May 15, 2019: Sunshine just got in my eyes and I had to shift position a little to see this screen. It's early here and the sun just rose over next door's, mammoth-sized camper trailer. The sunlight is so welcome that I leave my shoulder in it. We are on the part of this continent that is receiving rain in uncharted amounts. It is May and the night took us down into the 30s. I have only been here five years and 10 months. The trend is away from the first two years' experience. And, it's enough time to appreciate that the current precipitations are rain and not snow.

That was Wednesday morning, and it happened again on Thursday morning! and this morning! Now, it is Friday evening and the rain is back.

In between the rains last week, Marge and Pat chose plants from their favorite nursery to populate the front fence planters.

They had them all planted, lickety split.

On Saturday and Sunday, Wendy and John drove to Georgia to attend Keoni's graduation from McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer U, Macon, GA....

This was run during the graduation...



And, Keoni and Atticus played during the ceremonies...

Graduated! Congratulations!
Happiness rules!

And, here are the happy parents...

...enjoying that Georgia weather and a job well done.
Thanks, for the photo, y'all. It's a keeper.

Meanwhile, Aidan took care of the animals at the farm. I came over a couple of times to let the dogs out for a spin while he was at school. He basically did it all in the rain and slop, early and late, including inviting me over and making me a Mother's Day breakfast on Sunday which was delightful.

Thank you, Aidan! I loved it.

Keoni had sent this from school...



Jeanenne shared some of her Mother's Day...

Jon, Jackie, Jeanenne, and David.

The mothers.
Krista (David's wife), Jeanenne, Jackie, and Sarah (David's wife).

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We learned on Monday that Great Grandson Dimetrios was in the Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. He had been in ICU with pneumonia all weekend. He is gradually improving during the week but will remain in ICU until he no longer needs the bi-pap machine to help him breathe. He is awake more today, able to cough, we learned. All are sending their love and supplications from what lies deep in their hearts for his continued healing.

Tim, Dimetrios' grandfather, at the same time was closely following the heart surgery his niece unexpectedly needed. She is healing also and now able to be home with OT and PT in her immediate future.

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From the Upsizing Desk: A trip last week over to Dock with Pat and Marge, and in a resale shop there I found this for my upsizing...

A lovely, all-wood, tongue-and-groove chest of drawers. $80, and they're holding it there for me until I move in on the 28th.

I have new sheets, mattress cover, and a blanket to put on the brand new bed and pedestal drawer bed frame that are scheduled for delivery and set up on the 29th.

We're gonna do this thing.

Despite having a great deal of my belongings packed already, it is still a daunting exercise in planning A, and B, maybe C, in patience, and in just plain old grunt work. My mind gets on overload easily and a walk or expenditure of elbow grease on something is an antidote to a tendency to mind-freeze when the brain spins too much. Easy Does It, woman! you're not a spring chicken.

Sister Susie in Missouri was enjoying a sunset at her new home and sent this...

And another walk at the farm as Aidan took a break from his essay assignment. So very nice to have Keoni home to enjoy it with us, too.

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So much takes place to celebrate, to cherish and love; yet all the while great needs occur, great tragedies unfold, and profound sadnesses happen; all this mysteriously renders the beautiful moments in our lives all the more poignantly wonderful while they are happening, that we are there to see, to live a part of it.