Spring is here!

Finally, it's warm enough to play outside without coats and jackets! The rape seeds (Canola) are in bloom and everything appears vibrant and alive. Dedi and I cruised along the lake today and despite a few necessary detours to skirt around a foot race, we had a nice uneventful outing. As typical, once Dedi squeezed a gel pack down her throat she accelerated like a rocket. Impressive.

I experimented with a mix of water and cranberry jelly (which in Switzerland never contains corn syrup)and it seemed to work quite well. In addition it's a bit easier on the wallet and I like using a mini-squeeze bottle vs. these foil packets (thanks brother Don).

Another nice highlight is we delivered a bottle a champagne to the Johnson's to celebrate Zach's release from ICU (over 37 days in ICU!). I'm sure we were quite the sight riding with a bottle of champagne tucked in my back shirt pocket. But it worked.....No one was home when we arrived, so we left the bottle and called their cell phone. Of all things, Zach answered! It was so great to hear his voice after his life threatening bout with necrotic pneumonia. He stilll has a long recovery path ahead but is on the recovery path!