Mud

It was a weekend full of fun and hard work. As I said in the last post, we celebrated Mother's Day and I put everyone to work on top of it. First of all, Courtney did so much to help me run the rummage sale and despite very chilly weather, as in glove and winter hat chilly, we made out with about $300.00 worth of profit, so all in all a success. Clean up after the sale went pretty quickly and our garage could again house the two cars.
We all went to El Mariachi to celebrate a successful sale and once home, we were all ready for an early bedtime.
On Sunday after church, we headed up to Herb and Pearl's to get a few more plants and then Courtney, Paul, and John worked hard to get our garden ready for planting. I really cannot forget to mention Tizita in the list of helpers. She worked hard on the garden, too, when she wasn't laying down in the soft, warm dirt.

Is there anything better than the feel of squishy mud between your toes? Well, truth be told, if you ask me, I would say "Yes." I don't really care much for dirt or mud, but Tizita certainly enjoyed it.

And of course, there were mud balls to make.

The Van Auken family took a well deserved break between digging.

There was rhubarb to taste and enjoy.

There was a birdbath that needed cleaning and filling. Here Tiz had to inspect while Grandpa planted a new plant.

And then there was watering to do!

So, as you can see, it was a busy Sunday. After all the work we ordered some Rock River Pizza and enjoyed some homemade cookies warm from the oven. Not a bad way to end our weekend. Courtney, Paul, and Tizita stayed over one more night and today (Monday) they are headed home.

Lots of happy memories from this Mother's Day both from the weekend spent drinking, wiinng, and visiting with the Hunters and this weekend with the Van Aukens!

Thanks girls and significant others for a great celebration.