, it was the nicest group of school children that I have ever met. They ranged from fourth to twelfth grade and every one was so polite. Each one greeted me upon entry into the van and said "thank you" upon exiting. It was a great way to start off the week. It was so nice to see parents raising children with such respect.

Upon returning home I had a message waiting from my mother. Her handicap van was having an issue with the ramp door not opening. She had booked an appointment to have it checked out for 11:00 a.m. Unfortunately the repair shop for this speciality is about an hours drive from us. The majority of my day was spent waiting around in the customer service area while they replaced some pulley mechanism inside the door. Thankfully, it was able to be repaired without having to order parts. The van is a vital lifeline for her. Once she became paralyzed she realized that she needed a way to get around on her own. She learned how to drive with hand controls and eventually purchased a rampvan. It has made life so much easier for her and for us.

Monday evenings are weekly dinner dates with my FIL and his caretaker at our house. On my drive home from the repair shop I was trying to imagine what I could whip up for dinner. You can imagine my delight when I arrived home after 5 p.m. to the news that dinner would be postponed until this evening. Bless my husband for changing the plans. All I really wanted to do was to soak in the tub.

Now I have to admit that we Californians are not really happy when our weather turns cold after being warm for a few weeks. Yesterday was one of those days. The temperature only climbed into the low 60s. It was definitely time for a warm fire. I admit that I am usually the one who cannot get close enough to the fireplace. Last night it was my husband and daughter, who had stopped in on her way home, who were monopolizing the warmth.

The roses are starting to bloom and I could not be happier. I really miss the flowers in the house after I prune them back. This is a nice time in the garden with all the color. I just love to have fresh flower arrangements in the house.

The weekend allowed me a little time in my sewing room for playing. I did a lot of stacked up mending and then made a fabric postcard for a friend's birthday. I am working on two summer dresses for our granddaughter's birthday next week. This was her request as she loves the flowery, longer dresses. I also want to get started on some Christmas (!!!) quilts for the kids. I did these last year and the kids all loved them so thought I would try to get some done for them.

The Four Season's Quilt Swap spring quilt has arrived at it's destination. Tracey notified me that it had arrived in her post all the way to Australia. It actually arrived much quicker than I had expected. For all of you quilters out there, this was a really fun project to be involved in. Now that it has arrived, I can share a photo with you.

Now I will be off to accomplish the chores that needed to be done yesterday. I hope everyone has a great week.