Taylor and Maddi stay with us at the Cabin during our Cousin's week. May 2012

 Taylor age 9

 Maddi age 7

 Maddi singing and dancing!

 Sisters fresh out of the bath tub.

 Maddi's blue eyes......

 Taylor's blue eyes.........

 Sisters who love each other and play together, ya gotta love it!

 Cousin Colin came to have lunch with us at the cabin

 Oh my, they do love Connie!

Entertaining us......will we send her to Hollywood???

This is our 3rd year at the cabin and the girls have stayed with us each year, this year just stayed one night and they had to skip school to do it, but Mom Ami gave the OK. These girls are so easy to have, they eat anything, help around the cabin, say please and thank you and have a whole lot of love to give! They make Sandi and I smile and we love them dearly!

Bass Lake at the Cabin during Cousin Week May 2012

Reed Cousin's and Spouses

 Cousin George and Erin

 Cousin Linda and Teddy

 Donna and Cousin David

 Kelly and Cousin DeWayne and family

 Marcia and Cousin Bobby

Ray and Cousin Barb

Sister Cindy and Clarence

Barb and Cousin Bill

Dad at the Cousin's Week May 2012

 Dad and his youngest nephew Paul

 Dad and some of his many nephews. Dan, George, Dick and David. Back row Dennis and Paul

 Dad and his 2nd oldest nephew David, Dad was 15 when he was born

 Dad with California Cousin Julie.

 Dad with California Cousin Connie, These 2 girls are so crazy for the "Patriarch"

Dad and Mandi, his granddaughter by marriage, Robert's wife.

Cousin's week at the Cabin May 2012

 At the town hall on Saturday~15 of us first cousins

 Barb, Dick and Linda share a laugh

 Cindy, Linda, Connie and in back Sandi, Julie and Susan

 4 brothers~Cousin Bill, Dan, Dale and Dick

 Cousins Dan, Dale and Susan (such fun guys!)

 a different group of 15 of us!

Cousins and Sisters~Sandi, Susan, Julie, Connie and Cindy

What a wonderful week we had together!!!

April Showers brought May Flowers

May Promise

Winter's worst is safely past;
Window sashes lift at last;
Sleeves grow short
as days grow long;
Nights will soon
have cricket song.
~D. A. W.



Photos from my drive home after work today,
Taken with my iPhone4s
82 degrees, I can hear the leaves opening!
What a grand day in MAY!
Hope you have enjoyed it with me ~Susan

The saga of the right hand.....

 Right hand with its mass that I have had for over 2 years, no pain, just starting to cramp!

 Note the bulge by my thumb and pointer finger.

 After surgery, where she took out a "substantial" amount of lipoma (fatty tumor) out.
She said it was really taking up a lot of space in my hand! She says Lipomas are a mystery.

Today the splint comes off and the stitches come out. There is still a lot of swelling.
She said it was tricky getting the fingers of the nerve off of the mass, so she is so
happy I have no sensation problems, she was concerned there would be some numbness!
Thank you Lord there is not!

Back in a removable splint, so I can Take it off to wash my hands, shower, but no swimming or soaking in
dishwater for a couple weeks! I have to do exercises with my putty ball! (I feel like Grandma Benham).
I can go back to work tomorrow, She asks that I just do refills for 2 days as it is less typing than triage!
There you have it!!!