Volunteers

Check out these volunteer Snapdragons. Everything is doing very well w/all the moisture. (Recommend double clicking).

Mass this AM. Drove a friend to the Dr. appt., had a nice visit over lunch, picked up some groceries, then home to mess w/the "boys."

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Brace up---Pics on the way!

Ready, set, snap that pic! Will call that my flower garden cheer. Nice rain throughout the night continuing in spurts throughout today with same expected tomorrow. Yea!!!

Mass this AM. What a wonderful Homily about the good shepherd. Father Jerome is leaving in the morning for 2 weeks in the Holy Land. He asked all of us to sign our intentions in a small book---he is taking the book, offering prayers for us and placing it in the Wailing Wall. I signed "for the intentions of the Ashpole Family." Enjoy your trip---you are all included!

Okay, back to flower pics. Are ya ready??? Featuring Columbine, Clematis, and long view (w/some blurring of limbs to the right). Great morning to take pics, weed, trim...

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Garden time

Nice rain this AM. Everything is coming up,weeds, plants, etc. Recent plantings are all doing well. Plan to spread cedar mulch and move some path stones on the east side of the house today. Figure it will take all of the 40 bags of mulch.  Will start taking more flower/plant pics now that they are all in the ground.  Found some neat plants/vines and received some neat plant gifts and deck accessories from Kat and Stacy ---thanks gals!

Stay healthy, safe, keep in touch, and have a great weekend!

Love, Mom

Wonderful

Wonderful weekend company.

Wonderful weekend weather.

Wonderful weekend planting.

Wonderful mail from NJ w/wonderful great grandchildren art work.

Wonderful VA (grand daughter) daughter/dad sock hop pic.

Planning on having more wonderful this week.

Stay healthy,safe, and keep in touch.

(Laser surgery on right eye went well this AM---wonderful)

Love, Mom

Amazing Find

It once was lost and now it's found--Thanks to my dear friend DeeDee who helped not only plant flowers but turned up finding the lost rock. Can hardly wipe the smile off her face as she bought plants today and can now deduct $25.00 from the cost of her plants. Everyone can rest the rock is found and the debt paid off.

DeeDee sends her thanks to all of you.

Proof of find:

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

HB K

Special day today.

Mass will be said at St. Patricks for out family at 8:00am tomorrow.

Stay healthy, stay safe and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Still Counting

Took Buster to vet today for teeth cleaning. He will be there all day. Picking him up around 4:00pm. Had the semi-annual yard sprinkler check/turn on done and now off to run errands. Planning to attend Mass at noon at Via Christi Hospital.

Checked the calendar and noted still on count down. Yea-Hah!!

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Count Down

Heard tell countdown is one week + 2 days.

More to come.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Sharing

Found a post I put on another Blog in 2009. Wanted to share it w/you on the family Blog:

Just growling

Real sad to be alone without my buddy---letting out a growl to say so.

Real sad to be without my girl and boy---letting out a growl to say so.

Real glad to have my kids, grand kids, great grand kids---letting out a growl to say so.

And God Said No

I asked God to take away my pride. And God said “No.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. And God said “No.” He said her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience. And God said “No.” He said patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn’t granted, it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness. And God said “No.” He said He gives me blessings, happiness is up to me.

I asked God to spare me pain. And God said “No.” He said suffering draws me apart from worldly cares and brings me closer to Him.

I asked God to make my spirit grow. And God said “No.” He said I must grow on my own. But He will prune me to make me fruitful.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. And God said “No.” He said He will give me life, that I may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me love others, as much as he loves me. And God said “Ah, finally you have the idea!”

by Claudia Minden Weisz

 

Just about says it all.

 

M.

Thank You

Thank You for this day!

Mass this AM--Mass was offered for the special intentions of our family. Meant to tell you that sooner---sorry. Beautiful suuny day---nice. Having dinner this afternoon w/the Rico bunch.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom