Thank YOU!

So PROUD!

Matthew graduated from Salisbury University! 

Looking forward to seeing what he does next!!!!

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Freebies

I have been getting ask by friends

how I get all the great freebies each week.

I  belong to a few opinion sites:

She Speaks

Vocalpoint

Pssst...

Each of these sites have FREE registration. 
Once you sign up, you fill out surveys and they match you to different products.
  They will either mail you the actual product or give you a coupon to go get one forFREE.
 All you need to do to keep all these freebies
coming, is reply to the opinion survey they email to you.

Lately I have been enjoying free stuff from "like"ing
companies on Facebook

They have an offers tab and I have gotten
coupons for free bagels, candy, ice cream... to name a few.

Then once a week I go through my list of freebie
websites and fill out any offers I wish to receive. 

All of these things keep my mailbox full of FREE samples, magazines, and coupons! 
It really doesn't take as much time as it may appear. 
Give it a try and you wll be receiving HAPPY mail soon!

Green Thumb????

I am a perennial girl. 

I plant things that come back on their own each year. 

Bulbs are my favorite. 

But this year my daughter talked me

into trying some herbs and vegtables.

So we planted oregano, two kinds of basil,

 chives, and parsely in one pot

and tomatos an peppers in another.

These plantes were tiny last week and look at them today. 

 It is a little miracle!

I have used the herbs in my spaghetti sauce

and on a pizza.

YUMMMM! 

I added a bird bath to my front yard. 

I can see it from the couch. 

 No birds have taken advantage of it yet

but it is still pretty to look at.

We also put some bushes on the side of the house on the hill.

I love all the new garden/yard additions!

Camping

We took a trip to the Eastern Shore.

We camped at Cape Henlopen State Park

We spent the day riding our bikes around the cape. 

We played a round of frisbee golf. 

 It is a bit different playing in the sand than in the woods.

The kids found a bunch of horseshoe crabs on the beach.

We climb the 200 steps to the top of this tower.

  We had a super view of the whole park.

We played dominos and made smores around the fire.

The next day we took a bike ride down on the boardwalk.

Japanese Festival

We visited DC a few weeks ago to join n the Sakura Matsuri Festival.

They closed down a bunch of blocks and set up stages, vendors and cultural displays.

Sarah found this Hello Kitty mask.

They had bonsai tree demonstrations.  Since this festival is held during the cherry blossum festival, this tree seemed to be the star attraction.

Weeks in Review

We have been busy for the last few weeks.

We celebrated Christopher's 24th birthday.

Did some hiking in a local state park

Colored Easter eggs.

Went kayaking for the first time this season.

Attended the sunsrise service at the Lincoln Memorial.

Checked out the cherry blossoms..

Cruise Album

Here are the pages I completed at the OC Crop. 

I got 17 pages of our cruise finished. 

I still have four more ports to complete. 

 Thanks for looking!

OC Scrap

Fenwick Lighthouse

View from the hotel room.

Our hotel

Meg and I hitting the boardwalk.

Our cropping group.

175 crazy scrappers.  40 hours of scrapping time! 

Very little sleep.....  FUN!