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Well, I have no pictures to post because our camera was stolen a few weeks ago, and we just haven't gotten a new one yet.  But here are some random tidbits for you.

• We went on a family hike in the Sandia Mountains by our house this Saturday.  The kids had a great time climbing rocks and jumping over the little stream.  We hiked about two miles round trip, and Sean made it 3/4's of the way all by himself.  He finally gave up on the way back.  We had a very fun time, and I took lots of pictures in my mind.
• Saturday night, I took Dallin and Daphne to see a production of Aladdin, that my friend Louise Loomis directed.  She has been teaching at Manzano Day School for over 20 years, and she directs a musical each year that all the 4th & 5th graders participate in.  She hooked us up with tickets on the front row!  The costumes were amazing, and I couldn't believe how many kids she involved in it.  When it was over, I asked Dallin what he thought about it, and he said, "I LOVED IT!" with a grin as big as day across his face.   Then he asked, "What grade do I have to be in, to do a show like that?"  Hmmm . . . that got me thinking about public schools vs. private.  
  
• In our garden we have two pear trees and a peach tree.  We also have a bunch of other deciduous trees that are nice, and flowering trees, that I couldn't really identify.  Well yesterday when I was wandering in my garden, I discovered that there are apples growing on one of those flowering trees, and cherries growing on the other one!  It was like Christmas!  Two fruit trees I didn't know I had!
• Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers out there, and all of you people who have mothers!  I had a great day.  Arthur made me waffles with whipped cream and strawberries.  (He has a really great recipe for these that I should post.  They are delicious.)  As a bonus, we got to speak in our ward for Mother's Day.  JOY!  I actually really enjoyed preparing it, and thinking so much about motherhood and the mothers who have shaped and influenced my life  (Mom, Grammy Stone and Grandma Packard.) It made me feel so grateful to be a mother, and think of so many ways I can be better.  Of course speaking is always nerve-racking. I hate that feeling you get just before you stand up to speak, like your stomach might run away and leave your body in the dust.  So I'm glad that part is over.  But despite speaking in Sacrament, I had a great Mother's Day.