Lanette's Memorial Day spirit

Lanette's flowers are doing great and she even added some U.S. flags
in honor of Memorial Day!

Surprise backyard visitor!

Imagine our surprise when we returned home from work to find this
little black, abandoned puppy had snuck through the gap in our gate
and was hanging out in our backyard with Duchess!

Fun with Trina

I was in Austin on business and had a free evening. What a treat it was to catch up with Trina (my great Aunt Lanette's granddaughter, so therefore my 2nd cousin). We had a wonderful time catching up and enjoyed a yummy meal at the South Congress Cafe!

Fun visit with Veronica, Jeff and baby Ronen!

What a treat! Veronica, Jeff and their adorable 8-month old son, Ronen, were in Texas for a racquetball tournament. I was nearby (in Austin on business) and had a free evening, so we all enjoyed the chance to catch up and visit.
Mommy (Veronica) and Ronen. Ronen is so cute and so interested in what is going on around him.

Ronen's favorite position in his carrier/stroller....so he can check things out and won't miss a thing! Isn't he adorable?
Veronica, Ronen and Stef. (The kind waitress in the background was getting Ronen's high chair setup).
Veronica and Stef. Veronica and Jeff were doing very well in the racquetball tournament. Both of them had games later that day....unfortunately, I had to head back to Austin for work. Hopefully, next time I will get to see Veronica in action on the court!

Mother's Day with Great Aunt Lanette

What a wonderful Mother's Day treat! Lanette invited me and two of her young lady neighbors to attend a Mother-Daughter tea at her church. Lanette looked so pretty that we just had to get a picture of her before we headed to the tea.


The tea at the church was tasty and lovely. About 25 ladies attended (plus two gentleman!). We enjoyed some delicious sandwiches, muffins, punch and tea and then heard an excellent testimony and short stories from Virginia & Hanna Joy Meltzer, missionaries.

After the tea, Lanette and I decided that we were still a little hungry and that it was pretty close to supper time. Thankfully, I had a gift card to a local steakhouse (thanks to a co-worker), so Lanette and I went to Logan's Roadhouse for a delicious steak supper! Yum! Apparently, we were not the only ones that thought steak sounded good for supper. While we were waiting for our seats, we were admiring the beautiful pansies and decided to snap a few pictures. Lanette looks great in blue, it really brings out the color of her eyes!

A helpful passerby offered to snap a shot of both me and Lanette.
Happy Birthday and Mother's Day Lanette!!

Lanette's Flowerbed

Lanette and I have enjoyed seeing God's handiwork revealed in her flowerbed. We have enjoyed spending time together on beautiful Spring weekends, weeding, clipping and fertilizing her flower bed. Below are some pictures of her beautiful front flowerbed. If you're in Lubbock, you should come by and see the flowerbed for yourself!

What a beautiful crysanthamum centered between the beautiful irises!


Lanette is ready for spring in her beautiful blue outfit and her flowerbed is looking lovely!

An up close shot of Lanette's dianthus and shamrocks. The dianthus just love their sunny spot and bring smiles to visitors that walk up the front walk. It is so exciting that the shamrock is blooming! Can you see the one little pink flower just to the right of the dianthus?

One more shot of the Lanette's flowers as you walk up her front walk.