Friday, April 9, 2010

April Showers Spring Flowers


So far April has been a pretty cool and groovy month. The weather got dramatically better, a welcome after the long hard winter. Easter was a beautiful weekend, we had good friends over for Sunday lunch and it was a lovely Easter, one of the best I could remember.


So, both Katie and Joe were going to come home the following weekend but Joe decided he really needed to climb a mountain, not going to argue with that, he is like a dog that needs to be walked every day!! However, Thursday lunchtime I get a call from Joe saying he is literally dying of the stomach flu. So, what did I do, put on my supermom cape. Ran straight to the airport, flew to NH, got to Joe, fever, dehydrated, not doing well. Poured him and every single piece of dirty laundry I could into his car and drove him home. We got home around midnight. It turned out it was what we all needed. Joe really needed to be home, we all loved having some Katie and Joe time, and everyone got their laundry done......mission accomplished.


Crowning moment was having Sunday lunch with both boys before (restored) Joe drove back up to NH. That was enough to keep me going for my birthday and Mothers Day all in one. Unfortunately Katie was home to attend her grandfathers funeral but she seemed to get in some decent social time with all her friends too. It is just wonderful to see all the kids doing well, they really are hysterically funny when we are all together. Roll on the summer when hopefully we shall see more of them.


Weather is finally getting sunny thank goodness and as I blog I am preparing to go off to the park to work out with the ladies, it really is inspiring and uplifting to work out amongst the blossom and the trees. Puts me in the mood to plant!

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This is the best, glass of wine, dog by my side, watching my kids and goofy husband. Love them all :-)

Gorgeous Boys!

Gorgeous Boys!

Sunset

Sunset

PJ and Elliot

PJ and Elliot

Gerogeous God-Daughter

Gerogeous God-Daughter

Ottawa July 2009

Ottawa July 2009

Elliot Junior Prom April 24 2009

Elliot Junior Prom April 24 2009


Enjoying Atlantis

Enjoying Atlantis

Lifeboat Drill

Lifeboat Drill

Getting on the boat and the obligatory champagne

Getting on the boat and the obligatory champagne

My 3 lovely kids on Christmas Morning!

My 3 lovely kids on Christmas Morning!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008

Katies Kitty helping me do my homework!

Katies Kitty helping me do my homework!

Happy 19th Birthday Joe!

Happy 19th Birthday Joe!

Joe came home!!

Joe came home!!

Carving The Turkey

Carving The Turkey

Thanksgiving - my 3 great kids

Thanksgiving - my 3 great kids

Too tired to eat dinner! Just slept right through it

Too tired to eat dinner! Just slept right through it

Counting out thousands of vitamins

Counting out thousands of vitamins

Meringua Dancing on the last night

Meringua Dancing on the last night

A Symbol of our work there

A Symbol of our work there

This local woman called Esperanzo really helped us organize clinic one day - I love her!

This local woman called Esperanzo really helped us organize clinic one day - I love her!

Just could not keep my hands off those beautiful Haitian babies!

Just could not keep my hands off those beautiful Haitian babies!

We played with the kids a lot

We played with the kids a lot

Teaching a mom how to give her kid a ventolin inhaler

Teaching a mom how to give her kid a ventolin inhaler

I kept this kid around for 5 hours to help his wheezing, his name is Angelo!

I kept this kid around for 5 hours to help his wheezing, his name is Angelo!

Not every baby was malnourished but he had really bad asthma

Not every baby was malnourished but he had really bad asthma

Day 1 in the camp

Day 1 in the camp

The team leaving from Philadelphia

The team leaving from Philadelphia

snuggling with Katies Kitty on a Sunday afternoon

snuggling with Katies Kitty on a Sunday afternoon

The lake by my house

The lake by my house

Finishing my homework

Finishing my homework

June 2008

June 2008

My lovely Dog - Biggles

My lovely Dog - Biggles

August 2008

August 2008

Katie and Kittens

Katie and Kittens

Joe when we left

Joe when we left

Joe when we got there

Joe when we got there

Good Friends In England -we had our babies together..now they are all grown

Good Friends In England -we had our babies together..now they are all grown

Me and My Mum

Me and My Mum

Colin

Colin

Angie and Cindy - Good Friends are a treasure

Angie and Cindy - Good Friends are a treasure

Mike and Peter - my bosses

Mike and Peter - my bosses

Joe and Elliot - delicious boys

Joe and Elliot - delicious boys

Angie and Colin

Angie and Colin

My Date On A Saturday Night!

My Date On A Saturday Night!

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Joe - High School Graduation

Joe - High School Graduation

Elliot is getting ready for his driving test

Elliot is getting ready for his driving test

Elliot always on the move!

Elliot always on the move!

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