Where Did Last Week Go?

Typically I post a new blog on Sunday's highlighting the highs, and occasional lows of the previous week, I see now that I skipped a week. The greenhouses makes it almost impossible to have any contact with human life other than co-workers. I see more plants than people that is for sure! I have decided that there was apparently nothing news worthy that happened two weeks back so I am just going to skip it. The following week, last week, however was quite the week of up and downs, changes, and improvements, and a one heart break. Starting with the 28th. Jemela was in Pocatello for the weekend visiting her family so Ashley and I took a road trip to visit her and we ended up running over to the Spring Fair. We had a great time and I ran into a few friends there, in particular my friend Dawn Woods. It was great shooting the breeze over a foot massage and chatting about new flowers and gardening, our passion. All in all it was a good night despite just barely grazing a deer with the hood of my car on the way home. It is okay, don't panic, Ian was unharmed. It was a bit scary though. Nothing else new until Thursday. The dreaded eye exam. I know that I am getting blinder as the years go by but I was shocked to find out that I am actually seeing a little farther, just that the prescription needed a total over haul and the glasses that I had been wearing for the past 10 years, that finally broke, needed to be replaced. He also recommended that I wear glasses more often to help my sight as well, so here they are:

Here they are close up and in color...

The real selling point for me was the fact that the color is called celery. I am a geek that way. Not neglecting the feet after pampering the eyes so much, I also bought a new pair of shoes! A walking job deserves some rugged shoes and Merrells do just the trick!

I am loving them more and more each day! Thursday was also the day of Abby's big 5 birthday party!

We had a great party for her. We all got there early except Shannon who was getting her kids together and to pass the time we played eye spy out the front window but I don't think think it helped their present opening anticipation at all. Hunter especially seemed to be dying of boredom:


But finally Shannon and the kids arrived and Hunter was the one to make the grand announcement,

I must say his mood took a turn for the better! It was a great night and Abby was so thrilled. I can't believe how big all of my nieces and nephews are getting! I love all 21 1/2 of them! My favorite picture of the night though was the expression on Abby's face I snapped while the two of us were talking about the care of the new baby alive she received. She strapped it in a backpack and slung it on her back and it mad a little crying sound and I told her that she would have to be very careful with her new baby,

It was late and she was tired, and I don't think that she anticipated how hard the care of a new baby doll was going to be. She will be a good mom I think! I was informed that her baby's name is Suzy.
With the happy comes the sad and late the next night I got word that my friend Dawn that I met up with on Saturday had been killed in a car accident. Sad times! It is always so hard for me to remember that things happen for a reason. She was a good person and such a great friend and she will be deeply missed by a lot of people! I was grateful for the time that I was able to spend with her. I am also so grateful for the caring and understanding friends that I have, they make the whole journey of life so much more livable! I was also so fortunate to catch the Sunday conference, I was working Saturday but I am excited to read it when it comes out. I am so grateful for a wonderful prophet and for his counselors and the church as a whole organization. I am glad that I can gain so much strength from the things that I learn about and that my testimony of the Saviour is broadened and I feel so much peace in my life. It is Wednesday now and I am hoping that there is nothing too exciting or overwhelming that is going to happen until Sunday's post. The rain is coming and that is a good sign. I will close with a picture of Athens I shot last week when we were all shocked to open the blinds and find 6" of snow:

Apparently she doesn't share my love of the snow!