April wrap up part one

Well, April is about to finish up with a bang here in Northern Utah where the weather is constantly changing. We have had everything from unseasonably warm, to rain for days, to snowstorms, to hail with driving winds, and back around the spectrum this month. I honestly do not mind the crazy spring weather but it is incredibly hard on the orphaned (bum) lambs the kids try to raise for their Grandpa Jr., not to mention the havoc the weather can play with wardrobe planning! Of course this was a busy month hence the lack of posting plus I always want to include pictures but we finally got a new camera (angels singing)and I am still learning how to make it all work. It would probably help if I read the direction manual slowly while not doing anything else! In the past four weeks we have been busy but happy and blessed. I began April with a three day trip to my Grandma Glennie's in AZ, she was having a rough spell so I spent a bit of one on one time with her. She is an amazing lady, she will be 94 in August and is still managing to live in her own home. She has lived in the same house since the early 1940s and cannot bare to leave it. We had a good time and she connected me with a distant relative in Alabama who has tons of family history on the Brazeel side of the family. I am still working on getting that project going. I really liked spending time with my grandma she is just a sweet person and I got to see my adorable niece and nephew for a few hours as well. The activities continued while I was gone with Moira and Liam spending hours with the 'guru' teacher from Oregon at their Irish dance company, they loved every minute of it. Cody spent much of his time riding the stationary bike our neighbors loaned as he rehabbed his torn ACL. All his efforts paid off and he was cleared on the 22nd of April, played in the last regular season soccer match on the 23rd and is now preparing for a playoff game the 29th. He has also been building pens and fixing fence since he is now the proud owner of 12 ram lambs, 5 ewes (very pregnant ewes), and co-owner of several bum lambs. We sent back one set of bum lambs who were huge and are getting ready to send back four more as soon as Grandpa finds 'room' for them. We get more bum lambs every few days but their survival rate is not great, many of them are just too small but the kids sure work at it sometimes feeding five or six times a day just to make sure everyone at least has a shot at survival. Moira, Liam, Hugh and I went to baby animal days at the heritage farm in Logan with some neighbors and had a great time! This year they had baby bears and baby mustangs on display. We have also been working hard on our studies, and the kids have decided to continue at least part time thru the summer so that they can take periodic breaks throughout the year. Smart kids if I do say so myself. Well there is tons more like trips to Colorado, adventures on the marsh trails, dance competitions, and visits with friends to write about but right now I have to head for town to get salad ingredients for Cody's "playoff kickoff" tailgate party after practice tomorrow. So I will finish up when I have another spare minute, can you hear the laughter over that thought?