Thursday, March 9, 2016 – What a fun afternoon we had with our family this past Sunday! Family times are meaning more and more to me as I grow older and this was a great one!
On Saturday Roy and I picked up the fruit trees and bushes we ordered and four beautiful knockout rose bushes! Getting them home was one thing but deep, wide holes needed to be dug to put them in……….. Two old folks, one with a healing knee and the other not strong enough just didn’t cut it! So our wonderful son Chip and his family came to the rescue!!! While everything has now been in the ground a few days we are expecting strong winds and heavy storms the next two days so we’re waiting until after that to dress them up with mulch and take photos of that.
We stopped at Lowe’s after church to pick up mulch, peat moss, fruit tree fertilizer spikes, some pretty cactus and whatever else we could find. What we found was our new Turtle! A concrete turtle which is now proudly walking out of the pond in his new home!
Kallie even pitched in with digging the holes! Yay for our strong new granddaughter!! 
Here’s Chip and his new daughter Kallie!
After the holes were dug and they went home I crawled around on the ground filling in the holes around the plants with peat moss and dirt. The bushes in these two pictures are the blueberry bushes. We should have a great crop of blueberries, satsumas and figs as the trees and bushes mature. We have 8 blueberry bushes, 2 fig trees and 3 satsuma trees. Our own little orchard!! I suggested we get a sign that says Chauvin Orchard, Roy just rolled his eyes!!
These are the knockout roses that will replace the azaleas we originally planted that didn’t make it! They are now surrounded by all the tulips that are starting to shoot up tall and will be blooming soon!
After all the hard work we all had some fun time with SnapChat a phone app that adds disguises to your photo. I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard in a long time. We took many photos but in honor of the Easter bunny the first ones I’m sharing are us as bunnies! Chip was working hard while we played around with this so the only one of him is a bit odd to say the least!
Yesterday we had a wonderful visit with my friend Susan Taylor. Roy’s working on her computer and we were due for a good visit. She is one of the most amazing women I know. Her heart is so big and she is so giving. All while having cancer. My daily prayers is that God will give Susan a miracle. I am confident that many many people are praying for her to continue being with us as long as possible. I’ve asked for prayers for Susan before and they are still needed. I only wish you could know her too! Here’s she and I yesterday before she left. 
Our plans for the first month of our travels are shaping up. We have our reservations made at TLC Wolf River in Pass Christian, MS for two weeks March 21 to April 4th. Then on to Robertsdale, Alabama (near Mobile) for two more weeks from April 4th to April 18th. Chip’s family is planning to visit with us while in Pass Christian and if any of ya’ll would like to make the short drive there we’d love to have you join us for a visit!
We’re gearing up for Roy’s family’s gathering at the St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday in Old Metairie. On Monday Roy and I went by the location we will meet at for the parade. Old Metairie is full of older homes and several new homes since Katrina. The area look great! This is the home Roy grew up in and his buddy Mike’s home next door.
The location we usually meet use to be in front of Muhleisen’s Funeral Home. They’ve torn down the funeral home and it is one huge empty lot now. We are going to drive our RV down there on Saturday so we’re set up and ready for Sunday. If you’re in the area and want to meet up with us, we’ll be on the corner of Metairie Road and Ridgelake! Picked up some St. Patrick’s Day tee shirts at Walmart today and some other goofy things to wear!
Across the road and the big lot where we’ll enjoy the parade! Metairie Road is a semi major road in what is considered Old Metairie.
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