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Spring has brought a lot of cold, rainy weather, but the fields are a gorgeous green, so I guess that it is worth it.  Here's a photo of Caleb (Jackie's son) roto-tilling our garden.  It needed a second go-round, but the tiller stopped working, and we were thankful for our neighbor who offered to till it for us.

Here's our new downstairs bathroom.  I am so pleased...Bryce, you'd love it.

Sorry for the blurry image, but you get the idea.  Lindsay graciously agreed to shop with me and give me her take on a vanity for the bathroom.  Kai and Ellyn don't mind shopping at Home Depot where they can steer the carts.  I love the hickory vanity that Lindsay helped me choose.

We love our goldfinches and house finches.  We put a bird bath on the corner of the deck, and it's working well.

Can you recognize McCall?  She and her date are headed for the Prom.  She said they had a good time.

And here's Summer...costumed for her part in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."  She did a great job.

We had a nice get-together with the Stolls two weeks ago.  As always the food was yummy. I used a recipe that Renee had shared with Jackie for Sloppy Joes that turned out great.

Our lilac bush is in full bloom.

Uncle Scott was invited to present the story of his life at a Fireside at the assisted living center where he lives. He spoke for an hour and forty minutes, and did a very good job...both with the material he selected and with his presentation.  Guenther and I have finished reading Larry Miller's biography, "Driven."  And Scott and Larry are kindred spirits..only Scott didn't have the fantastic success that Larry had.  But they both regret not giving greater priority to their families.  Scott used the phrase  "No success can compensate for failure in the home" to write a song which we all sang at the close of the fireside.