Some new pics, hope all well

Here are some new pics ... hope all well ...

Happy Fourth of July

Happy birthday Dad

Yeaaa relish from the garden

first day for the freshman

A helping G

Happy bday J

first day of school

Monday musings

Hello,

Just catching up from a busy and good weekend. After letting it warm up a bit, we got our strawberries planted (and picked :) The garden is really taking shape. So far, we have planted strawberries, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, snap peas, lettuce (many kinds), spinach, radishes, squash, cucumbers, and zuchinni. We're hoping to get cantaloupe and pumpkins in this week.

On Friday, took G to therapy, she's having trouble entering new environments, makes deciding about school more difficult. She's also having trouble transitioning between therapists. Eventually, she did warm up and was able to get some work done in the therapy room. Hopefully, each time she'll get better at entering and transitioning. (It's really inspiring to see the kids who come in every Friday a.m. at the same time.) Friday night took number two to a play with friends.

On Saturday, Dad planted all day, while the kids and I mowed. Saturday night Dad had to work prom, boys went with Grandpa, and I got out for a little mom time. (the girls watched the little girls.) On Mother's Day Dad surprised me with donuts, and we did more work getting the garage organized after a long hard winter. We made a lot of progress.

In the kitchen, lotsa spinach salads, we have an abundance.

In the schoolroom, need to resume big kid math, uggh, but we are loving our grammar books.

On the needles, some linen stitch bookmarks, putting it aside a bit in favor of the garden.

This week, some more baseball and softball, also last full week of school for number 1. We also have to work to get Number 2 completed on his service hours for confirmation. Dad also trying to fix trailer.

Thankful for good rain, good kids, being a mom.

That's all for now. Happy, happy Mothers Day (one day late :)

Tilling and planting

This weekend was beautiful, and we-husband was able to get the garden tilled and fertilized. (I had the hard job of untangling the hoses and watering:) We also extended the garden for potatoes and strawberries (later of which we still need to plant). As pictures show, the spinach and radishes are coming in great. In between all my heavy duty garden work, I also saw in the paper that two free goats were available and mentioned it. When the topic of names came up, my husband said he would name them (edited version), No way, and Hosea. (I think that was directed at me :-) Hope you have a wonderful day.

Easter eggs, basket and a road map

Hello again,

Wow, two posts in one day. I feel prolific or maybe I'm just avoiding housework? hmm it's a tough one. Well, wanted to share a photo of Easter eggs and basket made for L and G. The other one is of our new picnic spot at a favorite park and the last one is our new map to Pentecost. What you say? Well, I found after Lent that we really enjoyed and benefitted from having our Lenten road map, and L loved coloring the boxes, so I thought why not improvise and make another one for Pentecost. Not the most artistic, but it is getting the job done. (Plus it's helping me count down the days till the last day of school:-) Thanks for visiting. Hope you have a blessed weekend.

Yarn Along (late edition)

Hello,

Just now joining Ginny's Yarn Along (which is normally on Wednesdays but I'm posting on Friday) - Set aside the daisy chain for a while and am now making good progress on my first milo (for L, she is easiest to knit for) after frogging it once. I have never done cabling before, and I'm finding it easier than I thought, (and it makes the knitting in the round not so monotonous.) I'm knitting with a beautiful wool I was able to buy at a local yarn store from a gift certificate from Christmas (thanks mom and dad). As for reading, am trying to finish The Life of Faustina Kowalska. I do not know very much about this twentieth century saint and wanted to learn more with the Feast of the Divine Mercy being on Sunday. I am liking it very much. Blessings.

Happy Easter



A chocolate sheet cake first

Holy Thursday

Our Lenten journey, we're almost there

Saturday at the Fort

Coloring Easter eggs late Holy Saturday



For Divine Mercy Sunday





Easter morning 2014 Alleluia



A doggy bone (above), a doggy bath (below)

Happy Easter to all. Love, us :-)

Our zoo trip

G's first speech appointment went really well.
Then we had great time at the zoo. (Thanks to grandparents for helping make it a great day.)

Bye for now.