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I say that cautiously as I thought spring had arrived a few weeks ago and then we got snow again. So, hopefully the nicer weather is here to stay for awhile and the white stuff is gone until next winter!

We had a great weekend here. Today, after church we came and did alot of odd jobs–most of them outside so we could enjoy the warm air and sunshine. The lawn mower made its season debut and Jason worked diligently to change the oil, filter and spark plugs in the mower before cutting the grass. He also did all the edging and fertilized the lawn too…so he got alot accomplished and the yard looks great. While he was mowing and Anya was napping, I spent some time out in the garage going through a few remaining packed boxes we had from the move and did some organizing of all the stuff (or should I say JUNK) that we just can’t quite part with yet. So, the garage looks a lot better also, and will look even better after we get a few more shelves built and installed.

Yesterday we spent some time volunteering with the other 3 couples from our church group at the Hope Ministries Bargain Center here in Pleasant Hill. Hope Ministries is a Christian-based program here in Des Moines that has numerous facilities set up to help local needy, homeless and those that need a little help getting back on their feet. We were there from 9-12noon and they had us doing all sorts of jobs. It was a lot of fun and we got to meet a lot of other volunteers there working also…..I had a blast working with 4 older ladies from Winterset tagging and pricing clothes. We are looking forward to doing it again.

Well, the little missy has crashed for the night, so think I am going to also. Have a great week!