This summer has been a hard time for me as far as blogging goes.
I have had a bit of a “burn out”.
Don’t get me wrong-I have loved having time to do house projects, yard work, and fun things with my family, and there are things I do want to share on my blog- I just haven’t had any desire to sit down and document things.
Today I realized that my summer freedom is counting down quickly and that my first school work shop will be in less than two weeks.
WHERE HAS ALL THE TIME GONE?
Looking at my summer bucket list, I can proudly say that I accomplished some of my goals (and yes, I want to share them).
Unfortunately, I have a lot of things I haven’t gotten to yet.
One thing we did do was pull off an “instant” baby shower for my niece Amy. I’ve mentioned before how having my sisters live within a two hundred mile span makes planning and attending showers a bit more challenging than normal. We were getting together for a temple sealing so why not combine things and have a little baby shower, too?
Not everyone could make it, but we did have a good crowd.
After a lovely luncheon at a church gym in Rexburg, Idaho we quickly pulled out our portable decorations and took advantage of a captive audience (including our husbands and kids) and changed things out from a luncheon to a party.
Everyone helped put tables and chairs away (we kept two for shower).
We threw in a few colorful Gerber Daisies, some festive wrapping paper, pink striped straws, a little banner, and some mini desserts, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. *(My sisters are pretty creative!)
No one was hungry since we literally just got up from the table, but the banana muffins, cherry brownies, sugar cookies, and raspberry-pineapple slush were pretty tempting.
We each brought a short shower game to play, so that gave our food a little settling time.
The cute parents, Trevor and Amy, are on the left.
It was a nice day!
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Sweet baby Millie has now arrived and after a scary start is doing much better. Many prayers have gone out for her and her family.
We can’t wait to meet her!
JoAnn
P.S. I’ll try and post some recipes from the party soon.
