ONLY IN MAINE

Jimmy is leaving this weekend, so I thought it would be appropriate, to open with his picture. It has been a long winter, but tomorrow, I think his ride will arrive to take him to Florida. She is having trouble with the RV and we are just praying that they make it there. The RV will be there 'free' room and board while they are there. Dawn is coming here on Saturday and they are leaving on Sunday morning (if all goes as planned).

ONLY IN MAINE!!!
Only in Maine can someone shovel the snow off the lawn, let the warmer temperatures melt it down, and rake the leaves off it, ALL in one afternoon! It was really cool. It gave us fresh air, sunshine and exercise. Ying-Yang was allowed out with us the whole time. He loved it! Mike took quite a few loads to the leaf pile and I put quite a few dry leaves into the com poster, stirred that up and watered it down. So after doing quite a bit, we decided to take a break.
While we were smoking, it dawned on me. How many people can do this? Maybe in Brenda's area, but not in Brian's, Aunt Nellie's, or Pam and Mom's area. (Theirs melts too fast. That doesn't count.) So I got the camera out and started taking pictures. Figured I could erase them later if I didn't like them. Well, now the weather has turned weird. The other night, thunder snow, low 40's, fog, drizzle, and cool rain. Needless to say, almost all our snow is gone! That happened too quickly. Now they are worrying about flooding. Raining hard and should partly clear off on Sunday and then rain until Wednesday! Mud season has arrived. Thank God we got gravel hauled in last spring. So, our day outside has ended, and I wait about 45 minutes and start walking with the camera, to see what everybody is doing!

WOW!!!!! Guess who? The mighty hunter has CRASHED! Looks like he's dead! What a nut. On our down comforter. One of his favorite spots.

The guys were already into a movie!!! Oh well, that gave me some computer time. Everyone seemed to sleep good that night! I woke up aching like a 90 year old woman!!! It is terrible. Doing a little every chance I get will hopefully get me into shape quicker and keep the aches to a minimum. (I hope).

SO, Nana is making Baked Beans and Hot dogs with croissants in the kitchen. Slaving! Trent has a giant Elmo Pez and the head flips back and it plays the Sesame Street theme song! SO, I look into the living room and look at what I found. They are both dancing to: Sunny days, sweeping the..clouds away! While I'm slaving away over a hot stove!! No Justice! Trent was here for a few hours while Mom was at her new job! First night. So Trent was having fun with Papa, without me!!! That ain't right! So we all sat down to eat and Trent is very smart! So, I engage in conversation with him. We are talking about colors, numbers and then we get to animals. I ask what does a goat

say. He says Baaa. I eventually run out of things to say, so I said, Trent, what do beans sound like? Without missing a beat, Trent says "Kaa-Pow, Zing, Toot toot." He is just the cutest little boy, I know. He reminds me SO much of John at that age! It's uncanny! So, Julia was here this week also! She is another smarty pants! They were stopping by to visit as Mommy is having her baby brother, Joey, on Monday. Depending on the weather, they may not get out for a little while. It was nice to see everyone including the sunshine this week. We are

doing fine, getting plenty of time to ourselves, sunshine, exercise and eating good. Sleep is coming a little bit better for me and we are both actively seeking work. That takes a lot of our time, between going places and working on the computer. We are just taking it one day at a time and want to thank everyone for their hopes and prayers. I will write again soon. Tried to get a lot of pictures on so you all can see that we are alive and well. Ttys Barbara & Mike