Grace to You: May 2018

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Jed's class met today at one of the girls' homes to celebrate the end of the class year,

and to celebrate their victory in the mock trial.

We'll miss these kids, but we're still glad it's over. :)

Jed and I drove to Boulder today to see an ophthalmologist.

Our optician discovered a retinal hole in one of his eyes, and he had laser surgery today to repair it.

I was so nervous, but everything went well and it was over quickly.

Driving in the misty rain was harder than the doctor's visit. :)

We were so tickled to see a train today - we don't usually see one on our Sunday trips to Boulder.

The mountains were beautiful with low-lying clouds.

You can see from this series of pictures the difference between the mountains closer to Golden

and the flatirons in Boulder -

these are so much more beautiful.

Today is Mother's Day in the United States!

I came downstairs this morning to find these beautiful tulips waiting for me.

A dear friend and her daughter from our church gave me a book about quilting, one of their avid interests,

and a tea set for a delightful afternoon of reading and sipping.

My older son and his wife gave me this necklace,

which is a metal ball holding birthstones representing each of their children.

It was a very sweet day to celebrate being a mom all of my adult life. :)

My sweet brother and his wife sent us a gift from Omaha Steak for Christmas,

and I decided to try them out today for a belated birthday lunch.

I told Jed he should dress up for the occasion...

...and this was the result. LOL

I've never been very good at cooking steaks, but these were incredibly good,

and the potatoes were so yummy.

Dessert was apple tarts.

Happy Birthday to me! :)