Lots of good stuff

We have been having the most incredible Spring weather!  In the 60's!!  I know it's not here to stay yet, but I'm enjoying it while it's here.  Here's a beautiful sunrise on Tuesday morning, announcing the arrival of the lovely weather!

Most of the snow is gone, and the spring flowers are popping through the soil everywhere.  

Lots of pictures since I last posted on Saturday morning!  At that point I still wasn't feeling too bad from my 2nd vaccine the day before, but a bit later I started to shiver and my joints were hurting.  I decided not to be heroic.  I made myself comfortable on the loveseat, covered myself with a heavy comforter, and there I pretty much stayed the rest of the day.  My temp was close to 101, so I took a Tylenol a couple of times. 

In the evening I remembered that we were missing the annual Zimwit gathering.  (Zimwit = Zimmermans and Witmers, the combination of my stepmother's and my dad's families since they married in 1983.)  We did not intend to go this year, but I had told them that we would call so we could hear all the noise.  Of course, I wasn't feeling up to that, but I did text Mae, my stepbrother Carl's wife, to tell her that we were thinking about them and missing being there.  Well, bless her heart!!  She walked around with her phone taking videos of family members saying "hi" to me.  It made me cry!!  So sweet!  Here are screen shots of my six stepbrothers and some of the wives.   Of course, this would have been the first year that Grandma Mary was missing, and that is really, really sad.  

On Sunday morning, before I even crawled out of bed, I could tell that I was feeling better.  And I WAS!  Absolutely 100% better!  I was quite relieved, since I had not made any arrangements for anyone to play piano for me at our GBRV service!  

Here's a video of the prelude Pastor Lynn and I played.  It was a lovely medley of Seek Ye First and Canon in D.  

On Sunday afternoon I made chocolate chip peanut blossoms, again not for us.  Hunter's 5th birthday would be on Monday, and I wanted to give him cookies along with his gift.  Dick and I did each eat one. 

At 5:00 I joined a Zoom sibling chat.  We had the most wonderful time together again.  It's always hard to finish up because it's so precious to be together.  But finally around 6:40 we said our goodbyes.  

Then Dick and I went over to Anthony and Lori's to take the cookies and Hunter's birthday gifts.  

Austin wanted to show me a unique ball he had.  I thought I was taking a video, but discovered afterward that I had been taking pictures instead.  

Of course Monday was really his birthday, so that evening they had us and some of their closest friends who have children Hunter's age together via Zoom.  Lori's mom and sister joined on another device via WhatsApp.  It was a lot of fun.  We sang Happy Birthday and watched him blow out his candles.

Here's a collage I made of each birthday.  He has brought so much joy!!!  And now he sends me text messages from his iPad and it's so much fun!  

On Tuesday evening we had so much fun watching another basketball game here on the computer.  Our grandson J'von's team from La Academia Charter School went into this playoff game against Mt. Calvary Christian School, who had been undefeated this entire season!   The game was fast and furious!!  At half time Mt. Calvary was at least ten or more points ahead.  But La Academia pulled ahead and then it was back and forth, finally tied at 57-57 as time was running out.  And then J'von made a three-point shot that won the game.  The place went wild!!!  His team will now be going to districts.  Here's a great picture of J'von playing, but I don't think it was taken last evening.  He's #1.  We're so proud of him!

Tomorrow afternoon I will be watching Sophie's track meet in Florida and then another basketball game in the evening!

And now for some cuteness overload!!   Destiny and I Facetimed several times this week, and I'm always snapping pictures as we talk.  On Monday she was feeding him and it reminded me of a picture of me feeding her around the same age.  

I think you can tell they're related, right?

On Tuesday it was nice and warm, and she took him outside on the trampoline.  He acted like he might start crawling!  He's really getting the knee action.

Today we talked again while she was feeding him.  He LOVES to eat!

One of these times I'm just gonna eat him up, he's so stinkin' CUTE!!

On Monday Jeremy had to leave for a three-day work trip.  The boys really didn't want him to leave.

But they have Face-timed a lot, and he's on his way back home tonight, arriving in Portland around 11:30 pm. He Face-timed me from the Minneapolis airport this evening and we had some good laughs.  He was worrying about his baggy eyes when he knew I was taking a picture!   He's so eager to get back home.

One last picture tonight.  I'm not sure how many weeks ago Dick started this 1000 piece puzzle, but he is beginning to see the end!  What a work of patience and persistence!!