Holiday Weekend

Is there anything better than a lovely three-day weekend? I think not! It's been hot, but today I woke up early and it was deliciously cool. I have been pattering around quietly so as not to wake up Dan and Ash; Lucy follows me lovingly wherever I go. I love it when Dan is asleep and Lucy likes me BEST. An experience that is so short-lived.

Friday I made a new fall-themed armchair remote control holder for Dan's mom. We took it up to her yesterday plus two fall wreaths. She liked the one with the pumpkins best, so we put it on her front door. The second one was on her bed and we were planning to bring it home when I noticed that the colors matched her comforter really well. We ended up hanging it over her nightstand and it looked very nice.

After our afternoon visit, we went to Don and Tracy's house. Their newly-married son, Mike, and wife, Jade, were there, so we got to meet Jade and hear about their life buying a duplex, finding out the roof leaks, dealing with the insurance company who won't cover it, etc. The exciting news is that Jade is expecting a baby in March. That will be grandchild number three for D & T, and since so far they have two boys, we are thinking pink. Tracy raised two boys, she deserves a little pink in her life. Speaking of pink, Tracy is recovering from breast cancer treatment. Her hair is growing back, her breast reconstruction was done last month and things are looking good for her. Except . . . her upper arm has been hurting and she quizzed me about what my blood clot felt like and we think she may have one. So, we went to dinner and left so they could go to urgent care and have it checked. They have plans to tour the New England area for two weeks starting next weekend, so I hope for their sake that it isn't a blood clot and she will still be able to travel.

Today is grocery shopping and more sewing. I have run into a road block on my embroidery quilt fabric-wise, so am waiting to hear back from sister Sue to see if she has any more fabric that matches what she sent me in 2004 from her stash when I had the blood clot. And, I am beginning the Christmas snowman quilt that Carrie bought the fabric for - it should be very cute.