This is the big Cherry tree that was (still is) in the front yard of the house we had. I planted a lot of Tulips too. About every other year, we would get a lot of Cherries. We always had to share with the birds. Debbie and Kent and Erik came over and picked Cherries sometimes.

As you can see from the picture, it was a nice Spring Day. I am doing my countdown to Spring.
ONLY 36 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!

Now I know that doesn't mean the weather will be instantly warm because the calendar says it is Spring; but it will remind me that we are getting closer to Summer.
I LOVE SUMMER!

Here is another one of my stories:

While we were still living in Buckley, your dad decided he wanted to take us all camping. He rented a camping trailer for us. We were going to camp by the Ocean. I think it was near Ocean Shores. I am sure you older ones will remember. I didn't have all you children yet. There was David, Diane, Donna and maybe Richard. Can't remember for sure or else I may have been pregnant with him.

We got all packed up and ready to go and when I was getting out of the trailer I hit my upper arm on the trailer door and almost immediately had this huge bruise.

We finally got there and all set up. It was pouring rain but everyone went down to the water but me. I stayed in the trailer to fix dinner. The trailer had a gas cook stove. I had never had experience with a gas stove. I had always used kerosene stoves. With a Kerosene stove, you turn the burner on and let the kerosene soak up the wick and then you light it. (Yes, you know what is coming.)

Yes, I turned the burner on then started opening drawers to look for a match. I did find one pretty quickly; lucky for me. I lit the burner and there was this huge noise and I was just standing there with my ears ringing. Everyone came up from the water because they heard the explosion. My ears were ringing for a long time. I did manage to fix dinner anyway.

I think you kids had a good time. You always did like camping. I have never been much of a camper.