Plant Thieves

I told Alice, "I'll bet the neighbors call the cops on us." But she didn't seem worried as we pilfered the vacant lot for plants and trees. Oh, perhaps I should add that the company Alice works for owns the lot and the land developer said we could have anything we wanted prior to their clearing the land. So we took advantage of that offer.

Our harvest included Iris, Lilies, a couple of Dogwood trees, a Magnolia tree/bush, and some assorted ground cover. It was a full days work digging things up and then replanting them at the house - but hey --- can't beat free stuff!

There are also many other things that I was drooling over, but my lovely wife kept reminding me, "And what will you do with that?" When I did not have a coherent answer, I walked away thinking "Uhm, what would I do with that?" All in all it was a fun day and only encountered one unidentified critter slithering in the tall grass.

Last weekend we had our friends Paula and John over for dinner. Sunday was Paula's birthday so we had a little birthday party for her. It was fun. We always enjoy our time with them.

Regarding our house in Lubbock.....this month is Open House month all month long. So we are hoping we get some offers.

Word from Paul is, "Trystan is being ornery" and causing his mom all kinds of grief. So they are looking forward to May 1st. Paul is having some back problems and they are not sure what is causing it. He had his spine fused many years ago, and there may be some problems related to that.

Our niece Kimmy will be celebrating a milestone in her life as she gets ready for graduation from nursing school. There will be a "pinning" ceremony in May, so we'll most likely head that way and get stuck!

Ben, Heather, and the boys spent some time in Scotland a while ago. They arrived back in Durham to discover their boiler was out. So they have been invoking the kindness of friends to shower and acquire an electric heater. Word is the "boiler man" will have parts in shortly and get things back in running order. Uhm....if it's like the US could be a surprise lurking around the corner. We'll hope not!!!

Well...reckon that'll do it for now.

God Bless and have fun!!