May is GONE and it is JUNE already!

I cannot believe how quickly this year has passed. We are already half way through 2008 and I will be starting my 30th year teaching come this August when school starts up. 30 years in the classroom teaching, I never thought I would get this old! May went by and things were fun and enriching! I turned 54 and we had a small gathering in the back yard, can you believe it, NO PICTURES of the event. Fr. Brian was in town from Rome and stopped by for the hamburgers and the birthday celebration. It was good to see him, and he looks so much better than he did in Rome in 2006 when I was there.

It has been a windy spring in Madera, and we lost one half of one of our trees, as shown here.
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It took a big chunk of the tree down, and the worse part was it was one of the major shade trees blocking the setting sun. Here is the break:
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I also found these amazing petunias at Home Depo, they are called lemon petunias. I think they are so neat!
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Our yard art continues to increase with these two frogs. I think they look very worried that the large pot behind them will fall on them!
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The walkway is getting ready to be finished this summer. I will be placing slabs of stone in the path then filling the space with a mixture of sand and cement or small pebbles. I think the pebbles will look better, so see the walkway as it is now for maybe the last time!
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After all that work, I will need a glass of wine.....looks like I will have to wait for that as the wine is still on the vine, and it is NO WHERE near being ready!
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Well Cathy and I are off to Europe this Wednesday the 18th of June. We will be in Italy for 4 days then off on our cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. It will be a great 12 days! And you have lots of pictures to look forward to as well. So until we return, I wish all of you a safe and fun June!