Wow, That Was Fast!

This weekend was one of those times that seemed to go in fast forward.  I had Friday off because my family was making the trek from Chicago, which is something of a tradition each October.  Due to health and some other issues, only my Sister and Mom were able to come this year.  The weather wasn't the greatest but we managed to have a good time with my kids and grandkiddos and going to our favorite places to shop.  The weird thing was the fact that I didn't take many pics.  Friday turned out to be a test to see how many things I could accomplish before they arrived.  I did these things all before 2:30 that day:
1. Put fresh linens on bed in guest room
2. Dr, appointment for me...just routine yearly checkup...all good.
3. Post office to mail my friend Cindy her giveaway prize.
4. Stop at hubby's office for an adjustment...didn't need any back issues this weekend!
5. Wal-Mart for supplies for the party we were having that night.
6. Funeral for a dear lady from church.
7. Haircut....My Granddaughter Driana is a hairdresser and she came to my house to
    cut my hair and my Sister and Mom arrived around the same time so she cut my
    Sister's hair too!  Whew! There were a few other "inbetweener"  items but you get
    the idea.  Here is what I did manage to capture:

Addy's birthday cake I made.  She turned 5 so we had a tiny celebration Friday night. She already had one party on her actual day, which was Tuesday, and another planned with her other Grandparents on Saturday! Nothing like have a birthday week!  She wanted a ghost cake since it's October.  We were planning on having an outdoor gathering but the rains came down and we were inside instead.

Anthony and Cameron came to help eat cake and icecream!

Blowing out candles with Great-Grandma supervising.

Yep, it's great to be 5!

My Mom and my oldest son Jack enjoying some special time together.  It  was great to see Mom and Midge and I wish we were living closer than 6hrs away...but each of us tries to make it out as much as we can to celebrate seasons, special events, and thankfully many happy times.  Mom's doing great and I'm so happy she's healthy and able to go for the long drive with my Sis.  I didn't mention that my Sister actually made a slipcover for my couch in 1-1/2 days! I'll get a pic of that as soon as I have it all arranged how I want it.  She's a wonderful seamstress and I'm really thankful for her talents.  I wasn't expecting her to do that, but she knew I had wanted something different for that couch.  Thanks Midge!  See you soon!