Calling All Grandkids!!

 Say goodbye to the swing!  Supposedly (again) the Webbs are going to take it.

 Say your prayers they don't destroy something in the process.

(My Dad used a flat bed trailer to bring it over from Lehi,

and lowered it with a crane.  In 1981.)

 Above, the forsythia at it's height.  Below - look what the wind blew in.

It's called Oregon Grape, and the fruit is edible (but not necessarily tasty).

I actually know where it came from -

the main street Smith's grocery store family that

lived on 300 N.

 

The white lilac is looking pretty leggy.

Meant to have Grant lower it three or four feet when he was here last summer.

 This lilac is in full bloom, a goner for Memorial Day.

 Above, flowering quince by the front porch.

The light's not too good on that side, this time of day, but you get the idea.

Below, the French Lilac (not fully out yet).

For whatever reason, these tulips get the biggest, look and last the best.

My first crop - radishes.

Also planted chives, peas and carrots.

The rest, from the PHS greenhouse, will go in next week.

This is a spoof skit put on by state Child Nutrition staff yesterday

at the Justice Center in SLC.

The demise of the old meal pattern.

Each put something in a coffin - such as ...

a piece of pizza (new regs make pizza taste/look nasty), a deli roll

(way too much grain for anyone ever to consider eating supposedly),

former nutrition-based planning production records, etc.

(It was hilarious.)
((Thanks, Michelle, for the nth degree socialized job security.))

They also showed this movie which was crazy funny
(turn off my playlist, top right):

(Fillmore Utah School District Wellness Policy)

Childhood Artistry

A pleasant surprise came in the mail today:

 Thank You Hazel!!  

Reminds me of the Move Your Body song

on my playlist

which starts out "Jump!, Jump!"

Also reminds me, Hazel, that I promised to show you

your Dad's childhood drawings.

But first, here is one drawn by Hayden at age 6.
(Hayden is now 7 and Hazel is now 5.)

Hayden told me when he was in kindergarten

art was his favorite part of the day.

 Here's one of Uncle Grant's,

Hayden and Hazel.  He liked to cut his out too.

I wrote on the back that he said the one on the left

was his very own computer.
 

He drew these three when he was 4:

 This one also when he was 4 and in preschool:

He wrote in on the back of this

(answers given for his teacher to write down):

Now Jewel got gypped in the childhood artistry department.

Meaning she didn't get the opportunity and encouragement she should have.

Because she saw Mom and Grant writing with their left hands,

she figured that was what she should do too,

and it wasn't until she was 12 we found out she actually

was supposed to be right-handed.

Their monster pictures

(Grant's at age 5 is cut out;

Jewel's at almost 3 is on the front of the R.S. bulletin):

(Hard to believe all the changes since spirit master duplicators!)

Jewel drew these of all our then pets when she was 9:

 (This one made me laugh - she accentuated his teeth

and one of her favorite things to do was tease him and run!)

I have many Mother's Day savings but

rummaging through their boxes, these also made me laugh/smile:

March Miscellanea

Arrived late Friday night.

Jewel had a busy day at school, made up bagged sets

so the 1st graders could celebrate Dr. Seuss Day,

complete with the icing in individual baggies

corner clipped and ready to spread.

 That night, Hayden lost his first tooth.

 Saturday morning, after blowing up the birthday balloons,

Daddy and Raygen gave each other the rose-colored eye.

 This was Raygen's pick for Hayden's best gift,

a fancy Nerf gun.

(His favorite was an electric scooter.)

 Another craft project of Jewel's for the ward's

V.T. conference Sunday,

and they all received a decorated heart cookie

(wrapped for take-home since it was Fast Sunday).

Jewel was asked to comment on her feelings

about her experience with visiting teachers,

and half a dozen sisters shed a few tears.

 Had a great Monday visiting with Jewel

and when Dad and Hayden got home,

we went to dinner at BJ's.

Raygen insisted on wearing a skirt, and bringing her purse

whereupon she revealed it's contents while we waited for our orders.

We had this as an appetizer:

It was totally delish (as was everything else).

Spring rolls stuffed with avocado, cream cheese,

sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, cilantro,

pine nuts, chipolte peppers.

Johnny had a cobb salad:

Jewel and I had veggie whole wheat crust pizza:

And Jewel and I shared a beignet:

Tuesday was a busy day at work,

and we also visited a school

where the kids danced to this video,

along with the principal:

Move Your Body

(turn off playlist)

I always try to find interesting school related things to photograph,

such as this in the main hall:

I also noted that phys ed teacher had posted a Sports Illustrated

column on the wall in the cafeteria, below.

She voluntarily taught the students our dance and said

they want to keep doing it as part of their activity choices.

When I was in the hall, looking for the hall photo op above,

one of the classes let out for lunch and spying me,

memorable for my hair (and agedness no doubt),

said, "They're here!" and sprinted for the cafeteria.

I must say, however,

that the main attraction each year is Ally,

who leads them in our themed dances:

Parting shot: