Friends, forgive me, for it has been 9
months since my last post. Honestly, I don’t know what happened. I had every
intention of keeping everyone posted about progress with my mom and the
adventures we went on while I was with her; and a whole bunch of other things I've experienced since then. So, I guess I will have to do a quick recap to
bring everyone up to date.
After coming back home in October I
had to get readjusted to life here and it wasn't easy. I had missed Autumn
completely and it was already very cold. We had snow before Thanksgiving and it
just kept coming after that. Last winter was one of the coldest in history for
this area, 70+ days of way below zero temps. Even folks who have lived here all
their lives were tired of it. When we got more snow in April my love affair
with the white stuff had long since died.
The best part of the winter was
My oldest son, Chris, got all his brothers, his sister and my mom, organized (even paying for a lot of it) and brought
them all together for the best surprise family reunion ever. It was five days of love with all
four of my kids, their spouses and a
couple grand kids. We finally got to meet little Atticus in person and he is a
character, so full of love and spirit. I even have video of Atticus and my mom lying on the floor at the top of the stairs watching Chris in the kitchen cooking dinner and chattering away. Priceless!!!
We had so much fun it was hard to take them all back to the
airport. It was worth every crazy minute
of 12 people eating, drinking, showering, talking, playing games, working
puzzles, and playing in the snow. Watching my sons & son in law ride the
snowmobiles was a blast, and everyone was enthralled with the deer that just
strolled into the yard for a bite to eat at the hay bale. My grandson, Matt,
was all ready to just stay here. He told his mom he could go to school here and
Grandpa would take good care of him. He tried hard to talk her into letting him
stay. Another great thing about this surprise….I did not cook a single meal,
wash a single dish or do anyone’s laundry. They did it all and didn’t complain
once. It truly was the “Best Surprise
Ever’!!!
Since then I started working at the Cherry Greenhouse, which
I love. I get paid to play in the dirt. What’s not to love? And I am surrounded
by beauty all day long. It was spring in the greenhouses long before it
officially arrived up here, which wasn't until the end of April.
I am
learning a lot about gardening in this colder climate. It is a whole lot
different than the south where the growing season is usually about 8 months; up
here you are lucky if it’s 4 months. I will post more about the greenhouse as I
learn more. So far, it has been a real education.
This week the mowing job I worked last year started up again.
Started with the cemetery; getting it ready for the Memorial Day festivities
next weekend. I will move on to the park and town hall areas next as there will
be a picnic as well. Yes, I will be working two jobs this year. Have lots of
plans for the future and I will need to pay for them. I did have to cancel one
trip to attend a wedding but I know that the two precious people who got
married weren’t all that worried about me not being there. I wish Jaylin and
David all the best blessings that God has in His
storehouse.
I promise to keep up with it from now on. Oh, and I even have
an idea for another blog. I’ll let you know when I get it started. My love to
all and thanks for reading.
