Bring on the Summer!!

 Summer greeted us with cloud rays and angel wings!! 

Sunshine and dry weather is also clean up outside time!!

The Japanese maple needed styling with a nose hairs trim...

 

Pompom tree called for some contouring.  It was a time consuming project.  I should have charged myself $200 but I wouldn't pay it anyway.

Tidied up front yard!

Once the rain temporally stops the weeds need to go...

time for the handy-dandy homemade weed killer...

Found this in my hobbit garden...trying to mix in.

Didn't really  find it in my garden, but a picture on Facebook...

a bug that wants to be a fairy...

 

pretty cool, though!

So much time from these past weeks has gone into freshening and redecorating my house besides cleaning up outside.  It takes a long time and lots of energy to online shop!!  But there is a goal!! 

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Time to depart PDX for fun in the Midwest... graduation party and family 

The St. John's Bridge...I think

PDX to Las Vegas to Milwaukee, WI

Sirloin dinner and lava cake with daughter, Angie, in Oconomowoc

For a lovely, HOT 6 days of early summer

The Schmidt Graduation Gang...

Will, Ryan, Autumn in left front, Zach concealed in the back.

Gram G and 4 of 7 younguns...

Nephew Freddy and wife Kelly came to hang out with us

Great niece, Mary and friend Patrick, getting acquainted with "The Schmidts".  They recently moved to central Wisconsin from Indianapolis.

An afternoon at the city beach with lifeguard manager, grandson Austin!

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A little 50th B-day party fun...

Burt drove in from Virginia to claim his 

Big 5-0 Schmidt B-day shirt!!

But he didn't know that!  Surprise!

(and to attend graduation party for Autumn and Ryan, Will and Zach)

The Schmidt Clan takes on the Piñata!

B-day boy Burt

Angie

Al

Chuck

The MAMA LLAMA

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A track meet with granddaughter Olivia!

Mirror Twins

Softball game with granddaughter Louisa!

                                                                                                                        Oops!  missed the game but she caught 2 fowl balls and made 3 outs.                                                                                                                               

Time to leave Wisconsin...

Where should I go next???  

Check back soon and find out!

 

REFLECTIONS 

I'm grateful for my adult children and their children. They keep my mind and heart full during days I am alone.  I enjoy planning trips to be with them.  And enjoy even more actually being with them.  I am comforted to share a slice of their particular lives for a few days.  I am thrilled to get to know them a little more and to see their growth from year to year.

This has been a good 3 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.

"But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children."  (Psalm 103:17)