12of12: Idaho Vacation Edition

1. Pretty morning run along the canal bank. When we talk to my parents in the morning, I often wondered why my dad didn't buy short-sleeved running shirts. I'd forgotten it actually gets chilly.
2. A little light reading in the recliner.
3. Lunch with my amazing friend, Erika, before she started off on her new adventures in Philadelphia. Turns out, the waitress isn't much better at taking pictures than Millie is.
4. 30+ year old crib mattresses must be magic, because my kids always sleep so well in Grandma's. (Or the cool basement has something to do with it.)
5. Ironing a stack of about 35 different fabrics for a quilt.
6. These two were besties: feeding horses, fish, chickens; snitching berries and apples; and getting all sorts of dirty. Millie's rocking the hat she bought at the Parish Reunion auction.
7. Dad was impressed I recognized the greatness of his new salt and pepper grinders. I declared I get them when he's gone.
8. Papa always prides himself on his corn-eating abilities. Our little Hoosier kept pace, earning herself a few more points with her grandpa.
9. I can't remember what he was doing, but it was such an "I'm home" moment to sit in the utility room and hear my dad and his tools out working in the shop and recognize them so clearly.
10. Sewing after dark on Mom's fancy sewing machine. (My mom is emphatic that she doesn't sew after dark and it's become a family joke.)
11. Reading in bed without worrying about keeping anyone else up. Chris was still in Orlando, so I could indulge all I wanted.
12. (Totally cheating, but I wanted to include this) The quilt top. Mom might not sew after dark, but she probably beat the sun up. And true to her nature, she finished my project.