Progress of the Chipmunk Buffet Garden

Dear Family and Friends,
I was uploading pictures, but they don't seem to be where they should be, so I may put them on a separate post.
The pictures are of three gardens we visited yesterday. We actually visited 24, but we wanted to share 3 of our favorites. Are we suppose to have favorites, hmmm?
One is Rose Dallas, one is Annie Nockideneh, and the third is Bishop Polacca with his family. The have all harvested lots of squash, melons, corn, onions, beets and carrots.
Out of the 101 we are watching, there may be 10 that only have a "small" amount growing, but there are things growing. It has been an eye opening experience to watch the gardens and the gardeners growing. We have 53 1st year gardens and the rest are 2nd year gardeners.
Thursday at the Provident Living Meeting, we made things with squash. We had pancakes, which were really good. We also made bread and cake. We gathered round the tables, rolled up our sleeves and put our heads together, as well as our hands, and turned out some really nice items which we divided up for people to take home. It was a yummy evening.
I tried uploading again, but still no pictures ???? Maybe I will post this and then put them on another post.
The Chipmunk Buffet garden does have some things, but the tiny watermelon we saw has "chipmunk teeth marks" on it. I will never be able to watch Disney's "Chip and Dale" cartoons with the same attitude I had before. ;o[
Darrel Maloney is another favorite. He is so proud of his garden and I could not see one weed in it either. He gave us a slice of watermelon, after he posed for his picture. There is no doubt about his love for his garden. He is going to start tilling for next year where he will extend his current garden space.
Today Elder and Sister Droddy from Upstate New York spoke. They are both converts and live about 250 north of New York City. Because Sister Droddy was baptized, they have counted 75 more people who have joined the church and they are all family members.
He talked a lot about listening to the spirit and the importance of Seminary. They are awesome and we are lucky to have them. They have served in a variety of positions, including Bishop and RS President.
They have taken over watering the other section of garden and we noticed the flowers in front were looking pretty water deprived, so I mentioned it and he said his wife had also said something, but it was Sunday, so I replied farmers learn to milk on Sunday because the cows don't know it is Sunday and plants need water on Sunday also if they haven't been watered for a couple of days. He smiled and said, "I get it!" Elder Olson turned on the water. ;o}
We look forward to getting to know them better. They are very quiet and reserved. They have an amazing testimony and knowledge of the gospel.
Yesterday we had two baptisms and I got to play the prelude. That was also awesome. It was Casey and Ramona Calamity, brother and sister. She turned 9 today.
Hope everyone gets to read Mike's comment on Facebook. We love you Mike.
We miss all of you, but the days seem to fly by so fast.
Elder and Sister Olson