Irene always makes sure she has plenty of primroses inside and out.
Our Apricot Tree
I couldn't believe how many birds we saw and heard. Great to hear the quails again!
We spent three days working on our house - Mal pruned and fixed and I cleaned and painted trim.
Irene prepared us a lovely Easter Dinner - cedar bbq'd salmon.
Check out this great recipe blog 
Yes, in our family, we Mennonite girls can cook too.
But we'd rather not!
Mal had his eye surgery yesterday.
This is the "before" picture from Christmas. 
Today he's looking a little swollen and bruised.
Frozen peas are the order of the day...
No, my tulips aren't blooming.
The weather has been really mild, the snow is melting and
I look at my backyard, half-filled with snow,
and I can just see the blooms!
However,
I have to steel myself for the possibility (probability?) of this!
Mal installed a sink in the guest room downstairs. First one to come visit gets to initiate it!
We now have a functional shower, toilet and sink in the basement. But you can't initiate the shower because Mal has been using it just for the novelty of it!
This is the sink in the washroom. As you can see, we still need to get a mirror and medicine cabinet. Other than that, it's pretty much done!
17th Birthday. Turned out pretty good, didn't he?
Now that is a pretty cute kid!
8 weeks.
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.