April Comings and Goings

Lake Sullivan

Rock and I took the long way round...beautiful scenic drive including visiting the "Potholes" and country we haven't seen before.


There shall be no wine before it's time!!

Well on our way!!





So many vineyards all over the valley.


Brian, Dionne and I did our first Spring Barrel in the Yakima Valley, beginning right here at this winery,"Hinzerling!"
This is our third Spring Barrel and Rock's Second...





Great place to be behind bars, we were told it was the "makeout room!"

Maybe it is time to switch to water daughter!

Ending March on a Very Happy Note

On March 24, Dionne and Amya arrived late afternoon. They stayed for a day short of a week. We all had a wonderful visit. This was my highlight for March. We went out to breakfast at the senior center....(lol), then on to Keller School to buy books at their annual book fair. Amya loved this as she loves books. We played at the local park and watched her throw rocks into the water. It was a beautiful day. We had lots of good food, including our Passover dinner. Amya loved the matzoh and the chicken soup with matzoh balls. Papa babysat her all day Saturday while Dionne and I went shopping in Spokane. Dionne had not had an "unrushed" shop for quite a while. For me it was also an "unrushed" day as usually I am with Rock and it is a different kind of shopping we have to do. We had coffee and lunch out and generally had a very fun day. The weather wasn't that great but we managed to get outside to swing, feed the birds and gather pinecones. Dionne and I were able to get some scrapping done as well....well Dionne did 5 pages and I am still in the process of completing the two I started with her...We had a wonderful visit and I hope they come back soon.

HI Grandma, I am here

No "cheese" I want to go on the big girl swing!

Feeding the birds with Papa

"Come on birdies!"

Push faster Grandpa

Finger painting with Mommy at my new Grandma and Grandpa table

I want this book Mommy

All by myself

"Cheese!"

"Picking up pinecones and putting them in a basket", bigger than me!

TV time with Papa

No ear covers Papa

Deere rides with Papa

"Look at me!"

Wheeeee

Higher

Piggy back ride Papa

This tub was a surprise for me. Papa saved these little toys from Mommy and Aunty Danielle

Washing hands and brushing teeth, ready for bed

Story time

Loving to finger paint (or hand paint)!

Some of our new makeup

Yummy matzoh ball soup Grandma

I like this matzoh cracker!

"Cheese!"

Bye Grandpa I have to go home now and see DADDY

Get up Papa I have to go home now

Bye Grandma

We have a long ride honme now
See you soon, I will be back to feed the birds

We have Amya singing *(as always)* and dancing to her nursery rhymes this time. In the second video she decided that my little "lazy Susan" I keep on my kitchen table is her birthday cake!! What an imagination she has.

Spring Snow!!

Went to Safeway today. Grand Coulee Dam. I love this antique store but I fear it has gone out of business. The joy of living in the middle of nowhere and having only small towns around, is that people are pretty trustworthy. I would have bought this screen door in a minute but nobody was home!! Glad I didn't need anything else at the "Mall!" Also glad we at least have a Safeway... the Internet Cafe was closed too!!!

OK, friends and family, we don't typically have Spring snow....Monday March 8, snowed, just a little bit, but it was gone before I could blog!! There was some snow all over the other side of the mountains, which is more unusual than getting Spring snow here, but it came and went. However, today March 11, it is SNOWING. With the temperatures up to the 50's tomorrow though, it will go away by the end of today, I hope. Global warming I tell you.

From starting to work in my flower beds in the sunshine and warm temperatures late February and March. What the heck?

A very "Springy" March

March has been wonderful weather. Bright, sunshine, warmth. Just like Spring. I have managed to get started on cleaning out flower beds, and have begun a really good walking routine with Debbie and if not Debbie, with Rock. I am up to three miles a day. It feels really good. We have just been hanging out, getting stuff done and generally enjoying being home and having time to do the things we need to, although it is really hard going almost a month before we see the kids. Dionne and Amya will come the 24th and stay for a week, so we are counting the days. I will go to Renton for Mother's Day weekend and will see Danielle and the grand dogs then. Rock has completed the laundry room and it looks wonderful. I have so much storage space now and you all, or should know, how much I depend on organization. We switched TV and satellite providers, which will hopefully be better services and a bit of a monthly savings. However, look at all the ugly poles and satellite's. The old pole will get a bird feeder on top of it and the one satellite on the house will be taken off by Rock. The 7th brought my big Oscar night. Being the movie buff I am, it is always something I so look forward to. This year was a really good production and I was somewhat happy with all the results. Debbie came over and we had a fun night. Rock loves to join in on the "female" gossip. Next day brought some Spring snow, but it came and went. The same thing happened in the Seattle area and we are all saying "that's global warming for you!" Not much more will be happening and I am sure I will be back after the visit by the kids.

Cutting Edge of Technology in BFE!

Did I really need another sattelite dish?

Well, maybe so! At least I could have an Oscar party...

And my friend Debbie came...