Hope Continually -- Psalm 71:14

Goodbye April!  Well, for most of the country you do have April showers - rain or snow!  Our April was beautiful!  Have I ever said I love Florida?!  :) I love living where spring really feels like spring!  I have been planting a lot, doing yard work, and enjoying being outside. I finished some small home projects.  I stayed busy with preparing for the Easter holiday. Baby showers, car repairs, CLT exams, dog sitting, VBS training and more. Addie, Autumn and Brad came home for a few days for their Easter holiday.  Then it was off to Denver for our April Aspire event. Always grateful for another great month God has given us!

Saturday, April 5 In the morning, I went and picked up Summer from dog sitting at 9am.  Sierra took over for her at the Michaels.  We had Miss Whitney until around 4pm - dog sitting at our house. When I got home, Eric and I went to Home Depot.  Yes, he talked me into buying another tree!  This is a patio lemon tree.  So cute and it is even in a yellow pot!  My favorite! Our little baby fruit on our grapefruit and orange trees! Eric fertilized the trees and put new mulch around them. He also mowed and trimmed the lawn. Tomatoes. My herbs and more tomato plants on my front porch. My lemon tree! I worked hard and added dirt to all my raised beds that I had leftover in my garage.  I planted more veggies I bought.  I now have bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, green onions, lavender, basil, rosemary and oregano. Nothing like a delicious, hearty dinner after a day of working outside.  I love Saturdays like these.

  Thursday, April 3 Today was a busy day.  We did school.  I watered the lawn.  Sierra worked from 11-3pm. Summer had a food project for American Heritage Girls that we worked on a good part of the day.  She made a Hungarian bread pudding and fruit soup.  Their group has been earning a world heritage badge and they each chose a country to represent for BBB.  Summer chose Hungary. Then I drove to St. Augustine to drop off Summer at Mario and Kristy's home.  She will be dog sitting while they are gone.  Then it was straight back to pick up Sierra and head to AHG. I purchased these cups so that we could divide it into individual servings. It went well and I was glad!  Since Summer was dog sitting, Sierra managed her project at the meeting. Addie playing on her collegian softball team. I made Cajun shrimp sheet pan dinner for our dinner. The beautiful summer sunsets are coming back. Friday, April 4 Kitties enjoying the morning. Got my time i...

Monday, March 31 And...here we go for a busy week!  Eric had his dentist appointment at 8am. Then went off to work. The Jeep was in the repair shop. This boy missed me while I was gone! Last day of March!  Time to change over the calendar. The girls did school and Sierra worked from 11-3pm.  Sierra made it on her CFA socials page! I did lots of house work and made cheeseburger soup for dinner. Tuesday, April 1 Wow, April is here!  The girls did school and Sierra again worked 11-3pm.   Summer had her riding lesson at 5:30pm.  I made reubens and Sierra made two cooking labs as well - roasted brussel sprouts and macaroni and cheese. I finished this little spot in my home. Another small home project completed from my list. I added a new lamp and then the family sign and family photos from Disney last year.  Every time a code came up for a free photo, I claimed it and all these photos were free.  Cheap frames from Wal-Mart and it was done.  I...