Settling Back Down

So I am no longer feeling like a stranger around here. My work schedule has calmed down a ton, I have had some much needed fun with the boys, quality time with Spencer, and I am looking forward to a road trip in the near future.

This past weekend the weather was gorgeous and I was able to enjoy both days, work free. On Friday afternoon, Spencer took all 3 of our boys on the Father/Son overnight camp out. I really appreciate the fact that Spencer takes all of our boys no matter how young they are. He always has and he is a real trooper in my eyes! I very much enjoyed having a night alone. I grabbed myself a very large bowl of ice cream, watched Pride & Prejudice, and slept in till 10:00 a.m. I loved every minute of it! I even suggested to the Stake President that they extend the Father/Son camp out next year another day. We shall see...

Also this weekend Spencer and I tried something new. We planted a garden. The garden isn't actually located at our house though and here's why. Spencer has a friend from work who lives on a few acres near by. They have always had very large gardens, but now that all of their kids are gone, they just don't garden like they used to. They offered 3/4 of their garden to us. So in essence, we are now part of a co-op garden. Here's how it works; They tilled the ground and got it ready; we came in and planted all the vegetables that we wanted (corn, beans, carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers, zucchini, and lots and lots of tomatoes); They will water and fertilize; and when it's time to harvest we all get to enjoy. What's ours is theirs, and what's theirs is ours. They also have a ton of berry bushes we can have full run of like blueberry and raspberry. I'm excited to see how well the garden grows.

In other news, we still don't quite know what exactly happened to Grandpa this last week. Did he have a heart attack, a stroke, pneumonia??? Who knows? I don't think the doctors are quite sure either. The man is 90 years old and wants to leave this earth so bad. Unfortunately, for him though, he's been healthy as a horse. But now it's pretty apparent that his body is starting to shut down. I hope that he can try to find joy while his journey is still here with us.