Fave Fives in April

It's Friday night.  I'm late!  But I'm here to post my Fave Fives from this week.  I am glad that Susanne holds us all responsible to posting our five blessings from the past week.  It helps me focus and remember how blessed I've been this week and all the time.

1.  One reason I am so late to post is that I spent most of my day at the local hospital sitting with my friend whose momma was having a heart surgery procedure today.  Usually my friend handles everything calmly but this surgery was stressful on both of them.  I am thankful I could be with her to sip our coffee and just chat all morning to keep our minds calm.

2.  Another reason I'm late?  The Professor and I took Warrior Boy over to Chap's house and enjoyed BYOD (bring your own dinner) and a movie with them.  Even PAL enjoyed watching the Adventures of Robin Hood movie.

3.  One afternoon I drove PAL and her mom to visit a local garden nursery.  My goal was to buy some plants since I haven't started any seeds yet.  I found both kinds of tomatoes we want to grow this summer as well as kale and some herbs.

4.  After Easter church service last Sunday, we enjoyed a family dinner and Chap's house.  Dinner was delicious.  Then we spent some time hanging out and putting together a 500 piece puzzle.  Yes, we did the whole puzzle in one afternoon.

5.  When I was in Oregon last week one of my cousins mentioned that he had researched my Ohio town and discovered that a famous Civil War veteran was born here.  John Clem.  He was the youngest person to ever serve in the Union Army.  At nine years and ten months he joined the army and became the drummer in the Michigan infantry.  When we returned home, we did a bit of research and found the statue dedicated to him on one of our main streets.  How many times have we passed this corner and not noticed it??  I'm glad my cousin told me about John Clem and that we found this monument to him.

I hope you have found many blessings by looking back over your week, too.