We are taking the day off to celebrate! Today B turns 18,000 days old.We have also known each other 11,111 days - today!And, because I know you guys love a good photo, here's a photo I took yesterday of some sap on our plum tree.
Miss P is waiting for this to turn to amber. How many days do you think that will take?
Milestones
Today is a day to mark some milestones.First, today is my four year "blogaversary". It is hard to believe that it has been four years since that very first blog post where I shared my recipe for "Little Red Hen Bread". The last four years have been quite a journey. I have "met" many wonderful people through this blog and have even met some of you in person! Thank you to all of you who continue to visit and leave comments for me. You really help keep me going.Second, this is my 1000th blog post. One thousand! It's kind of hard to believe.Third, I am halfway one fourth of the way to my tiny star goal.
Originally, I calculated that I would need about 500 star blocks for the quilt I have in mind. After a month of tiny piecing, I was thrilled to have made 250 stars. Thinking that I was just over half way, I recalculated to see exactly how many more I need. Well, I found that my original math was WAY off and I will need 1011 stars. So, I have many more to make. I will surely be needing to cut into some bigger pieces of solid fabrics to complete these stars. I've almost used up all of my small pieces.I'll let you know when I reach 1000 tiny stars - that will be a milestone to celebrate!I hope you all stick around and come back to see the finished quilt someday.
Fun Filled Frenzy
The last few days were filled with fun and festivity. We partied and marked some big milestones.M's high school graduation.
P is SIX!
We are ALMOST finished with the playhouse. We bought the paint yesterday. P chose pink for the walls and turquoise for the trim. The painting has begun.
New chicks!
And I have been able to keep up with my ICAD project! Others around here have joined in the fun too. 
Milestones
We like celebrations. Years ago, when the boys were small we started celebrating 1000 day milestones. We don't have a big party - just a special dinner, cake, or pie - something special to mark the passing of the day. These celebrations are fun because they are not annual events. They are also at different times of the year than the person's birthday and sometimes even catch us by surprise. B has a spreadsheet on the computer to figure out everyone's 1000 day schedule but we do need to remember to check it every once in a while.Today, D, my oldest, is 7000 days old. We are off to take him out to dinner to celebrate. P will have her 2000 day celebration NEXT weekend. I recently passed a 1000 milestone but we won't say how many thousand.What special things does your family celebrate?
