Mothers day and other stuff

Saturday morning Joe and I went out for some needed exercise. First we made a return climb to our close-by reservoir. I took a picture of some water birds for my grand-daughters. They've led me to believe that they like ducks.

Later we went further into the canyon and got on our 'regular' trail. We walked until the snow patches got in our way too much.

The trails are slowly but surely opening up.

When we got home, our youngest daughter was already home from work and soon her brother arrived from Provo.

While I was left to my own devises, they left the house with their dad to do secret stuff.

By the end of the day I had accumulated 4 tomato plants, a flat of pansies and a couple of other flowering plants.

My den, temporarily, looks like a garden store:

We ended Saturday with Sarah's latest net flix movie. We watched Sherlock Holmes. It was a very good movie, but I wouldn't recommend it for young children.

This morning is Mothers day. I woke to a bowl of strawberries and raspberries covered in fresh whipped cream, chocolate pieces and a sprig of mint.

Soon after that treat, my husband disappeared for a couple of hours. He returned with a plate of hand dipped, chocolate covered strawberries. He and 4 other church guys, spent two hours making tons of them for all the church ladies.

For dinner, my son and daughter did a lot of work.

I was instructed a couple of days ago to make a dinner request and so I asked for Hawaiian Haystacks. Basically, it's a bed of white rice covered in chicken and sauce, which is then buried in toppings, such as nuts, pineapple, chow-mein noodles, tomatoes, celery, cheese, coconut, lettuce shreds and just about anything else you like.

I was also required to make a pie request, so I chose chocolate cream. My son had the great idea of using Oreo cookies for the crust.

Those two worked hard and turned out a fantastic meal.

I thought the food and flowers were more than enough, but I also got some little gifts.

Joe gave me earrings. Aaron gave me lotion, and Sarah worked super hard in the kitchen. My oldest daughter sent me a nice letter and my grand-daughters colored pictures for me.

Last but not least I got 'Quirkle Cubes' which we played with for awhile.

Now, I believe everyone has given into their food comas and have flaked out in the basement.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. I hope everyone has enjoyed a good day.