Not a Gardening Post

July is flying by...

We celebrated the 4th (on the 3rd) and then

had a patriotic dessert on the 4th.

Then shipped the boys off to Scout Camp

Sam and Shane had a fun, busy, interesting, hot, dusty, productive week.

Merit Badge Count:

Sam: 9

Shane: 5

Bug Bite Count:

147 each

Mom Blessing Count:

2 Good Scouts + 3 Older Brother Eagle Scouts+ Many Patient Leaders=

Innumerable

I joined them the last evening and they showed me around  Camp Madaguay.

I loved getting the grand tour!

When we all got home, it was time to harvest the corn...

This is a "provident living, self-reliance" highlight.

It just so happens that the corn came from my garden, OK?

I was feeling very grateful to see the fruits of my labor,

especially after I had  to give that up not too long ago.

These were a cheery bonus.

Then, Shayla turned Sweet Sixteen!

She requested doughnuts (from the Amazing KD Donuts!)

Instead of cake...

We are only half-way through the month...

More summer fun to come!

The Third of July

That's Shayla's famous fresh strawberry lemonade!

Since the 4th falls on a Sunday, we did our celebrating a day early...

No fireworks allowed here though due to the whole

one spark and the whole state goes up in flames thing.

It's pretty quiet around here because of that...so it's not all bad.

Here you see Dad relaxing for a minute under the big umbrella we

bought in Washington.

 Now we use it as shelter from the sun

instead of the rain.

HAPPY 3rd!!!