On Mother's Day Emerson had her first communion and her 9th birthday.

Playing with Oreo.

Handsome Grandpa.

Samara.Emerson opening her presents.

Handsome Grandson.

Gorgeous Grandaughter.

It was a great day - a lot to celebrate.

I am finally getting around to using my embroidery and sewing machine.

My pincushion collection.

I am making covers for E Readers.  Sew cute.

I found a new pattern for pillow case dresses. 

Love this material.

I have also been doing some cooking.  This Sausage and Kale soup was delicious.

I made chocolate souffles...

Looked great but tasted awful. I substituded a couple of ingredients which was not a good idea.

This is one of the best meals I have had in a long time.

Phyllo Dough from the freezer section of the grocery.

Baking..

They puff up and are delicious and flakey.

Dave cooked the steak on the grill.

Sauteed Mushrooms.

Steak and mushrooms piled on the phyllo - so good.  I will definitely make this again.

A new wine which was very good with the entree.

These are Asian Lettuce Wraps that I made the next night.  I served the leftover phyllo with the meal.  They were yummy warmed up and went great with the wraps.

I recently bought these books at Goodwill - $1 each.  I have added them to my to be read list.

I took a CPR class at 3:30 on Friday.  I had not renewed my CPR for several years and the format has changed so I thought it would be a good idea to renew since I am around a lot of  babies and children.  It was fun - it was held at Family Care Home Health and there were 6 people taking the class.  Our instructor was awesome.  So, after that I headed home and made dinner.  Tried a new wine - it was just ok, probably wouldn't buy again.  Cool label though.

This was a very tasty dish and quick to put together.  I grilled the shrimp on my Jenn Aire....after marinating in a lime sauce.

Made some yummy rice in my rice maker - added black beans...

Added fresh cilantro, garlic and chopped leeks.

Fresh asparagus on the side.

Dave liked the rice and he is not a rice fan.

On Saturday we headed to Newport News to visit Matlin..

Matlin has completed her sophmore year at Christopher Newport College.  It was about time that we went for a visit.

The campus is lovely.

Inside the library.

Matlin gave us a tour.  It is a very pretty campus.

Then we headed here for lunch - very yummy.

I had talapia with mango salsa.

Matlin had shrimp tacos.

and Dave had pasta with shrimp, chicken and sausage.  Everything was delicious.

After lunch we went to TJ Max for a little shopping and then we headed to get dessert....yogurt shop...so good.

Matlin likes the green tea yogurt with strawberries and coconut.

I had chocolate with almonds and coconut.

Dave had chocolate with chocolate chips.  We enjoyed sitting outside - the weather was perfect.

Then we dropped Matlin off at her apartment that she shares with 3 other girls..Pics from her room - love this one.

She loves France!

Her Sorority.

Matlin took her last exam this morning.  She will be heading back home soon for the summer.  We had a great visit with her and we are so proud of her.

On the way home we went by the Williamsburg Pottery -- looking for a bird feeder.  This is what we saw.  I grew up going here to find great deals on just about everything.  It is no longer there, the front stores anyway.  I do remember seeing something in the newspaper a while back about this land being sold. 

On the other side of the railroad tracks there are a few buildings left, but not much in them.  This is the plan for the new development.

There were only a few shoppers... very barren.

as you can see. 

I did find a few bargains... these wicker beehives were only $1.99. 

and we loved this picture.  We didn't find a bird feeder.

I was a little depressed when we left.  This legendery pottery shop will never be the same.  Most people are at the "outlet stores" down the road.  Oh well, everything changes.

It was a great day.  Thanks Matlin for spending the day with us and showing us around.