Havela's Quilt and the New House

The Ladies Group at Zion Mennonite has a tradition of presenting a quilt each year to each graduating high school senior. Granddaughter Havela received hers in church this morning along with seven of her classmates. What a lovely job the ladies did! This quilt so perfectly reflects our very musical granddaughter --

This afternoon  we drove into Salem with Daughter Dawn and the children, meeting Todd at the Salem Mennonite Church (where he'll become the new pastor in August!) to go see the new house --

 

 

 

It's certainly obvious that the previous owners were great gardeners! I fell in love with this gorgeous yard. Even though it's right in town (Keizer), it feels very private and secluded. My mother would have loved all of the roses.

I didn't take any pictures of the inside, but it is very nice also. After our tour, Todd and the girls went off to a church youth group meeting while Dawn, Micah, Forry and I went to the Thai restaurant in a nearby strip mall. I think we finally filled Micah up -- he asked for a box to take the last of the calamari pad Thai home.