Friday, March 27, 2026

Spring vibes!

 Hadassah thrifted this mug for me and it's close.



Jody had a birthday and I drove around with her getting some free treats around town.  I really liked this crepe while she ate her free one!  It was fun to go to a small shop, grab some treats and be together on her birthday.



The first day of spring came and we have radishes and carrots planted in the garden.



These moments when Mike and I get out on small adventures is so fun!!!!  The basketball finals are happening at the Giant Center in Hershey and we decided to go watch!  Just him and I!!!

We had a blast!  Jammed on fun tunes on the way there!  Ate some Chickie Pete Fries and watched a good basketball game.  We talked and loved being together on our way home!



Spring is here and we are seeing signs everywhere!  The grass is green!  Old birds nets are being replaced with new ones.  The birds are chirping so beautifully outside and it feels amazing to be outside once again!



We still had carrots in the garden but they are mushy and should be given to Sunny!  Another pack of carrot seeds are planted!



New growth is all around!  The chives are starting to grow in the herb box.



I stopped at the greenhouse for some spring plants!  
Adding these to the back porch is the perfect touch of spring!


We are having a few really nice, warmer spring days.  The yard was mowed twice already.  We had our first campfire going on the back porch.  Hot dogs were roasted and the grill was fired up.


The kids came over for some cheesesteaks and burgers on the warmer Sunday night!



We celebrated with our friends at church when Doug and Cindy got married!


Austin caught a rabbit in his trap and the boys did what every boy wishes to do.  Skin it.


There was a very beautiful sunrise the other morning and the birds were chirping loudly!


The back porch is cheery with these flowers on it!


We planned a sisters day out for Fanny and Jody's birthdays.  Agape and free dessert and then a greenhouse visit was so fun!


Oliveda is a new product for us and we are loving these!


Lettuce, kale, kohlrabi and radishes ... all planted in this bed.


I love to see the kids playing outside once again!


Linville had their spring banquet fundraiser and Katy Faust has a lot of good to say!  God is on the move!!!  This was a great night with our school friends!


The park flowers are in bloom!


We did something we said a long time ago that we would do together!  We had another very nice spring day and Mike said he's going to golf nine holes!  I met him at LCC and was his golf driver!  So fun!!!!



He went back to work and I was back to cleaning the house!  That night was the Phillies opening game day and we watched the game on the back porch and roasted hot dogs!  The kids all came over again!


Mike and I had to scoot out for the high school basketball banquet and Mike did so well with coaching the JV boys team!  He loves these kids!!!!


Spring is here!  Baseball has begun while basketball is now finished up for our family.

We are loving the warmer days and really can't wait for the weather to stay warm!

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Ready for Spring!

I am ready for Spring time!  Last week, we had a few days in a row that were in the 70's and it felt amazing!  The warmer weather and sunshine gives me so much energy!  I wanted to do all the things!!!  I walked out to the garden and hoed the dirt.  I pulled out my tulip bulbs from the barn and got them planted into a pot!  It's so amazing to me that something as simple as a bulb that has no brains, starts to sprout and turn green in the spring!  I can't wait for these to pop through the dirt and display some color in the garden!

 


I sat down with my seeds catalog and wrote down plants that I want to plant and grow this year.  I make a simple drawing of how I want the garden to look.  A lot of it stays the same from year to year but I just like having a visual of the garden.




I save these same old branches every year and every spring they get stuffed into a pot of soil on the porches!  Spring please come soon!


Mike and I cheered for the girls basketball team and what a fun win for coach!  100 wins!

We've had a few days of teasing spring weather!  70 plus degrees for two days straight and I wanted to do all the outside things!  I hoed the garden beds!



The neighbor kids were all around the tree in the field across from our house trying to smoke bomb out a ground hog!  Of course, the boys in our house had to go help too!


I took my list of seeds to Royers and bought some packs!  Now I just need to wait till it warms up a bit and plant some radishes, carrots and lettuce!


Every day walking at the park is wonderful!  But today we see the flagstaff at half staff because of a police officer was shot and killed.  So sad!


Got the rake going in the back yard and there's so many sticks and pine needles and yuk in the grass.
Not anymore!




We are in the new workout gym for my weekly workout class I attend!  
It's lovely and so nice to have the doors wide open!


Hadassah and I love to thrift together and it's been so fun to go to Goodwill and see what we can find!


Baby dear is watching the boys in the back yard throwing baseballs!



Mike and I are honored to be part of the Joshua Premier at Sight and Sound!  The show is incredible!  
Go watch it!!!!


Austin's been having fun making new friends on his spring baseball team!  Instead of practice, they met at a pizza shop and watched the World Classic Baseball game!


My favorite basketball player is still wearing number 14 and we went to watch Matthew play last night!


The weather is cold and even a bit of snow fell on the ground last night.


Today is St. Patrick Day!  I love to read the origin of the holidays we celebrate and they usually always have a good meaning!  Today, we will reread about Patricks missionary opportunity and drink an Irish coffee!