Well, the weekend brought more rain and cooler temperatures (which isn't so great for the garden) but it afforded us some time together, just relaxing. Got to watch the movies "Bedtime Stories" and "Bolt" and enjoyed them both very much. Also got caught up with laundry and house cleaning (though the guest bedroom still taunts me with its calls for 'help' but I've yet to answer it).

Have been praying for my friends Glenn and Tim who are both battling cancer. Thinking of other friends near and far that I'm long overdue for reaching out to. Looking forward to a couple of reunions this summer.

Have been working on getting things together for the marching band senior dinner coming up in early June. Two concerts this week (which I will unfortunately miss).

Getting packed this morning for 4 days in Denver for meetings. Happy for the up-coming long weekend in honor of those who have served our country. We plan on attending our local parade.

Got to see our first new doe of the season yesterday afternoon. There has been one born on our property every year that we've been here. This one wasn't born on our hill like the rest, she was already a couple of days old and wobbling around.

<= We have our group of regulars that like to hang out on the hill in front of the house and hopefully this new one will join them.

Wednesday brought sunshine, along with 12 loads of laundry (apparently my son is a clothes hog;-) and a nice, casual dinner with Garrick and Bianca. Along with stories of a local teenage girl who 'fought a bear' who was attacking her dog.

Thursday is raining and sort of blah outside, but everything is turning very green and the garden is really growing. And the dog who was attacked by the bear is recovering well and the girl (one of our music 'kids') was not injured.

Home for the summer

Well, our only son has finished his first year of college at Virginia Tech, and is now home for the summer. While we're glad to see him, I was much less excited about the 'stuff' that came home with him. Packed into boxes, bags, suitcases, and any other vessel he could find, was a school year's collection of items. Most of which probably should have found its way to the dumpster rather than back to our home, and all of which is quite dusty. Not to mention all of the free items (t-shirts, bags, pencils, cups, etc.) that really didn't need to be added to the 'collection' at all ;-) When this is brought up, the response is always, "But it was free." (he is his grandmother's child)

And so begins his summer break.