the cruelest month

Glorious spring weekend. We wore shorts all weekend and spent much time playing outside. Some flowers are blooming. New grill fired up for the first time (pork chops).

My 3 girls enjoying the great outdoors.
Our group of adopt-a-students is growing faster than our family. We had all these guys and gals come over for dinner on Fri night. We met a friend of one of these guys at church on Sunday, so maybe we'll have even more soon.
I'll conclude with a few vignettes from this crazy life.

First, we were badly late to church a week ago. We're usually a few minutes (okay 5-10) late. That week we made a special breakfast, strawberry crepes, that took some extra time. Just as we were finishing up and hoping to leave, Janny started to cry. So we gave her a bottle. She threw up on her outfit. After changing the outfit, Clara needed a new diaper. Voila, 40 minutes late!

Second, on our way home on Saturday, we decided to ride past our old neighborhood. We used to stop and chat with a sweet older couple that sat on their porch everyday when the weather was nice. Like most people, they loved to see Clara. We moved (in a near hurry) just as the cold got started, so we didn't get a chance to let them know. The lady was on the porch with her daughter-in-law. She was so happy to see Clara again and meet the new baby. We loved showing off the girls. As we talked it became pretty clear (not 100% and we didn't ask) that the husband passed away over the winter. We'll miss him.

Another young person we knew in NM also passed away last week. That makes 3 for us, all under 40. Causes were avalanche, heart, and heart. We're praying for you, Steele family.