Everything is emerald green due to the blessing of rain.

Today's forecast is rainy and cold( low 40's F. for our high), this is supposed to taper off late Wednesday night. One problem, our evening lows are to go as low as 27F ! We're now having to bring the seedling inside from the greenhouse. We don't want to heat the greenhouse, so instead we transport them to and from the indoor to outdoor greenhouses. This is one downfall of greenhouses in MT, if you aren't willing to heat them, they are basically only useful in early Summer through early Fall. The farmers in our area are between a rock and a hard place! They NEED to get into their fields but hesitate to complain about the moisture. For the last several days of nice weather the farmers have been running from the wee morning hours until late into the evenings, trying to get their grain, beets and some are even planting corn( although I think the soil is still to cold). I always shiver this time of year, as the fertilizer and chemical trucks are running up and down the roads like frantic nuts. The reason I shiver you ask, well... it's all those chemicals going into the soil and leeching into our water supply as well as our food supply. What a blessing it is to raise 90% of what we eat. Our apple trees, cherry bush and lilacs are all budding out and they are simply loaded with blossoms. My prayer is that these blossoms will remain tight and not be affected by the freezing temps. for the next few evenings. Yesterday I spent a big part of the morning cleaning the living room. Most of the time was spent sorting out movies and DVDs we've collected over the years. Many sorted out for storage were Disney movies the kids had received as gift from their grandparents. We also had several movies from Feature Family Films that we've watched several times. I boxed up two boxes for storage or possible garage sale items this summer. Most of our movies are family type, with of course our John Wayne collection as well as many other old westerns. The newest western we own is Open Range, it does contain some profane language and violent shootings, the overall storyline is good verses bad. We also have the entire collection of The Walton's the start of a collection of; Little House on the Prairie ( they are very spendy, so have been added to our gift, wish list) and Cortney is collecting the Love comes Softly series. We also have our eclectic classics collection, such as; Little Women, Sergent York( Gary Cooper), National Velvet, Where the Red Fern Grows, Christy, etc.... This collection of VHS and some DVDs are usually viewed in winter or on sick days. The standing rule for movies inspired by a book, you must have read the book first before viewing the movie, the books are always better than the movie anyway. Today's plan, since it's raining, is to finish cleaning the house, get laundry washed and on the drying racks, make bread and get the chicken and dumplings going for supper. If I have time before evening chores, I'll sit and read for a spell. I'm reading the first book in a new series from an author I truly enjoy. Jane Kirkpatrick is the author and the series is entitled; Change and Cherish Historical series. The first book's title is, A Clearing in the Wild. The second book is entitled; A Tendering in the Storm. I enjoy her books because although fictional, are also historically correct. Well, time to don on our rain coats, mud boots and get the barns cleaned. May your day be filled with productivity as well as blessings. Blessings, Kelle