I haven’t worked many jigsaw puzzles lately, but last week when Jeff was in Indiana visiting his dad I got one put together. It’s of the National Parks, so of course a subject that I love, and my friend Pam lent it to me. She got it last year when we were on the tour out west, while we were at Yellowstone, so that made it even more special.

Last week Meg and I went to the final program of the year of the Performing Arts Series in Gastonia. We have had tickets for years for the programs here in Clover, but this was the first year we went to Gastonia. We have really enjoyed them all. The show last week was The Stardusters, and they played Big Band Music. I really do love that music – it was a perfect way to end the season.

Last Friday we headed out to Lindee & Jackson’s house to see Clara all dressed up for her Junior Prom. She looked absolutely beautiful – no prejudice involved. Here are Jeff & me with her…

…and Addie taking her picture. Addie was sick, so she didn’t want to get too close to her, but couldn’t let her go off on her big night without coming to see her.

Last week we were in Rock Hill for the City Championship Track Meet. Adam came in third in the pole vault. We were very proud.

After she came up to see Clara perform with the Choraliers, Sherri spent the night here, and the next day we headed up to King to see Zollie’s 4-year-old granddaughter Frankie play soccer. We went early, though, to spend some time at their house visiting with her and her big sister Mary and cousins Heath and Oliver. I took pictures of her being a monster, and then she asked me to take a picture of the real her :-), so I got this one.

Later on the soccer field. So cute and so much fun to watch.

One final picture of Clara on stage. It was just such a fun show.

I got this picture after the performance of The Addams Family of Clara with her aunts and uncles who were there to cheer her on. She had quite the fan club that that afternoon.

Weekend before last was The Choraliers spring performance of The Addams Family. It was really good. Clara was one of the ancestors – they looked like ghosts to me – and here are a couple of action photos of her during the show. She is right in the middle of both of these pictures. It really was an amazing show.

The same Saturday that Sherri & Amber came up, Adam had called to see if he could come over and do some work to earn money for him to go on vacation. He is an excellent worker – he & Jeff got twenty stumps, I think it was, dug up, and gathered up a lot of downed branches to put in the burn piles, and here I got a picture of him digging sand and rocks out of the creek so that hopefully it will flow better. He was a huge help.

June has started her first ever real job – working at the Peach Tree, making milkshakes and serving ice cream. When Sherri, Amber, and her kids were in town to go to our church yard sale a couple of weeks ago we headed there after they finished shopping to grab some lunch, and I got this picture of June at the milkshake machine. She seems to really like it, and my peach milkshake was delicious!