We are easing into summer around here.  Swim practices, play dates with friends, getting ready for camp, backyard barbecues, impromptu parties and just hanging out.  It's been good and tiring all at the same time.  I've been falling in to bed, exhausted after long, overfilled days.  All good.

Tracy came to visit over the weekend.  We hung out and drank beer.  We took the girls swimming and chatted poolside.  There were margaritas and corn salad.  Caroline took the two of us on a field trip.  We took lots of photos of old buildings, tramped through fields in inappropriate foot wear and had many laughs.  There was a flat tire on the side of the highway and the nicest rescue ranger got us on the move quick-like.  Oddly enough, the flat tire only added to the fun of the afternoon.  Tracy also made me a quilt.  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

 

What a weekend.

Today is the girls' last day of school.  Yesterday we bought gift cards for their teachers and the girls wrote thank you notes to each of them.  And because a gift card in an envelope is a little ho hum, I came up with a cute way to wrap these small tokens of appreciation.

The girls helped me pick out fabrics for their teachers and I whipped up some coffee cozies.  I love these because they really take very little time to make and they are practical and cute.

We tucked the gift cards inside and each girl wrote their teacher's name on the lid.  Kate put her thank you notes in the cup and Jane slipped hers behind the cozy - both ways work well.  We didn't wrap them any further - the girls carried them in to school just as they are.

And that's it.  Another year gone by.  Time sure does fly.

Back here soon.  In the meantime, you'll find us at the pool.