Spring....

Just a picture of Edith & Tim....it's was her birthday this past month. It's a great photo....

I don't know where winter went. There are so many things to do around here...We may start the pool up because the weather has been so warm and the water standing still is not a good thing when the temp is up.

We need to pull up pavers at the front steps, but John & I neither want to go under the house after the big SNAKE appeared last year....we've been waiting until the weather was good but COLD, but I guess that's not gonna happen. Today...I think I'll just clean and set out the hummingbird feeders.

Al is overwhelmed with school and that translates to me being frustrated here at home....nuff said.

Workcamp is going like steam roller....applications coming in...and the bigger picture is forming....it's always a miracle to watch all of it fall together!

I am terrified about my colonoscopy on Thursday....don't know why....I have had countless medical things, so I don't know why this one procedure is un-nerving me! I will be SO GLAD when it is over!

I bought the book, THE HUNGER GAMES today just to see what it is all about. I know it is extremely popular and almost a cult thing like Harry Potter, so I figured I better be up on it. The movie came out this past weekend.

The hummingbird feeders call....:)

IT's Late...& I'm not Asleep...

Well, this weekend will be strange indeed. It will be the first time Allie has not been with us on her birthday. Yep, she'll be 25 years old on Saturday, March 24th and it is so hard to believe. She'll be home in a week though for spring break....home all the first week of April. She flies back to Atlanta on Easter Sunday.

John finished up his Lent services at Prince George Christian. He doesn't have anything to prepare for until Sunday after next....I'm sure he'll get antsy!

Workcamp applications are flowing in, so I am keypunching all day getting all the names in about ten different data bases for name tags, crews, emergency phone numbers....etc. It's exciting to see who is coming!

I've been spraying weed killer in the paver cracks. It's long term "stuff" so it should keep the grass from growing all summer. I finished the front and side and halfway around the pool....don't like doing it tho...it's creepy stuff!

Speaking of the pool, I guess we'll start the pump up this weekend. It's getting really cloudy standing still with the pollen building up. I have NO IDEA where the winter went this year! I started putting screens back in the windows also...

John's son, Paul, had hip replacement surgery ....doing great....

Alicia has shingles...yes, I said shingles. She was hurting really badly under her arm where the radiation was concentrated....then saw blisters and the rest is history. WHEW! They are heading to N.C. this weekend so that Ellen can visit Gardner-Webb College, Alicia's old Alma Mater.

Tomorrow will be the 28 years since my dad passed away....seems like yesterday...

OK...I'm falling asleep at the computer....

Ups & Downs

Lots of ups & downs. Mostly ups though! John is enjoying his Wednesday nights at Prince George Christian Church for the Lent services. He and the pastor are singing a duet at their Sunday service this week...

Yesterday was a special day at Tabernacle. John christened his first baby, LOGAN NEAL MOULTHROP. It was a fun day of family & food.

VCU's basketball team had another nailbiter Saturday night....and they lost by 2 points. So, we are no longer interested in basketball March Madness. Both of us are a little sick about the loss....it was to the Indiana "Hoosiers" and our guys were supposed to not even hardly score against them. We were in the lead most of the game, and then at the end....well....

I've started spraying the pavers so that the weeds won't start growing on the sidewalks and around the pool.

Al's flight was changed so she ended up being here about a week! She will come back home the first week of April for spring break. Down side...she hasn't been feeling well. She'll see the specialist when she comes home.

I drove to Springfield last Thursday to Grace Presbyterian for a meeting with their special committee that is bringing over the Palestinian youth group to workcamp this summer. Lots of ideas and lots to do!

Debra Bailey's dad passed away....Today is Jon David's birthday....Heading out in a few minutes to visit a couple possible workcamp homes.

I think I have found Tuesday night entertainment for workcamp: Balloon Dude Travis....o boy, this should be fun to investigate!

March Madness

Our house is far from being sane lately! It truly is March Madness and basketball isn't the only craziness. We are really loving watching VCU beat team after team and looking forward to their first game in Albequerque, New Mexico! So much fun!

Allie flew home late Thursday night. She spent most of the first day home finishing up a huge book review. She, Ben & I went to the old Byrd Theatre in Richmond today to see the movie HUGO (picture). I can't describe it....it was such a sweet, touching movie. Many folks in the theater were quietly crying....I cried on the way home....I just could say why! Guess that's the reason it won Oscars!

Tomorrow is a big day! Lois and I are going to the Landmark Theater in Richmond to see the Broadway production of THE LION KING! The only thing i dislike about this....I CAN"T TAKE ANY PICS! I've heard stories of the wonderful costumes and music.....I've wanted to see it a long time. The show is at 1pm.

Allie was supposed to fly home tomorrow, but realized that she physically had no classes this coming week because of mid-terms....so we changed her flight to Thursday. It's so good to have her home!

This coming week all of the individual applications are due from the various churches attending WORKCAMP 2012. I will be buried under paperwork for a couple of days!

Also, on Thursday night, I travel to Springfield, VA to Grace Presbyterian to meet with the group of folks that are bringing over the Palestinian youth group this summer. I am beyond excited about that! More news to come on that.

President Obama visited Prince George yesterday....I wasn't on the invitation list....

Much Is Happening...

The calendar is full! Loved the picture...VCU won the CAA Division and is on to the NCAA again! So much fun to watch!

John had his colonoscopy yesterday...he's clean as a whistle! We drove in the snow going up there and it was all gone by the time we returned. Doesn't have to have another for 5 years. He was quite comical waking up! He and I are heading to McKenney for a graveside service today at 2pm....mother of one of our Tabernacle members.

Allie is flying home late Thursday! She is spending the weekend. She'll be interviewing one of her old professors for a paper she is writing for Columbia. Great excuse to get her home! Thanks to brother DAVID for footing the bill! Haven't seen her since January! That's a first for us! I changed the date for my colonoscopy to the 29th because of her visit! Yep, nice excuse for me!

My big mission this week is to get WILL to the vet. He is so old now...coughing a lot....just getting his rabies shot and something for his cough. Nothing high maintenance....he's a happy dog...eating and playing and lots of sleeping...really aging tho...

I've been working on the file of translating English to Arabic words and phrases for our staff handbooks this summer. I go to Springfield, VA on the 15th to meet with the committee that is bringing the Palestinian group over for camp. So excited! If any of you want to look up the town the kids are from it is NABLUS. It is on the northern west bank.

Meeting with Lynn soon about the tshirt designs....

Alicia is finished with her radiation treatments. Having quite a time with her "burning" skin....She's a trooper tho!

Lois & I are going to the Landmark Theatre on Sunday to see THE LION KING! SO EXCITED!

I am bummed about my bloodwork report....the doc put me on low dosages of a statin drug for chloresterol and metformin for sugar elevation.....I REALLY got to get it in gear for this summer!

Lots of things I see I want to do....