Tuesday, April 28th.

Today would have been my Mother's 85th. Birthday. We lost her 14 years ago, Feb. 25th.,1995. Still miss her every day. This has always been my favorite picture of my mother, taken when she was 18. I can remember asking her if she was "naked", and she told me she had on a strapless sundress. Hmmmmmm, I wonder??? LOL A a young woman, complete strangers would come up to me and say "You must be Virginia's daughter, as you look just like her", but I could never see the resemblance.

Monday, April 27th.

This is our light house in our side yard. We have let the wood season for several years and this spring we are finally going to paint it. Originally we had fish in the ponds in front of it and several Oriental flowers growing around it, but they died off and the fish had to be taken to heated ponds in the winter months, and it just got to be a big headache, so we filled in the ponds with dirt, and planted flowers in them, Hostas mostly and some wild flowers and they bloom every year now.
We picked up the big rocks on the side from the beach and on the other side are several pieces of driftwood. The large chain is from the Huron Light ship,(Coast Guard) that is now a museum in Port Huron. The reason for the dark pic is I took this picture at dusk.

Sunday, April 26th.

I met DH's nephew, Joe, today for the first time. He is here visiting from Chicago.
He is DH's sister Phyllis's son, Dana's brother. Pretty nice guy. Married (separated from, for years)to Shirley.

Saturday, April 25th.

Well, Winter is over! Boy did the storms ever move in today. Our first official Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the season! Yikes, look at these clouds as the storm wss moving in. 60/70 mile an hour winds. Not too much damage here, but Marysville got hit pretty hard, with lots of trees down. The temp went from 83 degrees to 61 degrees in about 10 minutes time. This is about 3 P.M. It got pretty darn dark really fast. This picture is taken out our back door, looking over the neighbor's garage.

Friday, April 24th.

Dick putting away the Snowblower for the summer. Its 80 degrees out today! Grandkids are asking when we are going to open the pool! (behind the privacy fence in this picture)

Thursday, April 23rd.

Dick cleaning out his shed to put the Snowblower and winter tools away for the season. Woohoo, snow gone, cold weather gone!

Wednesday, April 22nd.

Phew, finally got a bed for Kristee! No more cushions on the floor for her.
Not sure who is happier, her or her stuffed buddies!

Tuesday, April 21st.

Meet Missy. She is Queen of the house and is now the ripe old age of 12!
She pretty well just sleeps and eats these days, unless Payne or Tilli or Tomi get in her face then she shows them just who is boss.

Monday, April 20th.

Spring has sprung! Yippee! Daffodils are popping up all over.

Sunday, April 19th.

Kristee took this picture looking down on Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois (Lake Michigan).

Saturday, April 18th.

Picture of Jasmine, Kristee, and Jessie (Chicago room mates) in front of huge fountain in Chicago Illinois. (on 8th. grade school band trip)

Friday, April 17th.

Kristee left on her Band trip to Chicago at 6 A.M. today. Here they are, Kristee and Jasmine arriving at Chippewa Middle School to catch the bus for Chicago Illinois.

Thursday, April 16th.

Here's Kyree, just loving on her new Easter Bunny, Kristee won the Bunny in a drawing at Meijers and Kyree was with us and just fell in love. Grandma Robin won't let her take it home, says she has no room for it, so Kyree has to visit it when she comes to Nana and Papa's house.

Wednesday, April 15th.

April 15th. The last day to file taxes. The first year, and I'm sure not the last for a new "Tax Day Tea Party" to let the goverment know we are not happy with them, sort of based on the original "Boston Tea Party" of 1773.
The rally, which took place along Pine Grove Avenue between Hancock and Sanborn streets, was one of hundreds that occurred Wednesday throughout the
country against what protesters characterized as irresponsible taxation and government spending. It was an amazing site to see all those people on the side of the road. I did not have my camera with me, so this is a picture posted on the Times Herald newspaper site.

Tuesday, April 14th.

Look at how big my Lilac tree is getting! It will soon be big enough to be able to smell the Lilac's in the kitchen window, like when I was a kid at my mom's house.

Monday, April 13th.

Just had to take an extra day with Easter and share a picture of Kyree and Papa Pete(DH's younger brother/nephew, whom dates Robin) finding Easter Eggs, the Easter Bunny hid outside! It took her a minute to figure out just what she was supposed to be doing, but once she caught on, she was having a ball finding all the "surprises" the Easter Bunny left.

Sunday, April 12th.

Happy Easter! Here's Kristee with her Easter Basket. Not much in it as she requested the funds for a hair cut, and she is dieting, so not much candy in it. And she found it in about 5 minutes, guess that's because all the hiding places are filled to the brim with my Scrap goodies! LOL

Saturday, April 11th.

Well, we are preparing for the Easter Bunny, and Kristee has colored her eggs.
I think she is really beginning to outgrown the whole Easter Bunny thing, but goes along with it for me! LOL But she does like to color the eggs once she gets started on them, and has fun dispite herself!

Friday, April 10th.

Yept, days later, I am still trying to find places for my scrap goodies! I have no idea where I'm going to put anything else, as I have run out of places. I do know I really have to get the table cleaned off, so we can use it again, for what its intended! LOL Thank goodness, Robin is having Easter dinner at her house, so I won't have that mess to deal with! LOL

Thursday, April 9th.

Well, Lacee, lucky girl has gone on Spring Break with her friend and parents, to Orlando, Florida and got to see the Blue Men at Universal Studios,and actually got a great big BLUE Kiss from one of them. This is a picture she sent me, amoung many, using her Iphone, showing her big blue Kiss!