One very friendly lamb came running over to visit. His mom stood watch nearby.
Uncle Justin trying to get close to the new calves.
Pillow fight!
Uncle Justin conquered!
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Basketball game
The last game of the season. A prayer before play begins:
Sometimes, Avery just isn’t into smiling for the camera:
Gaetano & Avery
Project Ride Smart
At Regency Park Elementary. My teaching partner, Deanna Yee:
The melon drop which shows the importance of wearing a helmet. Note the four boys in the back row who won’t sit on the grass because it might make their pants dirty.
We worked four days with Wednesday off – so nice to have a rest day in the middle of the week.
Baseball game
A swing and a miss:
Coffee with friends
It’s always fun visiting with Adrienne and Linda:
Basketball practice
When Sophia’s basketball team began a shooting contest, Avery left the iPad behind and asked if he could join in. The coach said ok.
When he came back, Avery said, “I won.” LOL.
From the Sewing Cave
I didn’t work this week, so I had plenty of time to make a costume for Sophia to wear on a field trip. I still need to make the bonnet, but the dress is finished!
Delivery
Very early Friday morning, material for the backyard was delivered. Flagstone, 2 piles of AB (aggregate base), and 1 pile of sand.
On Saturday morning Justin came over to move it into the backyard. 
It was FOUR times the work he expected it to be! Thank you, dear son!!
I did help move the flagstone. 4000 pounds stacked on the patio! Whew!
Cinco de Mayo
One day early, at the clubhouse. 
The activities director and “Paunchy Villa”.
All you can eat street tacos with all the trimmings. Thank you Ade for coming with me!
Painting project
I was so happy when Justin said I could paint the walnut trees. In my old parking space, Justin’s latest tractor project. It looked like it needed a lot of work but there were some bright red parts. It started right up!
My first painting memory, in my early teens, was when I really really wanted to paint the chicken house windows for my dad. I begged him to do it, he finally relented. He set me up and I painted away. His evaluation, “Arlete, you were supposed to put most of the paint on the wood, not the glass.”
56 years later, Justin mixing my first batch of half water-half paint:
Demonstrating how to do the job:
So after the first tree, I had to know if I was being too sloppy (more paint on the ground vs paint on the tree?). Justin’s answer, “You’re not being sloppy enough.” OMG – thank you!
Before:
After:
Two hours later,done!:
Fun!
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