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Spring is in Full Bloom!

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Spring is really here! Our lilac tree is in full bloom and it smells so good when you're standing on the front porch, and the wind softly wafts the scent through the air. Sadly, we had a storm roll through this week, and it broke off on one of the lower branches. Scott cleaned it up and it looks okay now, but seeing it broken made me really sad. And then I went down a rabbit hole of googling why some people feel grief when trees are cut down. It's a thing! Really!


This past weekend, I added a new birdbath with a fountain, and one night after work, I noticed that there was a fat bumblebee paddling around in it. This is dangerous for bees as they don't have lungs, and can easily drown in a small amount of water. So, I scooped the little guy up, and placed him into the conveniently located lilac tree! He turned around in many circles (kinda like a dog does before laying down), and then the bee tucked his head and tail and stopped moving. Of course I had to google the visual difference between a dead bee and a sleeping bee. Luckily, this little guy was just snoozing, and after about an hour (I could see his little legs twitch every once in a while), he finally took off. Or, he fell to the rocks below and died. I'm assuming it was the latter!


When I wasn't busy google trees and bees dying, we had several school functions to attend this week. Ava had her final band concert of her sophomore year, and it was fantastic! They performed a song called "Voodoo" and it was played completely in the dark. It was such a neat experience, and it was awesome to see how much the band has improved since the beginning of the year.


On Thursday night, G and I headed to his school for the annual Spring Arts Night, as well as a Glow Dance. It was really packed, but we loved seeing all of the artwork (ALL students had a piece of artwork on display). The dance was really neat - in the 10 years that I've been attending elementary school events, I have never seen Red Pine host a dance. And it was super fun! There was a DJ, glow sticks/toys, and a gajillion kids having a blast, singing and dancing. After about an hour, though, G and I were both feeling overwhelmed, and headed out to the playground where we could cool off and decompress a bit. And then we went shopping. It was a fun night with my little guy.


Ava was successful in her attempt to insert contacts, so she's been wearing them every day this week. She's gotten used to them, but the prescription needs to be adjusted a bit, so we'll get that taken care of next week. We also set up her first checking account, in preparation for her job that she starts in July! And, in even bigger news, I was able to secure her road skills test for June 18. I had to stay up until midnight, and then hit the website right away. We're scheduled for a location 1.5 hours away, but we're going to make a day of it...go out to breakfast, get the license (fingers crossed), hit up the mall, etc. It should be a fun way to spend her birthday. I am going to try again this weekend to see if one specific location opens up, so we can be a little closer to home, but after that, I'm not looking any more.

We're going to head out of town for an overnight this coming weekend, so we're looking forward to a mini vacay. And Pria is looking forward to an overnight visit at Hotel Deb!

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