Happy Fri-Yay!

 After we got home and changed last night we went to get Plants to fill the Planters.

Top pot is Lillies, then 2 Diplodenias. 

Yellow Pots have Coleus and Petunias.

In the front Flower bed empty space I planted a Hosta to stay!

Petunia and Coleus are annual, so I have to buy them every year.

Coleus, Petunia and a trailing plant I forget the name of.

I found an Over the Rail Planter.

I wanted some Sweet Potato Vine to go over the edge of the porch.

Petunias to fill in and put a little color in the planter.

On the stitching front...

More Dealer Designer Exclusives. (DDE)

Sister Bennett loved this one in the Orem Store. 

I bought the kits so I could make her one.

This one was a Practice.

Making a Drawstring Pouch in the Hoop was a little tricky. 

Thank Heavens for YouTube.

Loved the blue Leather on this Butterfly.

Monday, Monday

This is what our house looked like after I mowed it last week.

I think it's my first time to Mow it here.

Janessa said I missed a spot, but I can't see it on this picture.

My Sister Moved back into the Barn she lived in after their Mission. 

There are Barn Quilts on the Barn now.

I had to take a Photo.

Prairie Flower, I think??

Lone Star

I cut a few Peonies and Roses to have in the house.

I can't put them too close to DH...

We had a good weekend celebrating Coy's HS Graduation at Zillah.

Look at that rainbow

Janessa drove us. She wanted to go see Coy and to meet Ezra before he has a baby brother.

It was nice until the very end, we took our umbrellas.

Thanks for driving!

We drove out on Saturday for the Graduation Party.

Not much time for stitching.

 I did take a Hand Quilting project but forgot my thimble.

Memorial Day Weekend

It's the weekend we remember those who fought and died in the service of our Country. 

I remember those in my life who served and loved our country.

We drove to Moses Lake, the 1st time to take flowers to the Cemetery since we returned.

Yes, I'm as tired as I look!

  

I didn’t have any roses blooming yet in my garden so I had to buy them.

Red roses for my Momma and Yellow for Paul’s Mother.

I forgot to take a can to hold water for Mom's.

The bracket Pete made leaks water out.

We found all the graves that we knew were there but couldn’t find in other years. I put a flag on my father’s side of the bouquet for his service in the CCC’s. My uncles who served were true heroes in my life. While in Moses Lake we went to see the Spring Fling in McCosh Park. There weren’t any Spaceburgers this year, bummer for me. I had to eat a Wendy’s Jr Bacon Cheeseburger instead after we went to see the Temple progress. The Missionaries serving there are from Tennessee. They showed us the progress photos on a slide show. They said there isn’t a set date for the Dedication. When the Temple is completed they will go home and not be able to be there for the Dedication. There was a box with broken pieces of the Temple stone from Peru. The Apple Blossom to Bloom carving was meticulously done by one man who never carved a flower before this. His wife is a florist.

I brought a few small pieces home to share. 

The new Stake Center is almost done.

Cladding of the Temple stone continues.

It's a Process and all of the shipments have arrived finally.

On the way home we drove to where my Brother, Allan is buried.

I didn't know exactly where and we looked and looked.

As we were leaving, I stopped to ask the men who were putting away the shelter from a burial if they knew how to find where someone is buried?

It just so happens he knew and had a map on his phone with the locations.

6 graves down from his Grandma Cole... He graduated with Menno, my nephew.

2nd picture for reference next time we go.

His small marker was faded and covered with grass.

We will call and arrange for a marker now that we know how and where to place it.

We will attend Coy's Graduation this week.

His announcement came Saturday.

My Saturday started with a Nap and ended with me going to bed early!

Jacob and Janessa came to mow our lawn.

That got me motivated to get the tulips taken care of.

I used the clippers to cut off the stems and leaves.

Then I covered them with soil. I bought 12 bags at Home Depot.

It's raining again today and these flowers are loving it!

2012 Mother's Day---

In retrospective view -it was a wonderful week away!  The ending was on Mother's Day- a perfect ending.

 Tina, Brant and Derek are pictured here with me because I was in Nampa, Idaho with them at my Cousin, David's home.  Tina and I found the new Blue suit at 'Ross' in Pocatello on Saturday before we went to the Quilt Show.  The homemade corsage/pin was made by Tina and came with a sweet note.  I have to remember not to read the note first... the tears started early.  Paul was sitting in the kitchen when I came down to eat my breakfast.  He had to get up way early to drive to Idaho to go to Church with me and drive me home.  I think he missed me...he texted me several times during my week away.

These two sweet grandsons  made flower boxes at Lowe's with their father for their two grandma's.  I thought the flowers might not survive the trip home so I left it there for their mother, Tina to have.

Pictured above is a closer picture of  the pin Tina made for me.  Paul brought me some of the 'real fudge' that he arranged for all the women to receive at our home Ward in Walla Walla.

I thought the book NaDell made for me that I got early and Blogged about HERE was my gift for Mother's Day from all of them.  The book even has a current picture of my Grandson in Ohio that I haven't seen since he was 3 weeks old.  Thanks to his mother for sending them to be included. In years past Janessa has remembered to have a 'white' carnation delivered to me the week of Mother's Day.  Wearing a 'White Carnation' on Mother's Day represents that my mother is deceased.  Paul brought the package from Janessa with cute handprints of Jackson and Jacob and the card from the Ransom Family with a Family Picture.  Milton and Christen gave me a Family Picture early for Mother's Day. They know how much I love Pictures!  They used to tease me about taking pictures of pictures...

When I got home I saw that Paul had planted 'petunias' in the front walkway garden.  

I have to thank my Heavenly Father every day for the privilege of being a Mother.  I am happy to say I heard from all of them whether by phone, card, package, or FB posting.  THANKS!