April 17

Dad, Mom, Christopher, Michelle, Crystol and Jake

April 15

At least 3 dead after Boston Marathon Explosions - Two explosions ripped through the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  The euphoria of crossing the finish line turned into bloody chaos as two blasts rocked the end of the 26.2 mile trek.  The blasts have left more than 175 injured and three dead.  In the chaotic aftermath of the explosions, passerbys rushed to the rescue of the injured.

April 11

Over Connor's spring break, he and Mark went to tour a U.S. research submarine and a Soviet submarine at the San Diego Maritime Museum.

April 8

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Parliament will be recalled in tribute to Baroness Thatcher, Britain's first and only female prime minister, who died this morning.  Lady Thatcher's children, Mark and Carol, said their mother, who suffered bouts of ill health in recent years, died peacefully after suffering a stroke at the age of 87.

 

April 7

Mark's 60th Birthday!

April 2

A lot has been going on since my last post.  Dad has been quite ill and I flew to Florida on the 24th.  Since his last congestive heart failure on December 27th, he hasn't really been well.  He was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was released on Thursday night.  He felt pretty well on Friday but by Sunday wasn't doing good again.  He has a doctor appointment Thursday so we'll see what happens.  It's very discouraging for all of us - especially him.

While I was there I had to take a picture of the  pineapple Mom has growing.  It takes over two years from the time the plant roots until it produces fruit.  Then another 6-9 months for the pineapple to mature.  Isn't it so cute?

Connor had last week off for Spring Break so Ryan came down on Thursday to pick him up and took him to L.A. to spend the rest of the week with him.  They went to a concert Thursday night, Ryan worked a little on Friday, and Mark picked him up late Saturday afternoon.  They both had a great time with the exception of when Connor upset the tarantula cage!  This week Kelleigh is off and has quite the week lined up with social events with her girlfriends.

Sunday was Easter so of course the Easter baskets of their youth had to be filled.  Mark gave Ryan his when he came down so I don't have a picture of him (which I know will break his heart).

I found these pictures from when Ryan was here for his birthday that I don't think I posted yet.  It's a shame Buddy doesn't know how to get comfortable ...

This is my maternal grandmother (with an aide at the nursing home) who turned 100 on January 1st ...

Kelleigh with her favorite horse - Luther ...

The house/flood project is coming along.  Hopefully the kitchen part will be back together by tomorrow.  The wallboard and painting is finished but there is still tile work, baseboard, and the pantry to be reconstructed so we'll see.  We are awaiting the quote on the bathroom portion to see how much of that we decide to remodel/redo.  The dogs are not happy about their daily confinement!