The "lazy" day

Friday was all about getting ready for E-man's graduation party. We made lots of cookies, and got the house clean, and decorated it all cool in graduation banners. It looked awesome. Of course, we didn't think many people would come, but we didn't think we had enough food, so of course we had WAY too much! Everything was yummy, though. Before the party could start, we had to have a pre-party. Arlene's family came over for a barbecue, so I finally got to meet everyone. My mom's sister Margaret and her husband Darwin were able to come for the weekend, too. It was fun getting to know everyone and their children, then we did a quick change into public party mode. It was awesome to see so many people come to support E. (Plus he got lots of fun presents - a graduation bonus.) About halfway through the party, Uncle John and Aunt Claudia showed up with Grandpa Lines!!! Apparently everyone knew they were coming except those of us there. I didn't think I would get to see Grandpa again before we left this summer, so it was a fabulous surprise! All in all, it wasn't quite the lazy day I led you to believe in the title - we were all exhausted at the end with much more to come, but it was a VERY GOOD DAY!!!