I should have known something was up when I saw that Sharon had bought disposable plastic cups. That is so Un-like Sharon. She just isn't into disposable cups. It was also a little bit odd when she said that "everyone" was coming at 11:45. Why not 11:30 or 12:00? It was actually Mark, Mercy, Caleb, and Leah that came at 11:45, so I was totally surprised when a little later 20 or so more people suddenly showed up.
Wow! It was great! And all the cars parked up and down our little street made it seem like we're somebody ImPorTant. It felt really good, except then I realized this is all a good-bye party. Is there a word that means sad and happy at the same time?
We're going to Israel--what does that mean anyway. What a strange thing to do. On the other hand, perfectly logical. I don't know what to think. It's like a leap in the dark. No, more like jumping out of an airplane. The hard part is that my friends won't be there to share it with me. I'll have to get into this blogging and keep up with everybody. But isn't blogging sort of a Young People thing to do? It's hard for an old dog to learn new tricks. But I'll try. Yip-yip, woof, arf.
The buttons are for looks. My machine won't do buttonholes on this fabric and I didn't want to do them by hand either.
The real fasteners are nine large sew-on snaps.
