YARD WORK

We were on the boulevard today and saw the water running in the new park display they built in front of

TRACTOR SUPPLY!

It's really quite pretty. 

It'd be prettier up closer but this is what ya get when ya drive by! lol

After Tony finished the lawn mowing, I went out to check out my plants. Things are growing nicely. My Hen and Chicks are doing better now that I've split them up.  Here is the ones I had to pull some out of. It's still overflowing.

I repotted some into another planter box, and after replanting them over and over, because the dang squirrels kept digging them up to bury a nut, they are finally growing large enough that the rodents aren't bothering them anymore. YAY!!

The Quintz are looking better too, as are the Hydrangeas. 

These Lillies are budding out and will be blooming soon.

I'm pleased with what the yard is doing. Tony fertilized the yard a week ago and it is amazing how quickly the grass is responding.

GRADUATIONS AND MORE GRADUATIONS

Sunday was my 1st time in Primary! IT WAS SO FUN!!   I am excited to be working with the little kids again. They were all so darling. One little girl is autistic and can't speak. She is 11 years old, small, and her dad plays the piano for singing time. She took a shine to me and stood on my feet, sat on my lap, hugged me and held my hands. She left at one point to go see her dad and another little girl said, "Can I sit on your lap?"   It was so sweet!  After church, we had LINGER LONGER. We were going to eat outside but it was windy and cold so we stayed in the gym. I had made BBQ meatballs and besides some sandwiches, baked beans and a green bean casserole, everything else was sweets except for one salad. lol It was good though.The real food went fast . lol

In the evening at 6, we went to the BIRCH Building for the SEMINARY GRADUATION.

It was so nice. There were somewhere around 20 students and our Scotlyn was one of them!

Of course, that's why we went! lol

Proud Momma and Papa!

It was a wonderful Sunday and a great way to finish it seeing her graduate from Seminary. We went home and got to bed early because we needed to get up at 6am and go to the gym so we could be home by 9 and get ready to go to Scotlyn's high school graduation at 10.

Scott sent me pictures of her that he took before going to the

 Idaho Center.

She's sure a pretty girl. We are so proud of her.

We drove to the Birch Building and parked in the lot there and walked over to the Idaho Center. They are charging $10 dollars to park now and we didn't want to pay that much. Besides, the walk is not that far and it doesn't hurt to get a little more exercise.

Yeah, we're cheap, we admit it.

We found Scott and Jill as he was saving spots for us as well as Jill's mom, sister, niece and Claire and Lincoln. When we got there, we helped save the seats and Scott went down on the floor to get some pictures. He got Scotlyn and Porter.

And he got one of him and his baby girl!

Here she is standing while we all stood till all the graduates came in .

Seated while the program continued. It only lasted and hour and 50 minutes. It was great! There were several speakers but they were all brief!  We loved it!!  Best Graduation ever! lol

And here is what we waited for. Scotlyn receiving her diploma!

When it was over, we went out to meet her on the grassy area. It was windy and chilly again and I was so glad I wore my sweatshirt.

After getting her goodie lei, we got a picture of her and her little buddy, Lincoln! Our Great grandson.

Porter and Scotlyn

Flowers from Mom and dad.

Grandpa Scott and his grandson, Lincoln

Grandpa Tony, Scotlyn and Grandma Vernie

Mom and daughter

Dad and daughter

Scotlyn, Mostyn (brother) and Lincoln

Mom, and dad and Scotlyn

Grandpa and his grandson

SO CUTE!

After all the pictures, Tony and I walked back to the Birch building and Stillman and Michelle showed up to follow us to the Green's Club House for the after graduation party.

Scott and Jill had a wonderful luncheon prepared for a lot of friends and family. It was wonderful. We ate and visited and then we left to make more room for those who arrived later. 

Stillman and Michelle came over so I could give Jayden his Graduation card. His graduation is on Sunday the 30th and we are leaving on the 29th for Utah and won't be able to go to Jayden's graduation in Lewiston. 

Michelle took a picture of us with the boys and then they left to head home. The boys were missing school today so they could come to the graduation and still have 11 days of school left before they are out for the summer.  After they left, Tony mowed the lawn and I went up to clean the floor in the bathroom. Now that my eyes are clear, I see dirt EVERYWHERE! lol It's great but I've got some serious cleaning to do now that I can see it. lol  Been a good day!

GOD IS GOOD!~

2nd EYE SURGERY

Tuesday, Tony drove me to Boise for my 2nd eye surgery. I had to be there at 9:10. We got there a little early which was good because they had to take me to the other side of the building to have a checkup on the 1st eye that was done a couple of weeks ago. They said my right eye was healing well. I just have to keep up the eye drops 4 times a day for another few days and then it will be all on the left eye for a while. 

The worst part of the surgery is getting the initial needle in my arm. She had a bit of a problem finding a vein this time. She tried two spots and finally got one on the 3rd stab. lol  It was so weird this time. It seemed like I was more aware of what was going on. It didn't hurt but I was aware the doctor was there (which I wasn't on the 1st eye) and I felt the pressure on my head when they taped my head down so I didn't move and I felt him put the thing around my eye to keep it open. BUT, luckily, I didn't feel anything on the eye.

GLAD IT'S DONE! 

The worst part of after surgery is I can't wear make up. lol 

We went to the temple this morning. It was just Tony and I today. The Brown's weren't able to go. We did 2 session's and then came home and got ready to go to the gym and walk. Pat waited so she could go with us. She's a great friend.  After walking, we came home and I am just relaxing. Tony puts the drops in my eyes and I can taste them. Pretty gross! BUT, it's a necessary evil, so there's that!

It was a good day and GOD IS GREAT!

YARD IS DOING GREAT

When we went to visit Isabel on Monday, she gave me this African Daisy and a bag of Lindor Chocolates for Mother's Day, 

As soon as we got home from Boise, I planted it in a planter in the back yard. It's a perennial so it will come back year after year!!

I love it!!  Thanks girls!!

Tony trimmed back the Viburnum on Monday and also cut back the daffodils.  The berm looks so much better!

The white Peonies are blooming!  Love Peonies so much!

I didn't know that the bush we bought to replace the lilac tree, has blossoms on it. I think I'm gonna enjoy this bush!

It sure helped to cut back the Quintz bushes this spring. They were getting way too big. I still get a ton of shoots come up from them (which I hate) but that's the way of it. 

The yard is looking pretty good ! We are getting older and have noticed a new ache or pain every morning when we get up!! SO, that being said, we are still able to make things look decent! lol

I noticed a plant coming up behind these two flower pots. I thought it was a tomato coming up from seed, however Tony said it's a potato. It's not getting water back that far so guess I'll pull it. 

The patio plants are doing great!  I hope we are able to do a block party this year. My yard and plants are ready to entertain! lol

MONDAY

Monday, we got back into our regular routine. We started by going to the gym early! We knew it was gonna be a hot day and wanted to get a good start on the day. It was so good to see my friend Pat again and we had a great visit catching up. After we went home, Tony started on the lawns. 1st our's and then Lynn's. I stayed inside and did several loads of laundry and cleaned house. Around 3 in the afternoon, we drove into Boise to see Isabel. 

We were hoping to see Sophia as well but she was doing clinicals and still wasn't home. We stayed about 45 minutes, gave her, her Graduation card and some money and had a wonderful visit. Hoped Sophia would make it home, but she didn't unfortunately. We took off  hoping to avoid the 5 o'clock traffic but alas, we did not!! lol

We got home and shortly thereafter, we went to Scotlyn's last choir concert.  Soon she will be off to ISU for college.

The concert was really fun.  The kids all sang and danced and it was a super good concert! After it was over, we got a picture with Scotlyn. She was a camel as they sang a lot of music from Aladin.

Scotlyn and her dad!

Scotlyn and Hawkin's!

It was a fun day but I needed to get home and prepare for my 2nd eye surgery in the morning.

TRIP HOME # MOTHER'S DAY

We left for home around 9:30 am on Sunday. We thought about going to church with Cindy and Ty but their church didn't start till noon and we didn't want to get home that late.

It was MOTHER'S DAY. Tony had already bought me the fake tulips (that I love) and on the way to Ashton, he stopped in Mountain Home and got me the movie "SOLO MIO" which again I LOVE! During the day, I got a call or a text from all my kid's but one, as well as from four of Tony's, so I felt pretty special.  Then Scott sent me this picture that he embellished with AI.

I love it!!

Each one of these five, are a treasure to me. I love each one of them with all my heart. I've got five good looking children!!

We drove past the Museum that Hawkins will be working at this summer. Well, not  exactly by it. It's off the road a bit, but we could see it. I told Scott that we four should make a day trip this summer and come over and take his tour. It'd be fun to see the place but more exciting to see Hawkin's in action! lol

Scott sent me this picture as well.

I nearly split a stitch laughing!! I wish I knew how to do this because it's pretty fun and this one is down right funny!! When we got into Nampa, we went to Costco and filled up with gas and then went in and grabbed a bite to eat. Then we ran the car through the car wash and came home and unloaded the car. 

I went out back and checked my plants. My Iris are in bloom. I figured they would be , as there were several buds on them when we left.  It's good to be home. I always like to go on a trip but it's always great to get back home. 

HAWKINS GRADUATION DAY

We got up Saturday morning and we got ready to go to Hawkin's graduation. Pocatello was 1 hour and a half away so after breakfast, we visited a bit and then took off.  

Scott used AI to create this cute announcement for his graduation. 

I LOVE IT!~

I asked Tony if we could stop in Idaho Falls because I wanted to stop at the falls. I had really wanted a picture of the temple with the falls. 

AND, I got it!!

The falls used to be more natural before they built the cement curb for it to roll over and go into turbines for power.

And power they got!! It's still pretty impressive!

Water falls are fascinating to me.

I got a little photo happy! lol  Like thats not unusual. 

As we were leaving , I offered to take a picture of a family that was there, so they took one of me and Tony. Then we were off for Pocatello!  We met up with Scott, Jill and Mary at the ICCU Dome. It was actually pretty good timing. 

The graduation was pretty boring, as they all are....until Hawkin's walked up. Just saying! lol

Afterwards, we got pictures of all of us with our GRAD!

AM I SHRINKING?  Height wise anyway!

THE PROUD MOMMA AND PAPA!

Since they weren't able to get a picture together on the field in the dome, Scott did an AI ....of course!  lol

Then we got a picture of the six of us. Afterwards, we all went to one of Hawks favorite places to eat.   BUTTERBURR'S  It was a great place to eat. And reasonable!  It took a while to eat as the cute little waitress lost our order for a bit. Not her fault, as there were a lot of guests due to the graduation. We got away a little later than planned so when we got heading back to Ashton, it was dusk and full blown dark when we got to Rexburg. Once we turned off the freeway and were on those winding country roads. YEP, we got lost! Even with GPS!  We ended up going over several bridges, through ravines, a little water and mud, FINALLY, we found our way back! It was a bit nerve racking! We'd even thought about calling Ty but there was no way we could have told him where we were. lol None the less, we made it. Ty was in bed and Cindy was cleaning up her kitchen.

We all called it a day and went to bed !

We got up early and had breakfast and one last visit and then we took off for home. It was such a fun week and we were so glad we were able to make the trip, 

We did miss Isable's graduation though.  BUT, I got pics!

Belle looked gorgeous!

PROUD MOMMA!

Sophia, Belle, Andrew & Momma

THESE TWO, are best friends!

We are so pound of these two college graduates.

They are going places!