HARD FREEZE BUT THE PLANTS SURVUVED

Thursday night we had a very hard freeze. We had to put an extra blanket on the bed that night and when we got up Friday to go to the gym, there was frost on the truck windshield and the grass.  I was a bit worried about my plants. Especially my Peonies.

However, when I got home, I checked on my plants. The peonies were fine. I've got five different spots where they are planted and none were affected.

This one has finally kicked in and started growing. It's taken a couple of years and I am finally thinking it will do well this year.

I've got two in pots. One in the front and one in the back. They are doing good as well. I mowed the lawn and Tony edged the lawn and then went to mow his mother's lawn. He was able to turn on her sprinklers. So when he got home and told me,

I walked out back, behind our fence and see the water's in the irrigation ditch. We still haven't turned our water on.  Tony has some lines to repair 1st. Saturday morning we had to be at temple at 5:30 so we we were up at 4am. We had a wonderful day serving. We left at 11 and stopped at CHICK FIL A for lunch. Tony has several freebies coming so we'll be eating there for a few times in the next couple of weeks. lol

(Like we ever go anywhere else.)  We went to Costco for milk and half and half and I got some Gerber Daisy's.  We came home, put the groceries away and sat down for a bit and watched some LONGMIRE. I fell asleep . I was feeling so tired today. Around 4, we rode our bikes to Lynn's to check her mail. She is in Utah for a couple of months and we'll be checking things at her place.

We rode back home and I planted two daisy's in three pots.

One by the fence and the gazebo.

I had Tony move two of the pots that were by the back door, to the garden area. Planted two more daisy's in them.

I'll probably plant a tomato plant behind them  the pots .

This Peonie must be two different kinds. Different colors.

I did discover one Quintz died. We'll dig it up Monday and toss it in the trash. This one is small but I love the deep red flowers.

I have white lilies coming up in the back and they get pretty tall. I like my colored ones a lot better, but these are pretty. I was glad they didn't freeze either.  I love a pretty yard.

GOD IS GOOD!

LOVING THE MOISTURE

We have been blessed this week with rain! How grateful we are. We can see snow in the mountains and boy is that appreciated. Prayers have been answered for sure. Thank you Lord.

The lawn, plants and trees are soaking it up and they are all greening up and flowering !

The Locust tree has finally started getting leaves and will soon be providing shade. I am so grateful we put in the shed and I don't have to worry about a BIG garden. Small is better the older we get. lol

One of these days, Tony and Patrick will finish the fence up front near the driveway. It is coming down and they said when it gets to be the right time, they will replace it. Wonder what color it will be. lol We have three colors going now, which you can see in the previous picture.  (If you look hard enough)

We went to the temple on Tuesday with just Lynn. The Browns decided to stay home for him to recuperate more.  When we finished we ate at CHICK FIL A, then took Lynn home. I wanted to get home to make Scott a Strawberry pie for his birthday. 

It's not pretty but hopefully it tasted OK. Jill cleaned out a bunch of his T shirts when he was working in New York and he asked me if I could make him a quilt out of them. I'm gonna try but I am thinking of asking Gaya Butterfield to help me as I'm not much of a quilter anymore. Wish my Mom was around to help, but alas, she has more important work to do.

Scott and Jill came over after they had dinner in Meridian. We had a nice visit discussing our trip to Pocatello for Hawkins graduation. Also Jill is speaking at their Saturday night Ward Conference AND Elder Uchtdorf is their visiting General Authority.

HOW EXCITING IS THAT.  We are going!!

Having fun with my Bestie at the gym. We are so excited!! Tony bought us tickets to the MICHAEL JACKSON Movie that is coming out this month. Pat said she is taking us to dinner 1st and then she said she is buying us the hat and sparkly glass that they are serving pop and popcorn in.   lol  We can't wait to go.

FOUR DAYS OF BUSY

We went to the temple on Wednesday because of doctor appointments for Lynn. The Brown's had some family issues to take care of so it was just the three of us.

It was a beautiful day and the flowers are blooming like crazy. 

Just gorgeous!

After  we did two endowments, we went to FREDDY'S for lunch. We had a nice meal (I love Freddy's) and then we brought Lynn home. Tony and I came home and I worked on some cards.

I got a new die and I wanted to try it out. The colors are wild but I was using scraps from my "scrap box" so there's that!  lol

Then I made four triple folds with some pretty bee paper.

I didn't have a pattern but made one and liked it, so I made three more.  lol  Not much space for writing a message but I could put another white on the back so there would be more room.

It was a fun card to make. When I finished, I went down stairs to fold a couple of loads of laundry I had washed and dried. 

Then I sat down to read the book were reading for

BOOK CLUB this month. It's a really good book. 

Tony was out in the garage putting a wagon together that he just bought. I think its for his mothers yard.

I went out and checked my plants and those dang squirrels have dug up my Chicken and Hen's ....AGAIN!! I get so frustrated with those darn varmints! They have ruined so many plants!!

They don't bother my Iris and Lilies!  Thank Goodness!

These Lilies are starting to do pretty good too. I put more dirt over the bulbs because they were showing with all the watering from last year. Consequently, they came up a little late. 

The Quints are starting to bloom so they came back pretty good from the BIG trimming we did on them a few weeks ago.  We had a couple of busy days going to the gym and going grocery shopping for the weekend. I got to see Scott on Friday when he was out shopping as well. We ran into each other at Costco. Had a short visit while we shopped and ate samples. lol Nice to see him. It's been a while. It seems like he's always gone. They are taking Scotlyn to Pocatello after school on Friday so she can check out the college.

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Tony and I went to the temple for our Saturday shift today. Some of the kids came back to town this weekend because Livie is reporting on her mission tomorrow. Tony and I officiated the 10 o'clock session.  Stillman and Alex stayed with Lynn so they brought her to the temple this morning. Curtis and Deedra stayed with the Butterfields and they came too. Stillman's  brother in law, Jordan and his wife Stephanie came as well.  It was nice to have them all in the session, when we were officiating. TENDER MERCY'S!

Afterwards, we all met at RAISING CAINS.

It was so packed that we had to eat outdoors. Jordan and Stephanie went home to get their kids so we started without them. We took Lynn home because the kids were going golfing. Jordan and Stephanie showed up as Tony, Lynn and I were leaving. Lynn and I got cold so we were ready to go before the other kids finished.  

The kids went golfing after dinner and Tony and I went home after dropping Mom off at her place. I got busy and made a BIG pot of Taco Soup and a coconut cream poke cake for Sunday. Then when Alex and Stillman got back to Mom's place, we went over and played games. Curtis and Deedra went to the BUTTERFIELDS home and played games.. Tammy and her three kids came over about the time we were done playing. We finished up the last 2 rounds and then we came home and went to bed. We'd been up since 4am and were tired. 

SUNDAY:

We went to the Smith building for their Sacrament meeting to hear Alivia report on her Mission. 

She got home three weeks ago and her parents took her on a special trip to Belize. They got in  last night at midnight and to bed at 1:30. Church was at 9 this morning. She did a phenomenal job on her mission report. She had no problem talking about her mission and used NO NOTES and spoke for 25 minutes! It was great.  After ward, Tony went back to our ward for Ward Council. Lynn and I rode back to her house with Stillman and Alex. I put the Taco Soup on to warm up. Curtis & Deedra showed up and when Tony got there shortly after 11, we went ahead and ate lunch. Chris and Tammy showed up shortly after we started and we all had a nice lunch and visit. At 12:30, Tony and I went back to church, because we were both conducting our last meetings. Him in Priesthood and me in Relief Society. Its been a great few days.

 AND I AM LOVING THE RAIN!! 

WE ARE SO BLESSED!

63 YEARS OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

Tony and I went to the gym and met up with Pat. I was happy to hear that her daughter gave her a

               "SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY" 

on Sunday. She was so happy and told me all about it. we had a great visit as we walked. It's so funny, .... people kept walking by us and asking if we call each other daily because we were both dressed in black pants and a pink shirt. It has happened before and I swear, it's just a coincidence.  I guess we are such good friends, that we just know. lol 

  When I got home, my siblings were texting back and forth. It has been 63 years today since my Mom and us three girls were baptized. What a blessing it has been for our family. I love how close I am with my siblings. We love each other so much and support one another. We keep in touch almost daily and it has been such a blessing for all of us. We all have a testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Our family unit has been strengthened because we have love for each other, our parents and the gospel. It was such a sweet bunch of texts today.

After breakfast, Tony and I started working in the yard. Yeah, it's that time of year. 

                                                         

I had cut back all my bushes earlier this year and they are starting to come back and blooming.

The coral one is looking a little nasty on the top but the bottom is starting to bloom nicely.

My Viburnum in the front is blooming nicely and it smells

 SO GOOD!! 

The daffodils aren't opening and I am so unhappy about that. I have got to get them dug up this fall and separated. I think the bulbs are just too crammed together. 

The grass is looking pretty good for not having any water yet. Other than a couple of good rain days. Our irrigation is going to be turned on late this year and probably turned off early. This may be as green as the grass gets this year. lol

Tony trimmed after I mowed. He also spent a fair amount of time on his knees, digging out dandelions.  He's a good man!

My pots need some new plants but the Iris and Lilies are coming up good.  Not going to do a lot of planting this year due to the water problem. I'll enjoy what I got.

GENERAL CONFERENCE WEEKEND

Saturday, just before conference, Tony went to pick up Christopher Landrum (new convert) and his mom. They both watched the 1st and 2nd session's of General Conference. Liz came over as well but just for the 2nd session, as she was at the Adamson's for the 1st session. Chris is a real sweetheart. I believe he is on the spectrum and I was worried he wouldn't be able to sit through the sessions, But he did pretty well. He would get up on occasion and go use the restroom, but all in all, he did pretty good.

He's super sweet. He loves to give hugs and he calls Tony and me, his God Parents. lol

I sat on the couch behind him as he and Liz sat in the front. Mom was in the recliner on the right. Chris would turn around and give me the piece sign. lol  After the 2 sessions were over with, we loaded up my breakfast casserole and the sausages and drove to the church for the Ward Waster Brunch. 

Christopher and Drue

We were some of the 1st to arrive and we helped put the plastic table cloths on the tables.

It was a great turnout and there was a ton of food. Everything from fruit to eggs and bacon, pancakes, breakfast burritos and a ton of pastries. There was a good variety.  If you went away hungry, it was your own fault. lol

Brother Smith likes to make funny faces so he had me take a picture of him after he put an orange rind in his mouth. lol It was a good time had by all. After the brunch, we helped cleanup the cultural hall, put tables and chairs away and swept the floor and did some dishes and took out trash. We then took Mom home (Christopher walked as he lives a block from the church) then Tony and I went home, put on our walking shoes and met Pat at the rec center. We walked the path outside because there was only an hour left for the gym to be open. It was a gorgeous day and Pat was happy to meet us there. When done, we came home and watched HUDSON & REX. (Tony loves it) It's ok but not my favorite. lol

Sunday morning, we got up, dressed and got our food ready to take to Lynn's. We watched the 1st Sunday session with the Butterfields and Mom Norton. After the 1st session, Tammy and Chris and family came over and we had dinner together. Ham and funeral potatoes, salads, cheesecake and cookies. It was delicious.  We then listened to a concert that Jack played his french horn in while we played GOLF. When Conference was about to start again, the Floyds went home to watch it and the Butterfields left for home. I got pictures of them before they all left. 

THE FLOYDS

THE BUTTERFIELDS

It was a great day. We enjoyed spending time with them for their Spring Break. Conference was wonderful and I learned so much. I really need to love more like the Savior does. I have a lot of things to work on. I am so grateful for Him and I know He lives.

GOD IS GOOD!