In the beginning of this month, our nephew was discharged from the hospital after a successful bone marrow transplant, his second. Most of my days have been filled with caregiving tasks, though I have been able to find time to do some catching up on my memory keeping. I don't have photos, but I have completed several spreads in my pocket page album for 2015, and I have all the photos in pockets up to right now.
I celebrated my birthday this month, a quiet day doing what I wanted to do, including some paper-crafting:
My husband brought home this absolutely stunning bouquet of the prettiest flowers I've ever seen in so many different shades of my favorite color:
He also got takeout, one of my favorite meals from one of our favorite places, since we were a bit grounded with our nephew being in recovery and unable to go out with us.
It was a good day that made me very happy.
Michigan has been a lot warmer this summer than usual, and we've had so much rain!
Thunderstorms and showers throughout whole days, and last week, it cooled off and felt a lot like fall. Crazy weather in MittenLand!
Earlier this month, I took the plunge and joined Ali Edwards stamp club, committing to six months. I like how Ali expands the meaning of the theme in so many different directions. I haven't had the chance to play with my first stamp set just yet, but I definitely will soon.
I treated myself to a couple of kits from Paper Camellia, too, and they arrived in such a lovely package:
One of my favorite things about June was getting to work in our garage and start the project of cleaning out that has been on hold for--literally--years. I discovered something very special among my mother's things I did not know existed, and I'm saving that for another blog post. I will say that I jumped up and down--again...literally. I was that excited.
Unfortunately, my nephew had to go back to the hospital for a bit, due to some common complications of the procedure he had, but he's in good hands and will likely be back home within a couple of days.
My husband and I went to visit him last Saturday afternoon, and on the way home, we stopped at a new (to me) restaurant called Beans and Cornbread. Oh...the food!
Here in the North, it's rare to find a place that serves real southern food, like catfish and fried okra, and it was so tasty I was basking in the bliss of it hours afterward.
And so, another month is (just about) done.
