Erica’s Blog

What a GREAT day!  Thing One very carefully made me breakfast in bed.  I got some great presents.  I got a rose at church.  Hubby made a terrific lunch AND a great dinner.  Between lunch & dinner, I got to go out for a few hours and relax at Starbucks then hit Marshalls to spend my gift $$.  Ahhhh…all of that MORE than makes up for waking up at 2:00 this morning the sound of Jenna puking on the living room floor, lol….

Yesterday, Hubby’s aunt Simona had the opening of her gallery during the monthly Sacramento Art Walk.  We couldn’t miss it, so we grabbed our friend Eddie (likewise an artist) and his girlfriend Sonia, begged for a sitter, and made the long drive out there.  We first stopped by in the afternoon, and there were only family and friends around (Dodge Boys!).  We went to dinner, then came back, and the place was packed!  The building she’s in holds several galleries, a jewelry shop, a tea shop, and a yarn shop (!!!).  I did some restaurant research on Friday, and we had dinner at Kabul Kabob, an Afghani place, which turned out to be a great choice.  All in all, a great day!

THANK YOU, Rick & Adriana for taking the girls for us!  I can’t remember the last time we had a for-real double date like that.

On Friday, it finally worked out for the Things to have their buddies Jackie & Lauren spend the night.  As you can see, they had a great time.

…what this is, but then I’d have to kill you, lol.

A pair of armwarmers commissioned by my friend Kathy to give her mom for Mother’s Day.  Her mom gets very cold when she’s undergoing dialysis two or three times a week, so she likes to wear armwarmers.  Once it’s had its first washing, this yarn is REALLY soft, and since it’s wool, it’s warm, so it fit the bill perfectly.

I know, I know - long time, no blog.  Last Saturday was our annual Women’s Day at church.  This event is always great fun.  Guys come help with security, ushering, and running the sound board, but women do the preaching, entertainment, etc.  Once again, we had a capacity crowd, and a great time was had by all.  I was in charge of the prize donated by our house church (which was so terrific it ended up being the grand prize - a $700+ value!), decorating our Bible talk’s table, and making sure the middle school girls got their table decorated.  I was a little stressed out that morning, but it all turned out great (doesn’t it always?).  Here are some highlights: