Well, Meech & I are going to Buffalo to visit the girls and the grands and our church family this weekend, so I figured I should update before we go.
Mother's day was really quiet, mostly just me & Doug, however, I think I have a really great husband. He made sure I got the fuscia plant I wanted, and my favorite candy, caramels. We also got 3 pink hycaniths for my little garden... 1 for each daughter. Now I have to work on the boys & grands... maybe I can find blue hyacinths?? Of course, the blues would outnumber the pinks.. I'll have to get more creative than that! My son... well... he needs to learn a thing or two about what is an appropriate Mother's day gift!! So aside from sleeping over his bf's (Homer bf that is) house the nite before, he did make me waffles for brunch when he got here, straight out of the toaster, and even warmed the butter in the microwave. That was not the gift.. the gift, apparently was 3 cases of laundry detergent. No, not bottles ... CASES. Story to that is his friend's dad works somewhere that was giving them away, and the dad insisted Meech bring some home. Okay, softy mom did not have the heart to tell him that ANYTHING that implies work is not appropriate for a mother's day gift. Got any volunteers to do it for me? I haven't even mentioned the idea to Doug to enlighten my son... yet. However, there is a sowing and reaping catch to this story. 2 Cor. 9:6 (NIV) "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." The prior Sunday, Abundant Life held a food drive. We contributed food, as well as 1 bottle of detergent, and didn't think anything else about it. We reaped 10 bottles (at least) of detergent. Got Laundry???
I have also been blessed with a job that pays an hourly wage of more than I've ever earned before, but get this, I don't have to do any real thinking. In my prior positions I had lots of responsibilities, and lots of stress.. now, I put things in order (which comes naturally for me), file, key in entries... and knit. Yes, I said knit. Part of what I do is back up the receptionist. Whenever she is out.. which unfortunately is quite often, I make sure people get signed in and out of the building... that's it. So, I was told to bring in something to do... maybe a book or whatever. I asked if I can bring my knitting in, and was told yes. So I greet people, and knit. I'm working on something for Zoe... but in case her mom sees this, I don't want to say what. I'll post pics when it's done. It's a temp job, but I am praising God for the time of rest!!
D has been playing LaCrosse, and loving it. He's also brought his grades up to an 84 average... life is good. Pics to come.. of LaCrosse, not his grades!
Doug, well, he works hard, volunteers with the fire dept, and is still working on my tiered garden, and planning out the little deck I want to add. He needs to learn though that you just can't take two women to one of the cutest touristy/shopping villages and expect to spend only an hour there! Kisha and I will have to make a day of that next time she is here to visit! We'll leave the boys with him!!
I think that's enough for now.. here are some pics from when Kisha was here!
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