Weekend in B-town wasn't so "Crappy"

I just returned from another fabulous weekend spent with my sissy, the jellybean and boo in Boston. They are always so hospitable when I am in town so I just keep coming back for more. Even though Rach and Boo were pretty much sick the whole weekend, that didn't stop us from having a good time. Some highlights of the weekend:

• Quilting marathon - finished quilting a dog quilt for Rachel's friend Tiffany, who is having a baby soon. From what I hear, it was the hit of the baby shower and Tiffany nearly cried an Alabama river.



• Texas Roadhouse - mmmmm, the chicken critter salad. So good. Oohh, be careful though. If you're having trouble with the Aztec two-step (ahem, looseness of the bowel), you probably shouldn't eat salad, then sit in gridlock traffic...



• H&M - Rach graciously ditched the R.S. Women's Conference (which by-the-way. is quite a production with her ward, and I know she really wanted to attend) to take me to the H&M. She's the best sissy ever. Finally, I have some pants that fit.



• Yard Sale - Cute wicker table and chairs, $40; VHS and DVDs, 4/1$; golf clubs and cart circa 1973 $75 (eventually marked down to $55 and still didn't sell); Confederate soldier flasks, $25; friend's old poopy toilet - priceless. Rach made off like a bandit, the neighbors...they didn't do so well. They couldn't quite grasp the idea that at a yard sale you have to be willing to basically give away your junk. That means, if you are selling a vacuum that you bought six years ago for $40, pricing it at $35 at the yard sell doesn't make a lot of sense. And if someone offers you $20 for the p.o.s. - TAKE IT! Nope, the neighbor schlepped the vacuum right back into the house with 90% of their junk that didn't sell because it was all priced way way way too high and they weren't willing to dicker. Noelle enjoyed herself though. She was in her own FAO Schwartz playing with all the toys for sale.



• Pizza, beef stew, delicious homemade rolls, guilt-free chocolate cake, almost guilt-free pumpkin cookies - the pizza and the beef stew and the homemade rolls (which I ate about 2 dozen) came to fruition, but the cake and cookies - didn't bother. Rach and Boo's tape worms wouldn't allow them to eat much, so we had to forgo the goodies. We'll try again next time when every one's feeling a little better.

Thanks for the fun weekend! Looking forward to seeing you again very soon.