This is for my nephew who just graduated from high school on Wednesday, exactly 30 years after me! This is on a pale green aida (which I don’t mind stitching on once in a while to save my eyes) and it’s mounted on cardboard with a green felt backing. The school’s colors are green and gold. His middle name is Ian. The original ‘I’ looked like a lowercase ‘l’, so I made up a new ‘I’. Also in the original, there were two graduates, but I opted on using his name and info instead of the girl. I designed the mortar board as the design is from a button company and you are suppose to use their button. There are some green and light yellow beads on this too.

I learned that Tori was sick last weekend and is now fine. I was at my mom’s today and decided to drop off a goodie bag for Tori on the way home and she was cheerful and running around. Her brother Kenny just graduated from elementary school today. He’s about 5’5″ or so, he’s taller than his mom and auntie.

My mom is showering me with gifts-jewelry and clothes! She won a little money and wanted me to have a few things. Hey, I love a bargain (Monet jewelry for $5 each), but I need more clothes and jewelry like a hole in the head. It makes her happy. Everyone isn’t feeling up to par-Mom, Sean and still me. Our weather goes from hot to cool. We were lucky if it was 70 today. I’m someone who is affected by changes like that. Mom and I went to one of our favorite restaurants and I could only eat half of my chicken salad sandwich. I ate the other half for dinner.

Have a great weekend.