9th Birthday

 It's Emily's birthday today!  She woke up to a table full of gifts:

A special mermaid gift from her MT grandparents, a DQ Ice Cream Cake, and a day at the lake.  Later, her good friend Jane stopped by with a gift!

Fireworks

Made blueberry pies for Independence Day...a lot of overflowing blueberry juice...opened the door to see actual flames shooting up from the back of the oven, also catching the drip pan above on fire. That’s a first for me. Burning stuff is a running joke in our family, but I've never had a fire in the oven! All is fine now. Hope these pies end up being worth it!

Made Girl Scout masks for Emily's troop

We are making masks to donate to the schools; the kids are helping

Got a new kayak that seats 2 - 3 people!

Emily received an early birthday present: a snow cone maker.  Great gift to use after a hot bike ride!

My trusty old 1960's sewing machine broke and the service center is backed up for months so I ordered a new one.  It arrived today!