Upgrading

Here are a few pictures of the new flooring; the office, the kitchen area, and the family room. It's sort of hard to get pictures that show it very well, but you'll get the idea. Now we just need some new furniture, new paint, new window treatments, new.....

:-)

The Land of Enchantment

Earlier this month, we took Daddy and Lois with us to visit Larry at his cabin in New Mexico. While in Leoti with Daddy and Lois, we got to visit with Gwen and her kids as well as Bob and Ann. Then while in NM, we saw Sandy and her family and also Karen and her family. On our way home from NM, we stopped in Syracuse and saw Jennifer and her family. We really got to touch base with lots of dear ones! These are a few pictures of our time in NM.

April Fool's Day (13 days late)

I've never seen anything like this. We had about 3/4 inch rain yesterday morning and afternoon that was followed by about 3-4 inches of very wet snow late yesterday afternoon and overnight. It's already starting to melt this morning so it won't last long. The snowflakes were at least as big as quarters so it was beautiful but so very un-spring-like! Here's a picture of our Dalmatian out enjoying the big flakes -- oh, wait! she's a black Lab! :-)

Frosted Flowers

Oh, my! This just isn't supposed to happen in April in Kansas! Most of the grassy places are covered with snow -- not anything deep but definitely frosted. Our Easter Sunrise Service is promising to be very, very chilly; probably about 20 degrees!

Budding Friendship and Old Friends

Last night, the girls were actually sharing

the cushy-pillow -- well, at least for a few seconds! :-)

SURPRISE, CARRIE! I thought you'd enjoy these pictures.

Chris, Holly, and little Lora flew in for about a week-long visit with Norm...

...and with Kelly, Jaylen, and Kelora (don't know if I spelled that right) who drove in for the time with family. I got to hold Kelora! She's so tiny!

And while I was catching "old friends" pictures,I got Brian, Sharae, and Lenia to pose as well!

Redbuds in Bloom

Here's a touch of our spring flowers for you, Kimi. :-)

I'm a Prophet

What did I tell you? Yesterday, I had four billiant yellow daffodils, and this morning, they're neatly plucked and well-chewed-on! Abby's definitely going to simplify my backyard plantings, probably nothing much this year. It's a good thing I love her so much!