Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The Merry Month of May (1987)

I'm tired of the same old picture but my camera is dead so I have to recharge before we can get any new photos. So, here is something different. It's spring 1987. I said it was the merry month of May, but it wasn't. It was late April, but we can pretend it's May. What a lovely group!

Monthly update consists of lots of yard work, warm sunny days and milder temperatures, today was a scorching 75 degrees. Returned to Weight Watchers after almost 5 years. Lost my first pound this week. Hope it isn't my last. But we are being positive here. Got on my bike today and rode up and down the street for a few minutes to make sure I still knew how to ride. I still do. Gabby had fun trying to stay ahead of me and predicting which way I was going. Finished planting the last of the flowers we purchased last weekend. We discovered a large, beautiful nursery near the high school and found some pretty things there. I am working like crazy at the office to make sure I get some time off this summer for myself. My job would be so much easier and less time consuming if certain people would do what they are supposed to do when they are supposed to do it, not two or three months later. Dickie and I bought 20 bags of bark (when they say LARGE NUGGETS they aren't kidding) to fill in the flower beds in the back yard. I told him if we run out of heating fuel this winter we could burn the bark. But we might have to split some of it first. But the color is very pretty. And the beds are lovely! I've already read the June Ensign magazine, it's awesome. Gave a sacrament meeting talk in Nome. We washed all the windows and screens, inside and out and cleaned the tracks. Mostly finished all the spring cleaning. And Dickie cleaned out all the gutters. He should've warned me before I walked outside and was nearly struck by flying masses of dark, wet, nasty stuff. Where is Mike when we need him? Tonight was my last yoga class for the summer and I've had my last presidency meeting until fall. YAY! So, May has been a busy month. And we even had out of town guests for a week on their way from Alukanuk (google that if you dare!) to civilization in Washington state. I hope to post lovely blooming lilac bush photos in the near future. I am planning on June being much more relaxing.

4 comments:

cooldad said...

Just in case anyone is wondering. That picture was taken Easter Sunday out in front of family housing on Bitburg Air Base, Germany.

Jenny said...

I still cannot believe getting tights and hats and hair done for that many small people on Sunday morning. I get tired looking at it. Then I read the post and I think I'm ready for a nap.

Nemesis said...

Wow, who ARE all those attractive people . . .

(Word verification: ingspa. Definition: Where Jenny needs to go after reading the post.)

Spitfire said...

Mom, your dress is awesome!

I think we should reinvent this photo as adults. Tights. Hats. David standing still. Mikey in your arms in a yellow fleece suit. Precious.