Bede and I spent the day working in the yard Saturday. We finally had a beautiful day after lots of cool, wet weather. Bede worked on the front of the old shed. Then put in a little brick patio in front of it. Just a coat of paint and it will look like new. After a job well done, he relaxed on the front porch with a cigar. Today the weather is awful. Have not gotten out of the 50s and we've had a light rain all day. The garden will love it, but I'm disappointed we can't be out in it!

DIY Project

We have been looking for replacement lighting for the front of our house for a couple of years. I have never found anything I really liked that was affordable. So after looking again last weekend at one of the local home improvement stores I decided that I really liked the shape of the ones we had and decided to try to spruce them up. So with a can of spray paint I was on my way. I've seen enough home improvement shows to know the first thing to do was turn off the breaker for the area I was working in. Then I took the old lights down, taped up the glass and painted. They came out pretty well. The spray paint cost less than $6.00 and that was the only expense. We had the tape already from a previous project. I'm really happy with the lights, they look like new. the amazing thing is that when I reconnected them...they actually worked!

Grandpa's garden

The last couple of years we have been planting irises from Pete's garden in Idaho. This is the first year we have had mature flowers. It's a wonderful feeling to know we have a little bit of grandpa right here in Lincoln NE. Every time we look at them we think of Pete and Joleen in Idaho. These are the plants he put in the ground and cared for. Now they are adding beauty to our yard. Our goal is to have many more and share with other family members so we all share in grandpa's garden.

Lincoln half marathon

Bede and Joanna, along with Andy, Nicky, Leah and Kate ran the Lincoln Half marathon last Sunday. The"Hotel Bolin" was open for business the night before for friends from out of town to get a good night's sleep before the marathon. The runners were all up and ready to go by 5am and out the door by 6. After the run they were treated to a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage, and biscuits with gravy. That was the least I could do while they were running their hearts out... Lots of sore legs and tired feet, but great satisfaction for a job well done. Congrats to all who ran.

Fun Times

Joanna had a shower in the KC area at the end of April.3 great ladies threw it for her. They are moms of her good friends. Thanks to Leslie, Pat and Ginger for a wonderful day.