The First Week of April!

The days, weeks, and months are flying by so fast!

Spring has sprung in North Texas and I waited and watched the honeysuckle every morning as the flowers formed and at long last burst into bloom this morning! 

Wednesday Amber and I helped set up the Scholastic Book Fair at the Bell grands' middle school. 

We work well together and book fair is important to both of us.

I remember when Amber was little - too young to read yet - but she loved books!

Once time she said, "I love the way the words look on the pages!"

She's been writing since she was 5 years old and has been a professional writer since she was 21.

We finished with the set up and celebrated with a deli lunch together!

Amber and I see one another often but we seldom really have the time and opportunity to talk.

That day we lingered long over our lunch and connected in conversation.

It was wonderful.

Thursday was a 'stay at home' day - my favorite kind!

I started on the sewing room and made some good progress!

Friday afternoon I worked the book fair again and so did Amber.

It's fun to watch all these six, seven and eight graders.

There's a good vibe here and it's a pleasure to be able to volunteer.

Louis Dean was left home alone but did well. Still he was glad to see me when I got home.

I took a nap and then he and I sat on his room listening to records.

He has a most unique room!

I am no longer surprised when I look around and see cans of tomato soup, a large jug of laundry detergent or any other unusual item tucked up on a shelf..

This room is totally HIS but I strongly discourage him from using spray paint or power tools in there and NO bringing dirt in to start his gardening - all of which he has done and more than once!

This morning (Saturday) was so nice as we sat out on the kitchen deck with our morning coffee.

As I looked all along this side area - I remarked to Louis Dean that this was the prettiest it's ever been.

Later on in the afternoon, I took a little nap and when I woke up he had pulled everything away from the side of the house and started cleaning the deck and reorganizing the deck box (which he had just done earlier that morning) and the garden cupboard.

This was a big project and it kept him busy for several hours.

He stayed right with it, though!

There's still a few thigs to pick up and put in place but, for the most part, he finished what he started!

As did I!

The sewing room is now all decked out in her spring/summer colors!

I used yellow last year in the gazebo and decided to dress the sewing room in yellow this year.

This room hasn't been useable for the last couple of months!

Now I can get to my sewing machine and start making some baby quilts again.

I love all my honeybee things!

So many of these were gifts....

Back to my normal blogging spot!

It's good to have the room back!

It's a Sunshine kind of room!

Candles lit!

Louis Dean and I had a tea break out in the gazebo.

Will be getting that 'room' done next week.

Summer is coming home on Monday so I am motivated in getting the guest room all clean and organized before she gets here!

Tonight's salad supper!

Louis Dean came in and took a hot soaking bath before we ate and he's already in bed.

He said his feet hurt, his shoulders hurt - even his hair hurts!!

No wonder! He worked hard today.

Earlier in the week he spent an entire day repairing one of the big gates.

I'm happy he still likes to 'go outside and play!'