Auction, nice visit, fireworks

1. Today is the birthday of another good friend of mine. I wish I could call her, but I couldn't find her home phone number. Still, it's good to think about her today, and pray she has a good day. I think about her "insane but preppy" look to try to stay warm, and it always makes me smile.
   
   
2. I took the girls to their youth group project at Rita's house, and I had a chance to sit and talk to Rita for a while and to get a tour of her really lovely house.
   
   
3. While the older girls and I were away, my husband and youngest daughter had some father-daughter bonding time---setting off firecrackers and bottle rockets. Nothing like fireworks to bring you closer to your dad.