Wordless Wednesday

 Signs of Spring!

Big news!

We had a little family gathering this past weekend.  Aaron, Laura and girls, and Andrew, Heather and Cassie came over and we had pizza for supper.

Before supper, I gave them these little ducks that a friend from work sent with me.  We took this picture to send to her.

Some reading took place...

A little time was spent in Bob's barn to trim down a door.  Cassie liked his Bob the Builder poster.

But...  the real reason we were together was:
A few months ago I shared with you the news that Heather and Andrew were expecting and that this was such an answer to prayer after a long wait.
Well, she is now 18 weeks pregnant and doing well.  She has to go to her regular OB doctor, the high risk OB doctor and her diabetes doctor every month so she is monitored regularly.  Last week she had an ultrasound that revealed the sex of the baby.
So, now we were gathered to hear this exciting news.  Andy and Nikki in KY got a phone call ahead of the rest of us.

The girls had been allowed to choose their clothing to go with their guess.  So Alaina had pink, Ruby had blue - and they had slippers to match!  Cassie has said all along that she was going to have a sister, so she had a pink shirt.
All of the adults were guessing boy...

And the answer is...

This will be a change after having all girls!  We love girl stuff and now will have fun with boy stuff too.   :)

Here's the happy family.  (Although Cassie still says she is having a sister.)

A Day in my Life, April

Here we are in April already!
Here's how the first day of the month went for me.

I left my house a little after 7.  This is on the corner down from our house.  It was a beautiful morning, only 35 degrees, but a pretty sunrise.

Not a great photo, but by 7:30, the sun was getting really bright as I drove.

I was almost at work when I saw these cranes out in the field.

I arrived at the office about 7:45 and got things opened up.
Mondays are always busy, lots of people calling about things that came up on the weekend, lots of meds to refill.
My job on this day was handling lab results and messages from the doctors.  That means calling patients to tell them results and new orders, finding out information and getting it back to doctors, placing referrals...  It's never the same and never boring!

Here's my computer and the view out my windows.  See the bird on the feeder?  We have lots of birds to watch. Sometimes they perch on the window and watch us.  :)

We have a golf course on the side of our building, and a sign that Spring is coming, is seeing the golf carts out there.

I left work about 5pm.  It was getting cloudy and was 43 degrees.

This barn is on my drive and I've been watching it deteriorate slowly.  Now there is a sale sign on the property, so I think it won't be long before it's knocked down and something else is built there.

On the way home it started raining, and didn't stop all night.

We had an easy supper - just leftovers to heat up.

I started up some laundry.

Then I started the dishwasher and tidied the kitchen.

Then I started working on my menu plan and grocery list.  I do meal planning in a little calendar book, and order the groceries online. Then I pick them up on my way home from work.  It works well for me and I find it stops impulse purchases.

Then I did some reading.  This book was passed on to me by a friend at work who said it was very good.  It's about army nurses during the Vietnam war.  So far, I'm really liking it.

Shortly after 11, it was time for bed, the end of another good day!