My friends from JillStanek.com (fellow moderators, and Jill) were so kind, and surprised me this afternoon with a beautiful bouquet of flowers in the mail- I think they are lilies?- still in bud form.  

They were concerned about me when we had the tornado weather, and sent these to be thoughtful.

When they bloom, I'll be sure to take another picture.  They came with a lovely vase and plant food and instructions to keep them alive for a long time.  I just love them and can't wait to see them in full bloom!

Update: Here they are in full bloom!




Isn't the vase so pretty?



This card was attached:





And a few days ago, James brought me this beautiful vase of roses for Mother's day...



So now I have two gorgeous vases of flowers on the dining room table...they sure do make it look nice!   I have a lot to be thankful for.