Thankful

Thank goodness for parents that taught me how to do stuff. I've thought about that a lot this weekend as I've planted seeds in the garden, baked and decorated a cake for Rosie, made a prom dress for Rosie, promised to make doll clothes for my granddaughter and handouts for Relief Society. Now I'm about to bake cookies for a thing at work tomorrow.
Both of my parents convinced me I could do anything I wanted as long as I was willing to try, so I've never really been afraid to try anything new. Growing up on a farm also meant learning a lot about many different things. The farm has come up again and again in conversation with people during the last week. I have so many fond memories of gardening, taking care of livestock and canning our own food. What great experiences we enjoyed.

Busy, busy

Had a small party for Rosie tonight. Think she had a lot of fun but the timing didn't work out so great. Four of her friends that were planning to come were grounded by their parents for various infractions that didn't sound so serious. Made me think I was really soft on my children. But we had fun with them growing up and I think they had fun. Sometimes it seems to me you have the whole rest of your to toe the line and work yourself to the bone. Not sure it's worth it to push the kids so hard. However, sometimes I wonder if I took the wrong tack. They're such great kids though and we're all so close.

The weather is divine. So glad to live in Florida. I was walking down a hall in the Hilton today and glanced outdoors to see the beach and it took my breath away. Funny how working in Daytona I often forget the beach is just right there. So beautiful.

OK, I said the word "so" a total of seven times in this story. Need to look for some better words. Of course I only used the word really once, which is really (OK twice) unusual!

Cooking

Just finished decorating a darling cake for Rosie's birthday gathering tomorrow night. It's really cute. Wish I had more time. Now on to the prom dress.
So I had this dress hanging in the closet that I'd worn to my 15 year high school reunion 17.5 years ago. I've worn it exactly three times. Took it out of the closet and wore it today because it fits again and I've seen similar dresses in the store. Must have had six people stop me to say what a beautiful dress. How fun is that?
I've been chatting with people lately about their favorite way to make cornbread. The variety is truly amazing.
Beautiful day today. Hope it's nice this weekend. I need some time outdoors!