It's officialy Spring

 I got out Prescott Pig today.
  I don't like to see him out in the cold, snowy weather all Winter.

 I don't know if I am just imagining it, but it seems like  there are a lot of lady bugs around this year.  When I took this picture it had turned very windy and they were crawling to protection.  But, when it was nice there were 6 to 10 lady bugs together  all along the branches, when I was trimming the trees.

 The tulips are kind of mini this year.  I am quite sure, in years past, they were taller, but this year most of them are not even 12 inches high.  I thought the boys would like this view with the skate park.

Time for freezer jam.  YUM !

look familiar?

Yep.
Another family member, on the couch, with a leg in a CPM machine -( that's new), exhausted, with balloons of comfort and love, while healing from ACL knee surgery.

Aubrey's surgery was in the morning on Thursday April 11th.  The drain tube needed  taken out the following morning ,so we stayed in Pocatello, a hotel, rather than drive home and back.

Aubrey did very well with not getting nauseated, so Dad got her a special treat, after a meal of chicken strips and french fries from Applebee's. 

Awake and enjoying regulating the machine.  She can stop it when it begins to hurt.

This is what we found when she could shower and change the bandage.

Easter and sewing

Our Computer got very sick, but is now better.  We're back.

 I don't like either of these pictures very much, but here we are.  I was personally extremely tired and the only thing I did with my hair was get up very early for a Stake Primary meeting, drip dry and put it up half way.  Who schedules a Stake meeting on Easter morning?  

 Thought we would try a full sun shot.  The yard was not green at all this Easter.

 I have had a hard time saying good-bye to my old Kenmore sewing machine.  It has been a problem to sew on for years, but  has served me well and all the quirks just seemed part of the whole ordeal. 
I have not switched out everything, but I got out the new machine given to me for my birthday (THANK YOU AGAIN) and sewed away one day.  Love to sew, but don't like to be interupted. (They don't go well together)  I covered the pillows on the couch in the quest to add (proper) color to the room. (trying to get rid of the red)  I used  fabric samples so I had to piece things together.

..by the way

 I did not do very good at keeping up with Aubrey's basketball season.  The entire season I was frustrated with most of the games.  I would take pictures and then not be motivated to put them on the blog.  Our team did not play good consistently, nor did they seem to improve as a team BUT Aubrey did much better than last year, had good stats and made 1st team all District. ( I know it sounds like they might actually form a team and play a game, but they don't - it's  an honorable  mention done by all the coaches in the District)   

melting fast where there's sun

Spring just might come to Malad,yet.  Even makes one think of Easter!  As a Stake,(and I think even as a Temple District) we have fasted and prayed for the moisture needed to replenish the "life giving" water for the reservoirs.  Hopefully the snow is full of the needed moisture.   

Dad cam home from the Bank with these eggs.  Someone comes in and leaves eggs once in a while and no one wanted this carton.  I think they are so way cool, yummy and so colorful.

The snow on the shady side of the house is still quite deep.

Malad winter

I thought I'd post some pictures of this winter.  The snow is nice and deep, and the ice cycles get epic at times.  Notice the snow is almost as deep (high) in front of the house as the porch rail.  We are grateful for the needed moisture the snow brings, and we have a very nice neighbor with a 4 wheeler and plow that shows up unasked to clean the driveway anytime we have a big snow.  He is a good man.  Love to all.  Dad

gathering,honoring and celebrating Grandpa Bluth

(Sorry I could not get this photo to be correct. ) 

We gathered from far and near to  have the funeral services and final resting place for grandpa. The pics above show the late evening hotel activity as we all arrived in the "Valley".  Did not get a picture of Marci coming in after midnight.

 I thought it was cool that the church owns this cemetery

 The vehicle was a very fancy Escalade with gobby Catholic figures of Christ.  Grandpa would have appreciated the "mexican" flair.  

 

  Grandma was sad when we went to the cemetery a few days later. The day of the funeral people were still moving the dirt with  machinery and prier to that, those who wanted, shoveled dirt down in the hole.
 Her first words were "Oh, here is my sweetheart".  We had also been going through things at the house and that was hard also. 

I just had to put on this final one with dusty ol' Dublan in the background. Several old trucks drove by while we were at the cemetery and got the dust going.