Ballgame

Friday night we headed to a Diamondback game with Marilyn and Jay. It was great to have the ballpark experience - good company, a game, a hot dog, fresh air... Too bad the Diamondbacks can't seem to pull it together these days. 8 runs by the other team in the 2nd inning!

On another note, I had to try this recipe for creme filled cupcakes. I've always loved the Hostess version! This one isn't too bad.

Roses

I had a day of good surprises yesterday at work. I arrived to see the doorway to my office decorated for a birthday, delicious breakfast food in my honor and then beautiful flowers arrived from you-know-who.

Attention Getting

I guess you can call it advertising. Interesting way to get your attention at a Radiator Shop.

If you're in for a cute movie, go see Up. It has some good adult moments.

and you get to wear really cool glasses!

Palm Trimming

It's June which means palm trimming time in AZ. The branch in the center of the photo is on its way down from the top. Next year I'll try to get a before and after photo op. The transformation is quite interesting.

Bunko at the Cabin

OK, before we get to the Bunko subject, this morning Kendall's friend Lynn and his son Aaron came by the cabin on their Sunday morning motorcycle riding. Then there was Bunko yesterday afternoon/evening

We marked the location with balloons

Started with some light appetizers and ended with yummy chocolate cake. In between there were Sloppy Joes, Homemade Baked Beans, Pasta salad and chips.

Jenni showing off her new ring she found in town in the afternoon

A favorite ending to a Bunko party is Left, Right, Center. You roll the dice and move a dollar bill around until all but one dollar ends up in Center. The person with that bill wins the pot.

Maribeth is the winner! With Jenni and Carrie

I found some cute drink dispensers at Macy's

Number 300

Isn't it something how one posting after another adds up. Hard to believe this is #300, but it is.

Scenes from the weekend

If you look closely you'll be able to see the hummingbird on the right side of the feeder. She must have gotten shy when we pulled out the camera, because before she was right in front of us as we watched her through the screen.

The first fruits of the garden. Granted, they came with the strawberry plants we put in last weekend, but they ripened and survived!

Holiday Weekend

We headed to the mountains Friday for the long weekend. The weather on the drive was cool and rainy with mist rising from the valleys

When we got to the cabin the Iris were blooming!

There are wild Iris all over the neighborhood.

Kendall having a conversation with "Bob"

Bob doesn't seem to have much fear of us anymore. After realizing we weren't seeing double or triple, we realized that "Bob" was bringing his friends along for a taste of the sunflower seeds.

We did some gardening and landscaping. Here Kendall is working on the Lilac bushes.

We hope for some blooms next year. We both grew up with them on our farms.

We'll give Red Raspberries, Blackberries and Blueberries a shot. Hopefully their cage will protect from the wildlife.

Rosemary and chives in the garden

Basil and tomatoes too

Seeds were planted that will produce peas, carrots and lettuce. We also added potatoes - and for our critters - sunflowers and corn.

Scenes from NC

Breakfast at Elmo's - great blueberry pancakes!



We took time to get our nails done. Here is Barb chilling waiting for her pedicure.

Shopping!

Texas Sheet Cake

The bathroom at the hotel was interesting. There was a walk-in shower (with no door to close) then the tub in the shower area with mirrored doors that opened into the bedroom.

On another note, the restaurant knew how to do chocolate in all kinds of great ways!

Proximity

I'm in North Carolina for my 'second' job, staying at a really different place, The Proximity Hotel. Check it out! It is about an hour from my friend Barb who I haven't seen for years. I came early to spend the weekend with her and her husband. Soo good to catch up -- the years just dissolved away and it was like we were right back in those WV days. I'll have a few pictures to post after I get back home.

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Nurse's Week

Happy Mother's Day to our Mothers! You each would have received a carnation if you would have been here in church with us this morning. Know we were thinking of you!

Cinnabon gives out free Classic Cinnabons to Nurses during Nurse's Week just by showing your health care ID badge. Since I was in the mall this afternoon I stopped by for mine. Because one is a gazillion calories, I brought it home and shared it with my supportive husband.

Whoopie Pies

I've had a hankering for some good Whoopie Pies and finally gave in. I must confess I don't like the recipes with egg whites in the filling, but I found this recipe that uses that wonderful Marshmallow Fluff.

Promise of Nursing

Today I attended a luncheon for Nursing scholarships sponsored by the Arizona Nurses Association Foundation. It's always a lovey event and a screening of the latest Johnson & Johnson campaign for nursing.

All attendees received a flower to wear

Bye, bye bunny

Tonight it was time to put the Easter Bunny away until next Spring.

Love

I picked up this print when I was in Indy. Since it was way to big to take on the airplane, Jenell was kind enough to take it to IL and then tote it out in Big Red when they drove out to Arizona this visit. It made the final leg of the trip last weekend when they joined us for Saturday night/Sunday for Easter. Thanks guys! Kendall hung it in our bedroom this afternoon

Easter Eggs

Such an exciting event to find our Easter Eggs had arrived in the mail today! Thanks Mom!!

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter! We were fortunate to have our friends Doug & Jenell spend the night last night and then the day with us today. We attended the early service and then had a lovely brunch at a restaurant. We were able to spend a relaxing afternoon watching The Masters before they headed back to Tucson. Flowers for their room
A light breakfast before church

A cute bunny we made in our card club yesterday

Inspiration

This book was my inspiration for last weekend when I made 3 aprons to be given away as prizes in anticipation of hosting Bunko this summer. It has stories about what aprons symbolize as well as heartwarming stories, photos and patterns.

Lemon Pound Cake

I made a lemon pound cake for our cabin neighbors since they have been so good keeping an eye on the cabin for us. They had to remove 3 trees that fell on their lane during the big snow in February. I divided the batter into 3 pans and kept the smallest one for us. Here is a shot of our dessert Friday night with fresh strawberries, vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate. What is dessert without at least a little chocolate!?