We were out of town for the weekend, so my blogging was postponed.

We had Abby and her close friends over Tuesday night for their grad project/gift. I asked them to each draw or write something on 4 terra cotta pots so each of them would be represented on each of their pots. I told them I drew the inspiration for the gift from my own love of plants and the movie "How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days" (remember the love fern?). Lots of discussion on what to draw/write, but Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants theme seemed to dominate. I also promised a new plant every summer if it suffers an unfortunate death in their dorm rooms.

Wednesday we had Paige's end-of-year Little League party. A furious thunderstorm blew through about an hour before, but the weather turned out perfect for the party. There was lots of food and the infamous parent vs. kids wiffle ball game. The coaches commented on how quiet Paige was throughout the season. Paige???

I've been fortunate to continue working from home on Wednesdays. Mike has enabled me to see our work email and time sheets from home, so working offsite has become seamless! Never mind all the money I'm saving in gas!

Abby came home from work with a Clippers for Dummies set. We wondered if she was entertaining the idea of fashioning a new Britney Spears 'do... Why would Abby purchase a clippers for a house full of girls? Alex walked in a few minutes later ready for his appointment. He took his chair and Abby started 'er up! She did a great job and was very particular.

Saturday morning Jeff and I got up early with Bryn to see her off to her weeklong Mission Trip. They left church by 8:00am for Coahoma, Mississippi. She called us tonight and told us it was 107° today! The town is very small/rural. She painted houses yesterday and today and will be leading Kids Klub for the next two days.

We then picked up Paige and Abby and roadtripped to Appleton Saturday for the first of Paige's two Little League All Stars games. We lunched at Jeff's mom's then watched Menomonee Falls battle South Milwaukee at Appleton North High School. Typically, Menomonee Falls gets killed when we get to this level. But at the top of the 6th, we led 7 to 1!!! Awesome! But somehow South Milwaukee was able to score 7 more runs and win the game. Our girls were devasted. After the game we headed over to Jeff's sister's for Kayla's grad party. Another beautiful day, with lots more food, and fun! We left Theo at Terry's overnight for some spoiling. Sunday we drove the same the same route for game #2 versus Appleton Tornados. The game was delayed because the fields were wet, so we had some extra time to burn. We were able to stop in for a nice visit with Cindy and Dave before we had to return to the field. We lost again 9-3. We were so tired when we got home and I didn't feel like cooking, so we went out for Mexican food.

I'm trying my hardest to get Abby moving and organized for college. I think we've cleaned up all the graduation party stuff now (only a month later). She just received her housing assignment and roommate, so that should help make some decorating decisions and who'll bring what. She hasn't made contact with the roommate yet though. We just purchased her laptop so that'll involve some setting up. I've given her a guideline for how many clothes she can take with - only as many as fit in her one dresser. I'm going to buy some storage containers for all the ones that'll be left behind. How many do you think? 8? This last month before she leaves will go by before I know it....