Art by Cooper

The above is a picture of my birthday card! My Cooper loves to draw. Every time I walk by this it makes me smile.
My Grandma passed away on April 16th. Peacefully in her sleep. It all got pretty bad for her in the end. I miss her deeply. She was never the same after Gramps passed away. So in a way I have been preparing for it since then. I cherish my memories and will honor her every way that I can. I need to learn how to bake berry pies before the Fourth of July.
We have been really busy. We had to find some place to board the dogs before the funeral which required some quick vaccines for the both of them. They still managed to get kennel cough and Lucy has conjunctivitis and now the neighbor dog is coughing. So some meds for Lucy and I think we are done spending money on them for awhile. There is a good side in that now I know we have some place to take them so we can go somewhere for a couple of days.
Cooper's bunny has some kind of fur mite that we are treating! Yikes! I am so glad we saw it early because Coop couldn't handle another animal loss.
The chickens are enjoying the spring weather. Recently, the wasps have started trying to build nests. One was really close to the nests box prompting them to find someplace else to lay. I think we got it figured out so that they can relax again.
Cooper's swimming is done. Wyatt has just a few more days of school and he will be a kindergartner! The other two are officially done with this year on June 10th! No official plans for the summer. It always seems to work out.
Baseball is going really well for Max. First base and outfield are the positions he plays. He has great reach at first and is quick to cover home plate when needed too! His team the Angels are in second place! He has been so fortunate to be on two winning teams and that he has had a great coaching staff both seasons. There has been more volunteering on our part. I have learned to do the score book. It is fun participating but when you have two other kids with you it is hard to follow the game. I hired a sitter which worked out great for learning how to fill out the official book.
Barry and I went to Coeur d'alene for a supervisor meeting. My sister came and took care of everything around here. A huge job but she made it through. Barry and I had a great time. Despite the terrible head cold I had! It had been 13 years since we had a couple of days together and I had to catch a cold. If you drink enough you can't even tell you have a sore throat. :)