Look Look!!

My tomato plant is growing fast! The first tomato is getting closer to being ripe. Yay!

Random Thoughts

I have a lot of little things I want to say. There's not big stories behind them, but I have pictures to go with them. So here come some random thoughts...

My roommates twin sister came to visit last month. They are so much alike; so funny. We went out to dinner one night.


Next up: Beth's birthday was Sunday. I made the cake, but I failed. Well the carrot cake itself was delicious, but I messed up on the frosting. It said put cream cheese on top so I did, except I put the regular kind and not the frosting kind. I didn't know there was a difference!! I think I did, but obviously I didn't think of it. It was still tasty, but I felt ridiculously stupid when people were taking their first bites and said is this cream cheese? Oh my! Maybe I'll get it next time.

It's a cute picture of Beth, but not of me. I thought I would make the sacrifice and still post it though.

Our scrumptious dinner

I went to the Temple today and gorgeous flowers were again in bloom.




Saturday night when I went to get some things for Beth's birthday dinner Sunday I saw these purple tuplips and just had to have them. Their beautiful! Then her friend, Wendy, brought her orange ones so I combined them.

Growing Veggies!

I planted tomato, green pepper, cucumber, and strawberry plants the first part of March. Well, sadly the strawberry and cucumber plants died, but the other two are thriving. See for yourself!

You can visibly see 2 tomatoes, but in fact there are up to 10.
The others are still just tiny, but they're there!

Biggest one

Newbies

I noticed the tomato leaves had been bitten with some kind of critter, but I wasn't sure what. Then this little burger appeared as I was watering the plant. Luckily he did or he'd still be having a feast. Don't worry I wasn't too cruel to the caterpillar... I just took it to the neighbors front yard. Hopefully it doesn't come back.

Cucumber- Nothing yet, but I can tell there will be something soon.

Yeah for gardening!

Down Syndrome Easter Party

Yesterday my ward volunteered at a Down Syndrome Easter Party. It's the same group we helped out with for the Christmas Party. Anyways, it was really fun to see all the kids really happy playing, dancing and having a grand ol' time. They did crafts and had an Easter egg hunt. Oh ya, can't forget about the Easter Bunny dancing around too.

Camille and I just had to get a picture with the Easter Bunny! She was the real deal... I swear!!

Banana Cake

Last week I made banana cake just for fun. I think it was my first time to make a cake from scratch. It turned out delicious and I was happy. But I made it when all my roommates were leaving town so I took some to work, Bishop, and nibbled on it all week. Stayed fresh till the very last bite.

MormonMessages

I was watching a few of the MormonMessages on Youtube tonight and I love what Bishop Burton said about serving others in his Humanitarian Efforts Review.

"THE THINGS YOU DO FOR YOURSELF ARE GONE WHEN YOU ARE GONE, BUT THE THINGS YOU DO FOR OTHERS REMAIN AS YOUR LEGACY."

I LOVE that!! I hope I can keep this in mind on the days I'm being selfish.

If you haven't already, you should check out the church's page on Youtube. I love how they're keeping up with the times and reaching out to all ages... especially the young people.

They also have a facebook page now called Newsroom. It's awesome!

Gone For Good

The day, Saturday, I took her in. That's the box I transported her in.

Friday I decided I had to take Hectina to the Humane Society in Phoenix. She's pregnant and probably due in 2 or 3 weeks. That's the major reason why I gave her up. Recently there have been 2 other cats coming into the backyard, but then hop the fence and run off when I open the door. I thought if she were to have her kittens either in the backyard or in the dirt by my house, the 2 other cats might eat them. I DID NOT want that to happen. Plus, once their born, and if they do live, when they start to grow I couldn't be having them run around the backyard.

If Hectina hadn't been a hussy she wouldn've stayed longer, but I do believe this is what was best for her even though it was really hard to take her in. I have to remember she was a stray very skinny cat and I just helped her fatten up a little bit times 5 (kittens).

The humane society said they'll probably spay her before she has her kittens, which means they'll kill the babies. When I heard that I was so upset! How could they do that? They're called the HUMANE society. But the lady said they get in like 700 cats a wk. Now that's insane. So I understand why they wouldn't want to bring 4 or 5 more kittens in to the world. But still, it's sad.

Lounging around before we left

Gettin' some lovin' for the last time

A big shout out to my friend, Beth, for going with me! It was hard to see Hectina go so having someone there with me was so nice. She had a very busy Saturday, but still took time out of her day because she knew this was hard for me. I'm so glad I didn't have to do it by myself. She's so very kind! Thanks Bethy!

P.S. Notice my shirt? It has broken hearts all over it. I thought it was PERFECT for the occasion!