It was a beautiful afternoon, but we didn't catch a thing

Some may say I have gotten carried away. Well, that happened a long time ago. I have been seeding and caring for several hundred Japanese maple trees for the past year and as you can see I have lots of them still growing in the garden. They had a farmer's market at work last month and I was surprised to sell just over 60 trees at $10 each. Of cours, at that price, I figure we have probably made about ten cents an hour for our time. However, I have had a good time learning all the way and this year it should go a lot easier. Yes, I am already collecting seeds again.

Please note Stefanie and Will's announcement from the family dinner yesterday.

We had a great visit with Nelson and Stefanie Barksdale today. Their youngest of 10 (Jared) is leaving for a mission and we attended his farewell. What a great family! Nelson has 20 grandchildren.

Nathan earned the highest honor you can receive in Cub Scouts last night. He was awarded the Arrow of Light. It was a very special ceremony. Aprilyn and Brian also did a great job conducting the pack meeting. Everyone had a great time after the award ceremony playing games. Congratulations Nathan! I am a proud grandpa!

Diane decided she wanted to learn how to replace brake shoes and asked me if I would teach her. If any of you need your brake shoes replaced let her know. She needs more practice.

Just an update of gardening activities. The Red Japanese Maple seedlings are coming along. The garden is planted and with all the rain lately, things are growing like crazy.