Rainy Friday

It's cool and rainy today. There was a promise this morning on the Weather Channel of a beautiful day but I haven't seen it yet. So, I'm making chili for the family dinner and doing some housework before I can sew. My buffet has five stacks of sewing projects on it and I am tired of seeing it cluttered. I need my own room again but when Al and the children came into our lives I lost my space. I have a huge closet and tall racks and bins for things but it was nice having an entire room to myself. I recently tried to convince Al to let me have the living room. I had a good argument. I told him it gets used rarely as most visitors migrate to our kitchen and dining room and the children have their own spaces. He wouldn't have it. I am not finished with this idea and I hate to give up too easily. I'm hoping my parents show up tonight or tomorrow morning and I'm hoping Mom will like her apron. I'll take a photo on the sly of her in it.
Good News. My ex mother-in-law's chemo is working on her cancer! So, her quilt will be a celebration gift when Mom finishes it.
Bad News. My ex found out yesterday that he is diabetic. He's upset. I had told him months ago that his losing weight quickly was not a good thing. The girls finally harassed him enough to get him into a checkup. They said he wanted to talk about it but they weren't good daughters and didn't want to talk. They are better than that and I have said so before. I'm not going to touch the subject for a few days because all girls, no matter what age, want to think their father is a Superman. I think they are processing and will bounce back in there for him. They were the Best when I was diagnosed so I know they can do it.
God was good to me last night. There wasn't any arguing in the house between children. Praise the Lord and pass the pancakes!

I think H looks like her father but she says she's a good mix of us both.