So happy for Spring!!

Time for my weekly update!  That seems to be what this blog is becoming.  

Last Monday evening Dick and I had fun taking Austin to watch Anthony's volleyball game.  It's been a long time since I watched Anthony play anything besides a guitar!  When he was little he was a really good pitcher for our local baseball team.  I loved watching him.  All through high school he played nothing but basketball.  He was definitely going to be the next Michael Jordan!   In college, and ever since, he's been playing volley ball.  (He's the one in the gray shorts.)

After the game, Anthony took us to see his new studio, complete with kitchen and a bath-and-a-half.  Next Christmas, if the whole family comes to State College for Christmas, we can put a few here instead of having 11 people and a dog sleeping at our house!  

There are two little lofts that overlook the area where Dick is sitting.  Austin calls them tree houses!

I was excited to receive the not-yet-released book "Grounded" in the mail one day this week.  It is the first in a new series by Neta and Dave Jackson, my favorite authors.  I was one of the first 40 to agree to write a review of the book for Amazon or B&N, so I got it for free!  I LOVED it!!  At first I couldn't really relate to the main character, but when a couple from the previous book series moved in across the street, I was HOOKED!  I just love how Neta keeps weaving people from the Yada Yada Prayer Group series into the lives of the people in the House of Hope and Souled Out Sisters books.  And now the new Windy City Neighbors series. 

Glorious Spring weather arrived last week, along with my very first brave tulip.

And a day later, the front of the house was lined with dots of yellow.  I felt like kissing the cheerful little things when I'd get home and see them!

On Thursday, our Swedish grandson Bjorn turned 17.  He's VERY into American football, and I thought it was funny when I found this Olan Mills picture of him at five months holding a football!  Must have been prophetic!

I also found this picture.  Miki and the kids spent a month with us when he was this age.  Our whole family fell so in love with him. Babies just grow up TOOOO fast!!

Yesterday at church we sang Paul Baloche's song "Praise Is Rising (Hosanna)" for the first time.  At Lisa and George's church a few weeks ago they sang it, and I instantly knew it was one for Houserville House of Hope.  Doing it with our praise team was every bit as glorious as I expected.  

After church we took Austin to Hoss's for lunch, then came home for naps.  But first he and Grandpa had to put together a new train track that he had just  been given by his Uncle Gary, Lori's brother.

After naps Lori and Anthony came, and we went to the nearby Airport Park for the first time of the season.  It was so GOOD to be back, even though yesterday was not as warm as earlier this week.  If you look closely you can see Austin and Lori up in that tower.

This was taken  by Lori a few weeks ago, but I don't think I put it on my blog before.  I just LOVE it!

As Dick and I drove home last evening I captured this magnificent sky.

And now a new week begins with more warm weather - YES!!!!