My mother, my grandmother and spoiled rotten me with the high cut bangs. I still have this dress, another my grandmother made for me. It is a pink and black plaid with a little black velvet bow.
My mother is wearing a smock apron. I know because she wore one every day. My grandmother will have been wearing a conventional apron that ties at the waist. I kept a box of aprons, stained and threadbare for many years until I could part with them.
Ramblings
Tonight we went to a cocktail party. Doesn't sound like us? It isn't. It was a fundraiser for the democratic chairwoman in my county, hosted by the mayor and county auditor. Both are friends of ours so we felt we should go and bring a check. We stopped at the cash bar and splurged on two ginger ales and a big tip for the bartender. There were some delicious appetizers, including sauerkraut balls that rival my recipe!
He told me we were the only ones who interviewed him. Most parents and grandparents only looked at their students poster and took a picture. I loved interviewing all these famous people! I met a musician who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Annie Oakley, several Neil Armstrongs and John Glenns, even more Steph Currys and LaBron James, several Travis Kelces (I congratulated them on the engagement), Vera Ellen from White Christmas, the woman who has voiced Bart Simpson for thirty five years and is also Sabrina Carpenter's aunt, as well as many many gymnasts. The kids were so eager to share their facts and we stayed until the end of the fair to talk with as many as possible!
I was also going to ramble about the 15 1/2 hours I spent as a poll worker on Tuesday. But in retrospect I believe I will need a whole post to rehash that.
Tomorrow I am going on a road trip with my glass class friends. I think I was in on the original plan but now I can't remember what we are doing besides going out for lunch in a different city. But I am always ready to go out for lunch!
Saturday my youngest daughter and granddaughter and I are going to the tea restaurant for the monthly tea which is going to be extra special.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
We have a senior! I spent two days of my life creating his senior lacrosse poster. I don't remember posters when my kids were in school, but I guess it is a thing. I am not the sports gramma so instead of attending sports events (and with ten of them sporting all over the state, how could I) I am the one who creates the posters.
In my town the kids go to the reservior or even my country church for photos. The prom is often held at the school (includes a catered meal) and the after prom is held at the city recreation center which has basketball, volleyball and pickle ball courts, a pool, lots of rooms, etc. This year prom was held in a fancy barn used for parties and receptions (no need for decorations) and there was no dinner or after prom because somehow the class of 2026 never did any fundraising during the last four years.
One last prom photo
