Neglected

So what's occupying our time lately?

Kevin & I repainted our bathroom on Good Friday. Kevin said it was going to be a 4 hour job but it turned out to be a 2 day job. We got the bathroom together a few hours before driving to LAX to meet Sam & Sara who visited after their Cancun honeymoon. We had a blast getting to know the new Mrs. Steele. She is so COOL. Doug, Linda and Rob joined us for Easter dinner.

We've been spending our Saturdays gardening. Kevin put new drip lines and fixed the sprinklers on the kitchen side of our yard. We are enjoying our flowers and seeing more color in our yard.

We visited my mom and aunties in San Diego last Sunday. It's always fun seeing them because we get to eat home cooked Filipino food and Max/Cooper gets to run around the yard where there's more to sniff and dig. We also dropped by Doug & Linda's (Jenn and Rob & Rob's friend Elizabeth were there too) and got a glimpse of The Flower Fields which is near their home. We're going back there in a week or so when the flowers are in full bloom.

Cooper sleeping with his Lion and chillin' (like a cat!) with Max in the study.
The view from my kitchen window!! And the slope as it is now - the iceplants are blooming!!

Baby Blanket & Daisy Hat

Jack Faux was born this week so I finished his baby blanket on Friday. I also knitted an upside down daisy hat for his older sister, Lucy. It is so CUTE!! The pattern had 6 daisy petals but I decided to go with just 5. I am mailing them on Monday with Ticklet Me Elmo and Cookie Monster.

We missed church today (we also missed Sacrament meeting last week because we forgot to move our clock forward!) because Kevin stayed up late putting together our new DELL computer. It's loaded with bells & whistles (and freebies) so it should keep him occupied for awhile. Also we are going to my Auntie Nieva's home in Bonita (south of San Diego) for an early birthday celebration (I turn 51 tomorrow - yikes!) with my family.

Arbor

We got this wooden arbor from Big Lots today and Kevin put it up and planted 2 Wisteria plants on both sides. We also bought some plants to hang in our backyard. I have 6 more hanging plant project to go before I tackle the front yard. Can I really be a gardener?

It was another beautiful Saturday - breezy and cold at times but the sun is bright and the skies are blue and we enjoyed working in our yard this afternoon.

Beulah Klak Galore

Semi dwarf bareroot trees are on sale (50% off!!) at Lowes so my friend Denise and I went tree shopping. I bought the following bareroot trees: Blue Chinese Wisteria, Flame Seedless Table Grape, Florida Prince Peach, Babcock Peack and Snow Queen Nectarine. I also got 2 Night Blooming Jasmines. They are planted just outside the study window and outside our bedroom. I have very vivid memories of how these smell at night from living in Hong Kong and the Philippines so I was ecstatic to find them at the nursery. I also bought some indoor plants/herbs and this beautiful hanging plant which now hangs outside the study window. If anyone knows what this plant is, let me know.

I finally found the name of the above plant. It is a Dwarf Chenille plant. It is a perrenial and can be grown indoors.

The 3 new fruit trees were planted today in the front of the house. The wisteria/grape will have to wait until we figure out where to plant it.

Cooper's Lion

This is Cooper's lion and his current favorite toy. This was in bed with us last night and he is now on our study bed looking out the window. Cooper put him there. The first time I glanced at them, Cooper was right next to this lion with his head resting on the bolster facing the window as well - a really cute sight which I tried to capture on camera..but couldn't.

I drove San Diego last week to visit my mother who had a bad case of the common cold. I talked to her over the weekend and she is doing much better. Kevin and I went to the temple on Friday. He got jealous since I've recently been going without him - also because he wanted to put his sister's family in the prayer roll himself. We are also starting to plan our trip to Logan UT for the Harmon reunion the Saturday before Memorial Day. We are super excited!!

Apple of My Eye

It seems my blog has turned into a garden diary of sorts when I originally intended for it to be about Cooper and knitting!! How can you look at this cute doggie and not be mesmerized????? Here's Cooper in our study - by his mommy's feet in front of the computer. Even Max loves Cooper and takes good care of him. Max is the greatest brother a little dog can have.

I added music to my blog today. I wish I knew how to put my iTunes playlists instead but it doesn't seem like this is possible. If anyone out there knows how to do it, please let me know.

Bird Nest

Kevin had doctor and dentist appointments so he was home early for 3 days (he gets off at 1pm on Fridays) last week. It was a great week having him around a lot. He found this bird nest while picking lemons from our sideyard yesterday after church. It's really a small nest - maybe 3-4 inches in diameter - it's easy to miss since it blends so well with the branch. It looks to me like the egg is ready to pop. We will check on it again in a few days.

Here are my current knitting projects. The cranberry project is the back of my 1st sweater. (the bottom is assymetrical - it will have a V neck and I am still looking for some nice edging for the neck/sleeves). This has taken a backseat to a blue/green baby blanket I am knitting for my nephew Leland and his wife Catherine. Their baby is due later this month. The blanket has seed stitch edges with knit/purl blocks. I've used a similar pattern for a blanket I gave to Ryanne for Christmas. Her baby is due this month too.