Also, it's Anime Boston this weekend, and I walked by an amazing photoshoot. The person being photographed had an amazing outfit on, but so did the director (?), the photographer was in a wheelchair, and I'm pretty sure the other guy with a kid in a stroller was just passing by and stopped to look, but I'm not 100% sure.

Just back from the family birthday celebration of my teenaged cousin. At one point she noticed my hair and said "DANA'S SO COOL", which I'm sure is the first time that phrase has ever been said at that volume, non-sarcastically.

That is awesome!

That is tough, Scrappy. I'm glad you get your DH back today.

We had a good wedding planning meeting. The woman hosting the reception (son & DIL's 2nd mom) is super crafty and had great ideas. She is also performing the ceremony. The other mom and I both are very capable at following directions, but not idea girls that way. The bride is more than a little country, and of course is in charge of the final decisions, so decorating is a rustic theme. Sunrise beach wedding, in sandals and July in Florida appropriate dress. She brought a couple pairs of boots for us to consider for the reception with the ability to dance and coordination with a bride type dress being the consideration.

Reception is in the evening outdoors, with the food and stuff under a tent and the tables and dance floor in an airplane hanger. They will move their planes out into the back yard. One side of the hanger is covered with shelves full of mechanic type stuff and we are going to cover that all with wood pallets decorated with sunflowers and LED candles and bringing in a bunch of bushy palm trees to soften the environment. They have used cooling machines and big fans out there before for summer parties and it works well even with being opened up. They have a car type lift in the hanger and we are going to raise the wheel platforms to appropriate height and cover them to be used as drink bars. All 3 of us will have sunflowers growing in our yards to be used for the table centerpieces, and the bride's bouquet.

So lots of good plans. Bobby even told me he was totally into doing a fun mother/son dance if I want to put together a plan. Hmmmmm. Tate figures it will be enough of a challenge to keep her dad from sobbing during the father/daughter dance. The best of times.

"DANA'S SO COOL"

Should be said often!

That all sounds fantastic, Laura.

Sometimes it takes a younger mind to realize the awesomeness before them.

I have adulted with extra civic responsibility sprinkles.

I got the oil changed and bought new tires (getting good discounts I think because the recently widowed car shop manager may be a little sweet on me) and good car maintenance stuff like that. Then I mailed off a bunch of eBay stuff, then went and bought groceries. When I left the grocery store, a canvasser came up to ask if I was a registered voter, and since I am, asked me to sign a petition to get a revised income level to get kids onto Medicaid in Utah onto the ballot. Reader, I signed it. And that was more than enough human interaction for my day.

I fixed a popped seam in my Easter dress from two years ago. I should go try it on just to make sure, but I'm hoping it will suffice for tomorrow. I do have a back up, but either one will need ironing.

Got nails done today, but should probably paint my toes.

Matt, how's your dad?

They drained a liter of fluid out of his left lung yesterday afternoon, so he's sore but breathing more easily and his fever's down below 100°. I think the periodic morphine is keeping him in much better spirits than he was in before the procedure.