Retta's Birthday Party Day

It isn't Retta's Birthday until next week, but that doesn't stop the party from happening at the pool on a Saturday. Most of the usual suspects are on hand, waiting anxiously for Retta to blow out the candles so those cupcakes can be cut into tiny pieces to feed the horde. Okay, not really, there were plenty more cupcakes so no one had to share.

Clifford, the Birthday Party Day Girls' Brother, shares some serious talk with Grandma Kay.

The New Chairs

Here they are.

I didn't intend to buy these today and I didn't care if they matched the table or the bench. But look - they are perfect! I got rid of the old bench because it had a wobbly arm. R&C were often in danger of toppling over the arms of the old bench and S was worried that one of them would break an arm (on the bench). Problem solved. Here is a nice bench with no arms. No back either. I ran into S at the World Market and she was just leaving and had a coupon which I used to save a good chunk of change. Now I am going to make some pretty blue and white cushions for the chairs. I have an old egg crate that S&P left behind, so these cushions will cost me about 50 cents instead of the $25 to $75 they want for a simple pillow or cushion just about anywhere you go.

You Won't Believe It

No, you won't. Well, you won't believe I am posting. But look at this plant!!! It is growing!!!!!!!!

I am so excited - can you tell? When I planted it, I dug, nay, shaved a place in the ground. It stayed multi-colored and never seemed to change at all. I worried. Did I did the hole deep enough? Wide enough? Too much water? Too little? And now look!!!

And for your viewing pleasure, two fireflies, caught on film. Open the firefly photos all the way for the full effect