Birthdays etc.

April and May tend to be party time at our house and this was no exception.


I'm more than a little slow on the posting, but we did do birthdays. We actually had a little party for Grandma. Her birthday was April 8th, but we celebrated Sunday. The McLeans, the Carols, and the Packs came to dinner and we had Salmon, (a favorite of Grandma's) potato casserole, rolls, salads including jello, and birthday Apple Pie.

It was fun.

I couldn't find my camera in a hurry (and I never think ahead) so here is a quick phone picture.

Birthdays at 92 are pretty special!

The Carols arranged a Passover celebration at our house. We did it a few days early. It was wonderful. We even had a Jewish couple to see if we did it right. It was impressive, thought provoking, and faith building. I hope all of you get a chance to participate in a passover feast.

The next weekend Angela and I drove up to BYUI for school. We got to stay with Emily, and Melanie was there too! Alec and friend and Cora Pack joined us for dinner and frozen yogurt. It was great to see everyone, and Emily shared lots of seeds.

In Idaho Falls we picked up Bethanie and Natalie, delivered Angela to her apartment and started the unpacking and setting up. I got to stay with the Dietrichs Sat. night and Sunday. As usual I forgot my camera so here are phone pictures to prove that I saw them.


The kids were so fun. And, I even have artwork to hang on my fridge.



Bethanie and Andrew took me to catch the shuttle and then off to SLC and a flight home.

Terry's birthday was on his day off, so we did shopping for irrigation parts in Santa Fe. That evening we had a birthday dinner and pumpkin pie for dessert. We didn't even wrap his presents, but he seemed to have a good time. The only present he didn't know about didn't come until a week later.

My birthday always seems strange now without Melanie to celebrate together. Dad took the day off and we again went to Santa Fe for shopping eating out etc. That made it really nice for me.

Mothers day was good too. Dad even fixed the dinner all by himself. (Aaron didn't come to help him, so I was worried about that.) We had hamburger sliders that he grilled, with all the trimmings, and the traditional strawberries, angel food cake and whipped cream. He did a good job, and it was delicious.

We are still hoping that Aaron will come for his birthday so we can party again!

MOM