| Date 4-15-01 Hello to All, Happy Easter! We have had an above average rainfall for April so far. The temperatures have been below normal also. I put some seedlings out in the garden two weeks ago. They are now a shriveled mass, laying atop the frozen ground! Lorelei has some great looking seedlings growing in the window. She has given me strict orders not to touch them! The boys and I have been scrambling to find enough firewood to keep warm. We have been trying to make a level spot to put Cody a swing set. The spot where we have been working has a lot of clay in the soil and LOTS of rocks. We used the truck to pull two of the bigger rocks out last week. I got some chicken wire around the two new apple trees so the deer can't get them. Some of the other fruit trees look like they might come back to life this year. The pond has got some water in it again. The evenings belong to the frogs. They make an awesome racket. The mornings belong to the birds. By 5:30 they are chirping and singing. The cherry trees are in full bloom. They contrast the surrounding evergreens quite vividly with their white flowers. On the other end of the spectrum, I have spent about 4 hrs on the lawn tractor this week, the boys and I chopped blackberry bushes and cleared brush for a couple of hours yesterday. The poison oak is leafing out. Adam has begun his annual sneezing. The baby chicks are HUGE, we will try and introduce them to the rest of the girls next weekend. The new additions to the irrigation waterline have been completed. We now have water in the garden, and the boys have a faucet at the chicken coop. The other animals are all doing well. We still have the two remaining ducks, which are a constant source of entertainment. We have not seen the young raccoon again, so I assume he is OK. The boys have a couple of more weeks of soccer. They are both playing great! They are both tough competitors. Adam is working hard on his science project (solar power). Adam is still playing the piano daily, he makes up his own songs, they really sound pretty good. Both are doing great in school. Cody is his normal wild man self. He wants so much to be a big boy like his brothers. Lorelei took him to the Amity Easter egg hunt yesterday. We go this morning to watch Lorelei sing. She's nervous, but I know she will do fine, she is a great singer! That's about it for now, Glynn Jr. |