Mother Day May 11

Mother's day May 11
We had a quiet day. Hannah was not well, so I attended church to teach my lesson and then came home. It rained most of the morning, but we were ablet to get out for a lengthy walk which the dogs enjoyed.Malina called and we talked for quite a while. Samuel gave me another animal book with a commentary by John Grogan of "Marley and Me" fame. We have read and reread this book, and have enjoyed it greatly. Rob and Erin sent me 2 8x10 photo's. One is of Erin, Rob and Me, and the other is of Hal. I love them both and placed them on display in the front hall. Hannah gave me a pair of beautiful earings, which I will love wearing. Mark cooked a delicious meal of roast beef, asparagus Yum.. corn, and cucumbers. It was very tasty and not too fattening. :) I still pigged out with chocolate coverd raisins. The afternoon whittled away quietly with games, books, phone calls, music on the both the piano and guitar, and household chores.No real photos to share.Thank you to everyone who made the day special.I called and spoke to my mother yesterday. Yesterday was not a pleasant day and I will not recap it. I do not wish to spoil the pleasant mood of the day. I spoke to Dad a short while and have not called Joan just yet. I plan to call tomorrow.

More Graduation

Rob is on the far left.. 2nd row.. on the isle..

Graduation of a Master Accountant

Here we are at graduation in Provo with Erin and Hannah and of course the one who worked so hard. Robert!

Hannah and I flew out to spend the weekend with Rob and Erin. We had fun eating out and golfing. Erin surprised us with her swing. She's got game. It was windy and bit much.. but we enjoyed ourselves.

Lacrosse Game. 6-5.. Mark is No. 10..

Hope tries to nap in the hammock. It's the first day we've had warm enough weather to sleep in the hammock. Penny and Hobbes Stand guard... over the girls as they sleep. Eventually Hobbes jumped up into the hammock and tried to wake them. He's a cuty..

Spring has Arrived Sunday May 3rd

Here is a photo of Mark facing off in his Lacrosse Game yesterday. He played very well, receiving one assist. They played Waukesha and won 6to 5.

Yesterday was very rainy and cold, but today dawned warm and sunny. After services, we all caught an afternoon snooze before walking Penny and Hobbes and visiting with a few neighbors.

Here is a video of Hope and Hannah being sat on by their father. Hope is preparing this week for her trip to Guatemala. Hannah is addressing Graduation Announcements. I made some scrumptious peach ice cream for dessert. Very yummy. Very creamy… I am very happy that spring is mostly here. We can still get a frost, but if the flowers and the grass keep growing that won’t faze me. )

May 3 Lacrosse in the Rain

Today, We played lacrosse in the rain. It was 50 and wet. I came home and took a long hot shower. The team won 6 to 5 and it was a close call. Mark Samuel did very well. He scored a goal and had one assist. The boys are quickly learning stick skills.

Hope is home from college. She will leave for Guatamala next week where she will help build houses and work in an orphanage. I helped her pack up a good bit of craft material for the children to use. She looks good, is happy, spent some time @ Washington and Lee with Christian B. and has Kendall over tonight. I am so glad she has kept up with her friends. Friends are most important in life.

I was out last week for Rob's graduation from college. He is well. He loves his Lacrosse Team and absolutely loves lacrosse. U.S. Lacrosse sent me an email with their need for an Accountant Manager. I sent him the job profile and link. He would be perfect for the job. It is in Maryland. Mark has a job opportunity in Maryland. Maybe we will all move to Maryland

Erin played golf with us while we were out west. It was her first time and she did very well. She definitely has game. Hannah was with us and other than jet lag and being delayed an entire day for getting home, it was a nice trip. I saw Cathy C. and Emily and Don C. as Emily graduated also. Busy time.. busy season..

Mark's job hunt is going well. He had a phone interview this week and has another early next week with a different company. It would be nice to go home to the south. I wish we could choose where we lived, but we can't so I will have to adapt.

The reunion effort is strong. We are 114.. and growing. I will rest much easier when we have more $ in the bank. We needed 100 paid to break even. We all felt we could do this and I don't think it will be a problem, but I have to keep the fire burning and help everyone get on board. I finished searching this week and turned the list over to Carla and Doreen for the mailing of the flyers. We'll have another meeting a week from Thursday and start the final plans. Dottie is helping with a questionaire... and decoration, and memorabilla.. I am really excited. I'd be more excited if we had a job.. but that will come.
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