Blessings!

Here is is, May 1st already! The flood waters are receding but not as fast as we would like. Progress is being made though. We are tired of being flooded and are waiting for life to get back to normal. And we are living on the fringe and haven't been impacted in the same way as our kids or our neighbours. But life goes on, and God has protected and provided and so far we have not heard of anyone losing their home in this area. The protection done after the flood of '97 has definitely paid off.

Spring is arriving and we are enjoying the daffodils blooming outside our door. The robins are very busy on the yard, and the buds on the trees are fattening up, and we have heard the frogs.

Being inside a dike has its perks, and one is a dry garden. Kerry can't be out on the field yet but the itch to seed something is still strong, and because the garden was ready, he went out and with the help of Hailey and Jayda planted a couple of rows of peas. A day or two later we went out and planted a couple of rows of potatoes. We had some rain yesterday and now we need some warm temps while we wait.

Our little Maddie ,

and another picture of Nolan!