The Start of Summer...

A sign of Spring.

So much for writing monthly! But I guess no news is good news!! This weekend summer has arrived with 80-90 degree weather for Memorial Day weekend. It was only a week ago that we had a lot of rain and it was cold and rainy. Somehow we went from cold to hot...spring should have been in there somewhere!! I still haven't packed up my winter clothes, but I did bring out my shorts and t-shirts for this weekend.

Things are still going well for Ed. His last CT scan showed no changes and so Dr. B opted to go to once every three weeks for treatment. Thankfully Ed still does not have any side effects from the treatment.

March was pretty uneventful...still cold and winter. Dan came home for a couple days for spring break. We did go for breakfast at the No. Hadley Sugar Shack one morning. Lots of maple syrup on our pancakes! Yummmm....

April brought Easter and celebrating my brother Michael's 50th birthday. For his birthday, we put together a "memory" clothesline with little, cutout t-shirts with our memories of him. Then, the following week we all went to Goten (hibatchi place) for dinner--that was a lot of fun.

Dan on Easter at Grandma's with his cousins Matt, Nick, Lexi, and Ali.

Dan and Grandma on Easter.

In early May, Ed went to "Grandparents Day" in Westhampton for Amanda Tobin. He had a lot of fun. I guess "Uncle Eddie" is now "Grandpa Eddie"!

Amanda and Ed on Grandparent's Day

This spring we've been enjoying the wildlife in our yard. Lots of bunnies around this year and lots of birds...goldfinches, bluebird, pileated woodpecker, the hummingbirds are back, and we've even seen a scarlet tanager. Dan uses his cell phone and plays the bird songs and believe it or not, this does attract the birds. The scarlet tanager and the hummingbird was swooping around the back deck and the chickadees actually came and sat on the back deck next to Dan! Very fun to watch...unbelievable!


We've also got two Robin's nest in our yard. One is in the bush outside the kitchen window and the other is behind the Lilac bush. The picture above is from the one behind the Lilac bush...it's only a few feet off the ground so we can get good pictures inside the nest.

And, yes, Dan is home for the summer! Came home a few days ago. He'll start working at ES tomorrow and we're thankful they have work for him. He applied at a number of architect firms and there's no paying internship. He will be interning at TIA one day a week and he's got a freelance "job" (unpaid) for Kraus-Fitch. Hey, it's experience and better than nothing!

So life is good. Counting down the weeks til we get to go to the beach! It will be here before we know it!! In the meantime, we're enjoying the warmer weather. Ed is planting flowers (no garden this year) and I'm putzing around the yard (I am NOT into gardening!). Here's hoping I write more than once every three months! May you enjoy the spring and start of summer!!

My Mother's Day gift.