Teamwork!

Stayed in bed longer than usual.
Showered and dressed.
Coffee and tea made.
John does yesterday's dishes.
I make juice.
John drinks coffee.
And reads blogs.
I cook sausages.
I drink tea.
John cooks eggs.
I write this blog.
I guess I should help with toast...

Birthday Blessings

Another year has come and gone -and am I any wiser? If gray hairs are any indication, I must be!

My birthday weekend started off well:

On Thursday, I had a tooth pulled. It was abscessed and deemed not worth the saving. It hurt. On Friday, John and I hung around the hospital all day so that he could be defibrillated. It finally happened late that afternoon - but to no avail. They tried 3 times, but nothing happened. It was decided to put him on an i.v. with a particular medication which would take 24 hours. So that meant he would stay overnight and well into Saturday.

On Saturday, I worked in my garden; Stevin and Katrina picked up my Mom and came for the afternoon. The doctor made another attempt with defibrillating John's heart in the afternoon, but again to no avail, so he came home in time for supper.

On Sunday, my birthday, I gave the children's message in church, enjoyed a birthday cake made by Mom G., and brought Mom T. home to Ottawa again.

In between, I enjoyed the sunshine and my flowers - which include Naomi and Petra, of course! And Maria gave lots of smiles on Skype!

Katrina and I had a good chuckle on Saturday afternoon: we saw Petra trying to do something with the dandelion seed-heads. She walked over to a seed-head, crouched over it to touch it with her bum, and then went on to the next one, repeated the touching, and then on to the next one. It was quite comical to watch and of course the camera was too far. But what on earth was going through her mind?? Why did she think she needed to touch each seed-head with her bum?

I've posted a couple of pictures of the Mata Hari tulips. They're very pretty. As the buds began to colour and to open, they were creamy yellow in colour, with just a hint of pink around the very edge of each petal.

As the blooms matured, the cream turned white and the petal-edges became more and more pink. They're definitely a keeper -I just hope they bloom again next year!

The Burgundy Lace tulips are interesting. The edges of the petals are fringed, but the colour seems to be quite far from actual burgundy. As you can see, they're rather pink!

Enjoying Spring

My tulip plants aren't amounting to much this year. Last year's bulbs have given me only a couple of blooms, and this year's new bulbs will likely go the same way, because they look like they should have waited another year to develop. The plants don't look strong at all. Mom and I are both disappointed with what we've received from Breck's, and will likely not be ordering from them again. I'm thinking that I will dig all the bulbs up when the leaves are done - maybe a rest from summer growth will help.

But I have picked what I do have, and enjoy the blooms indoors. This bunch is called Purple Majesty.

Today, we went to Stevin and Katrina's with the tractor and rotor tiller. Katrina and I put in some seeds - including corn of course!!

The girls enjoyed helping Opa on the tractor, too! And Opa had a real treat in just hanging out with them - kept them occupied while we were busy!

And lastly, yesterday I caught this photo from my kitchen window - isn't he beautiful?!

growing miracles

I almost went to Dartmouth this weekend. Maria needed someone to babysit her, and Oma was quite willing! But it was going to cost too much, and so the two Amy's are taking her place. I'm sure everyone is just loving it!
But I spent some time with grandchildren anyway! We went to the tradefair in Morrisburg, where Stevin and Erin shared a booth. They had it attractively set up with a mini-garden, wood flooring and a big-screen tv to celebrate their accomplishments. Katrina arrived late in the afternoon with the two girls, and that's when Oma got to watch girls after all.
There was a princess bouncy castle that they enjoyed, and then climbing and walking-not-running on the bleachers of the arena.
And at the end of the day, I was given a plaque that I had admired in the booth next to Stevin and Erin's: Plant Dreams Grow Miracles. It has shades of blue in it, so it will go well somewhere in the kitchen! Thankyou, Stevin, it's special!
And as I admire all the green things in my garden, I praise God for the beauty He grows all around us - but the most beautiful of all are the little miracles in the form of my children and grandchildren.