Nothing new is going on. . .

In mid February we planted peas in the garden. On afternoon I went out to see if any were poking through. I got more then just peas! There was a dead pigeon with it's head poking through the fence - well, minus the head. It had been eaten off by this hawk we had seen the day before. So I came inside and told Jake that he had some cleaning up to do! He took the pooper-scooper that he got from Christmas and used it to grab the bird and chuck it. It's now a carcass carrier!

This is Jake doing his duty!

Earlier in the year, when we had nothing going on, we volunteered to assist the neighbor in her paper route so she could go out of town. I guess it's hard to find substitutes for three weeks! This wouldn't have been so bad but we seem to make things harder then needed! We would stay up until 1:00 a.m. or sometimes 2:00 a.m., sleep for 3 hours, get up, toss papers, come home, sleep for 2 hours (if we were lucky), and then be back up and heading off to work. Repeat for three weeks! This last Wednesday was our last day and it felt great! Things we learned from the experience:

• It really wouldn't be so bad if we had more sleep
• It really wouldn't be so bad if it was our only job
• Our record for delivering 52 papers was 25 minutes.
• Two days in a row we lost a couple papers to the wind. We had to put them back in order which STUNK!
• We only had one complaint that we were late.
• Don't wear your nice shoes when there is dew on the grass.
• Some people don't read the newspaper - they just let it build up in their box. 
• If you're going to be the driver don't snack on chips while the other person is running their brains out. And don't gas it - the person in the back may fall out!

Jake was trying to fall back asleep after our last day of delivering papers. 

One of my absolute favorite thing about Washington is the weather. It is beyond amazing. I've taken multiple naps outside on the grass. We've eaten lunches and dinners outside, played with the dogs, and rode bikes. Now that it's spring all of the flowers are blooming and they look SO pretty. Jake's parents have some pretty awesome flowers in their front yard. 

This white flower is one of my favorites because the center is orange. It looks pretty amazing in person!

Same with these yellow ones.