Saturday was a pretty laid-back day, with lots of Rummikub.  I finally won a few games, narrowing Mom's substantial lead.   In the afternoon we popped over to The Other Quilt Shop so I could thank Sheri for her gift card generosity to Busy Bees, show her the spool quilt I'm entering in the AQG show (she always works and never makes it there), and order the Doodle Quilting book.  Mom admired the many quilts on display, though her favorites were not necessarily the same as mine.  As Dad used to say, "That's why they have horse races."

Alex flew to Texas early this morning for a month of working Spring Break.  Tough gig, right?  So last night Bana treated us to a farewell dinner, at Carrabba's.  I was thrilled to see how much she was able to pack away at dinner since she usually can't eat much at any one meal - especially since neither Tom nor Alex were quite able to clean their plates!  When the waitress came by, on Bana's deaf ear, to see if we wanted dessert, the three of us declined.  Bana was shocked <g> to see the bill arrive without having ordered dessert,

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However we flagged down the waitress and made amends.  Naturally there was truly only one thing to order: sogno di cioccolata (chocolate dream) - and 4 forks!

While waiting for it to arrive, Mom checked out the new phone Alex had gotten yesterday.  (While at the Apple store he also picked up a stylus for her, which is making it easier to type e-mails - and play Word Wipe - on her phone.) I'm impressed with how well she's doing with her iPhone (especially since she's looking to me to help her figure things out!)

Of course Alex's has all the latest bells and whistles (he is even having to go through a learning curve) and naturally takes much better pix than this one I snapped with my low-tech flip phone.

Today is supposed to be in the mid-60s, and sunny with no wind. Our plan is to head over to Fountain Hills and wander through however much of the juried craft show we can before Mom runs out of steam. 

We've always enjoyed this particular show during previous winter visits, though as she points out she doesn't need anything, and has actually been getting rid of stuff in her apartment.  Still, it's fun to admire all the artists' creativity. And there's always room for another pair of earrings, right?