So Much Rain...

One of the new garden boxes got moved to the front yard and Kirt worked on the sprinkler system. With so much rain he actually had to bale water out of the holes around the sprinklers to work on them today.

Kirt goes to Long Beach

Kirt had to fly to Long Beach on Thursday - for a meeting Friday, then he flew home. The meeting was at the Chancellor's office o the California State Universities.
After he rents his car at the LB airport he drives to Placentia and stays over with his sister, Martha Okerlund.
Katie, newly engaged, gave up her bedroom for her uncle. She bunked in with little sister, Olivia.
Kirt said the meetings were very informational and he got important RM type information.

He returned home Friday night, I had some grilled steaks ready for him, and then we watched "Voyage of the Dawn Threader" from Narnia. It was our "dinner and a movie" Friday night date.

Mother's Day

I planned a delicious dinner- roast in the crock-pot. Strawberry shortcake for dessert, then I started to think how much I liked a cake my mom used to make for me for my birthday. It is an angel food with a frosting/glaze made with orange juice instead of milk or water, and lots of orange zest. It gets poured over the top and sides of the cake. So I made it and we used that for the shortcake and so it was like having 2 desserts in one.

Kirt gave me a lovely card with a very special letter, and a box of chocolates - nuts and chews. Shaunika's family sent me a bunch of chocolate covered strawberries. YUM!

I guess this day will have to be one of my 20% where I eat too much or wrong stuff, knowing that tomorrow I will be "back on the wagon" and trying to eat well the other 80% of the time.

Best of the day was seeing all the posts on the grandma blog from the grand-kids, and phone calls I have received and cards that arrived yesterday and the day before. And I guess MD will continue as the gift that Logan is sending will arrive some time this seek.

Even with out gifts or any special recognition I know I am very blessed with such amazing children and a wonderful spouse.

Kirt came home from work and said we needed to go see how high the creek was.... it is over by the blue house with the wrap around porch that Merika really likes on Porta Rosa in Elk Grove.

Then we stopped at the little shop and had Fish and Chips for supper.

Kirt is pruning the pear tree. Our pear tree gives 3 different kinds of pears. Yum!