a sunny sunshine monday :) yard, garden work, all state coming thurs/friday :)

Happy sunshine monday! :) Hi angel friends, we're having a good day :) it's a nice full sunny day :) my mom and dad went groceries shopping today, they got some nice items :) i spent some time out in nature, in our yard and garden :) i did some yard and garden work :) i cleaned some areas, and also tended our plants :) We're all doing ok, and looking forward to all state insurance coming, and we're hopeful very soon, our home repairs will begin :) Thank you all, for your incredible love, support, prayers, and comforting care :) We're so thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) we called family in Maine today, they know contractors, that may be able to help us :) we did some organizing in our living room today, and are keeping nice, and routine with our days :) our azalea bush is blossoming, and we have lots of awesome sunshine here today :) We're gonna make some grinders sandwiches for dinner :) i took some nice new nature, and garden pictures today :) i got in, over an hour of garden/nature walk time today :) i'm going to write some cards, and notes :) Thank you angel friends, for being here for us :) Tomorrow's sweet treats tuesday :) we look forward to going out to get some treats :) sunshine smiles from our hearts and home to yours :)

Hi angel friends :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a great day :) Happy Victoria day holiday to all our friends in Canada :) We're continuing to do well :) my mom and dad enjoyed going groceries shopping today :) they picked up lots of great items :) they picked up some nice drinks at dunkins on the way home :) i could really tell, it was a nice soothing simple joy for both my mom and dad, going out to shop :) they've been through a lot the past week, and lots of calls. They're both doing well :) it's been very emotional time for us all. my mom and dad called my dad's aunt Josie today, she and uncle Mike live in Maine, and they know contractors, they may be able to help us  :) they had a nice talk :) while my mom and dad were out shopping, i called Holly, and spent some nice time in our yard, and garden :) i went out for over an hour, of nature walk/garden time :) we have some beautiful sunny weather here, lots of sunshine, and spirit soaring birds, nature :) on the side of our driveway, our pink azalea bush is blossoming :) it's awesome to see :) it's felt great, soaking up some sunshine, nature walks today, and enjoying a blueberry iced coffee :) 

we did some organizing here in our living room :) our living room has been our base, here at home :) Kayla and Taylynn went to school, and all of our pets are doing well :) Jenn and Hunter stopped by to visit for a little while this morning :) We're continuing to take good care,keeping positive, and taking things one hour, and one day at a time :) all state insurance adjuster will be coming thursday or friday to look at our home, and from there, will begin the process of getting things in order, to repair, rebuild our roof, rooms :) the all state agent worker said, since they have pictures we shared with them, they said it's ok to begin throwing out/away some items, cleaning, they a re going to cover the costs for all new beds, mattresses, blankets, pillows,everything that was lost,due to the damage. it's really nice of all state to cover everything :) the guy who owns a garbage truck, is friends with us, and he's gonna be coming here, when we're ready to throw out, all the items we need to throw out.  we feel like things are progressing forward and us all getting into a routine of our days, is helping us all a lot :) my dad wants to hire a contractor, carpenters, for when it's time for our roof/rooms, home repairs to begin :) some family in Maine, are contractors, and may be able to help :) it's all a big progress, but we feel so positive, and our anxiety is much lower, than it was last week. we feel good about things, and we feel like all is gonna be ok :) Thank you all, for being here for my family and i :) we are excited, about moving forward, one day at a time :) i'll continue to keep everyone updated :)

Garden Greetings :) Hi angel friends, thank you so much, for your wonderfully heart warming comments :) i'm so happy, that everyone enjoyed seeing new pictures of our plants :) finding lots of hope, and strength in nature, and so happy for the sweet blue sky and sunshine we have today :) it's great to see the glowing nature :) it had rained a lot, and was dark cloudy, for days after last tuesday's storms. the sunshine is a great blessing :) This morning, with the new day rising and shining, i knew our nature friends would be out and about, ready to gather goodies :) we love our nature friends :) i put lots of goodies in the bird sanctuary area of our yard, and on the bird feeders :) we bought some new peanuts, and bags of sunflower seeds, at the dollar tree yesterday :) i've been seeing lots of birds, mr. nut squirrel, and also saw my 1st hummingbird of the season yesterday :) we are so happy, and thankful all of our nature friends are doing well, and are out and about, gathering goodies :)

In our yard, and garden today, i've been enjoying some nature walks, and have began to do some yard, and garden organizing :) picking up branches, raking, and organizing :) i focused on 2 garden areas in our backyard today, our large garden area, near our raspberry truellis,and also our garden area by our addition on other side of our yard :) i want to get our gardens ready for some planting :) my dad and i are going to put our fence back up, around our large garden area :) we are going to grow tomatoes, peppers, pumpkin plants, sunflowers, and popcorn plants :) with the 2 trees not in our yard anymore, there's tons more sunlight in our yard. we're gonna get use too the more sunlight. it definitely will alter our garden plans, big time, as we have so much more potential for sunshine in our yard and garden now, we'll be gardening like it's 2007/2008, before those 2 trees grew big. each gardening season, is a journey, and has it's own, unique qualities :) we love our yard, and garden, and we want to enjoy the season to the fullest :) our grapevines are ok and continuing to grow, and flourish :) it feels good doing some yard, and garden work :)

Blossoming news :) our sunflowers, and popcorn sprouts, along with our pumpkin plants, and potato plants are doing well, and growing a lot :) we have Azalea bush blossoms by the side of our driveway area :) the blossoms are bright, and smiling at the sun :) our snowball bush is doing well too :) i've been walking all around our yard, garden, and checking in on all of the nature :) we have lots of bumble bees, and butterflies visiting our yard, and garden too :) soon, i'm going to move our planters back, to where they were before, next to our front steps, and also going to organize our front yard garden again soon :) we have to keep our front yard areas open, as workers will be coming, when they repair/rebuild our roof. i took some new pictures today, of our plants :) it's our first, full sunny day, in a while :) we are so thankful, for the nice weather :) lots of nature, and gardening hope :) i'm very happy and excited, to share my new garden, nature pictures with everyone in my journal today :)

We're having a good monday :) blossoming into the new week, with some simple joys, nice time with family and friends :) my family and i are doing ok,and are keeping in good spirits :) we all have been hanging out today, doing some cleaning, organizing, and getting things situated :) we emailed the insurance company pics of our rooms, so they can begin process of insurance claims/coverage :) we are continuing to feel very hopeful, and positive :) keeping to routines, balanced as much as we can, with daily simple joys, i've been enjoying some time here on ds, writing to friends :) thank you angel friends, for sharing your days and adventures with us :) it's very comforting, and uplifting, getting to communicate, sharing with eachother :) i share your updates with my family :) We're going to go out tomorrow, to get some sweet treats at mcdonalds and dunkin donuts :) i also want to write some cards, and notes :) Holly and i are going to watch some videos on youtube tonight, including an episode of American pickers show :) Thank you angel friends, for being here for us, and for all that you do for us :) you all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) we deeply appreciate you all, and everything, with all of the love of my heart :) big group caring and comforting, sunny friendship hug :) we look forward to many more special times to look forward to sharing, with family, friends, and the spirit of the season :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, peaceful gentle moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's so nice,having sunshine today :) i did some yard, garden work today, writing, and time with family and friends :) thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hi :) she says, "i hope everyone is having a good day" :) She says, "we are happy insurance company is going to help us" :) We're so glad, and thankful :) we hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a nice day with lots of sunshine :) Thank you angel friends, for all that you do for us, and for being here for us :) we love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) we're so happy, thankful, and blessed, to have you all in our lives :) we're with you angel friends :) hope, strength,and spirited times ahead to look forward too :)

Sunny nature and garden greetings :) it's a beautifully sunny day :) i spent over a good hour out in the sunshine nature, with garden work, nature walks :) i saw lots of birds, squirrels, and also our azalea bush is blossoming :) it felt good, seeing the sweet blue sky, sunshine, lots of awesome nature :) i'm getting our gardens in good shape again :) looking forward to some more gardening :) i love the sunshine, and looking forward to many more nature walks :) i took these new pictures today, to share with everyone :)

azalea bush blossoming :)

pink flower bush :)

pears :)

potato plants :)

garden work :)