Weekend with Friends

This weekend was very busy but also very enjoyable.  Friday found me home as soon as possible from work and attacking the house cleaning in preparation for a baby shower two of my friends and I hosted on Saturday.  Everything really turned out nicely, and we had fun celebrating the January arrival of a little girl.  Brian took care of the girls while the shower was going on, and they obviously had a fantastic time because they came home and basically asked to take a nap!  After naps, they had a great time playing with Marin and Lenora - the daughters of our friends who stayed the weekend.  Saturday, early evening, more friends congregated at our house for a few drinks and football watching before heading to a fundraiser/auction dinner.  I enjoyed this a lot because one of my students, Lydia, who has cerebral palsy was a guest-speaker.  She is actually completely non-verbal but the cognitive part of her brain is undamaged.  She communicates using a computer...and she "types" using her eyes.  She's pretty incredible.  Sunday was a relaxing day...it was rainy and cloudy and I enjoyed doing a whole lot of nothing (although I'm sure I should have been doing something!).

 Baby shower hostesses:  Jamie, me, and Karen

(Notice the open door...it was cold but the kitchen got smoky - whoops!)

Later in the evening on our way to the fundraiser...

Jamie, Karen, Jen (the baby shower was for her!), and me