Sunday, July 5, 2009

Day One Hundred Eighty Six


Daughter Kelly is a veteran of playing all the Sims games. She knows how addictive these kinds of things are. That's why she resisted getting into Farm Town on Facebook for so long, she says. But once she harvested a crop of pumpkins and all those coins started adding up, she was hooked. She's advanced from level one to level seventeen just in the last week and expanded her farm twice today. Twice! Today! Oh well. So much for resistance. Moo!

The Fourth Of July 2009


Neil + Grill = RIBS!

Terry, Ann, Ken and Audrey chew the fat while the ribs cook.

Jerry, Cynthia, Jane and Holly enjoy some laughs. Where
are those ribs?!

The wait is over! Everyone enjoyed a great meal of ribs,
corn and all sorts of to-die-for salads, Cole slaw, and cantaloupe.

Kudos to the cook!

Holly, Elijah, Kelly and Sarah dig in.

Shelby and Julia take a breather from all that food.

Sparklers are always cool.

A Fourth of July tradition.

Each year, the fireworks get bigger and better.

Elijah and Kelly (and Holly) take time out to give us a smile.

Watching the back yard fireworks is always a treat. This
year, we got rained on, but that was okay. The show must
go on!

Holly and Elijah enjoy a front row seat for the fireworks.

Happy Birthday, America! The Fourth of July Independence
Day 2009 celebration was literally a blast! Even though we
got rained on toward the last, we didn't mind. We all
enjoyed food, fireworks, family, friends, fun, freedom and the
best desserts ever! Cookies, peanut butter fudge (thanks, Jane!)
brownies, and two batches of homemade vanilla ice cream. I
enjoyed everyone and every minute of it and hope to do it all
over again next year.











Friday, July 3, 2009

Day One Hundred Eighty Four


Neil entered the jungle (our back yard) this
afternoon and began pulling out vegetation that,
in a perfect world, should not thrive here.

He uncovered these awesome white day lilies that were
being strangled by all the vines. They smell like perfume!
Pictures don't do them justice.

The pollen on these flowers is like dark orange velvet.
I can't get over how heavenly they smell.

Also released from their captivity among the weeds are
purple cone flowers that have already seen better days but
still worthy of a snapshot none the less.

This red gladiola is growing along the edge of
the jungle. There are others that need to be
uncovered soon or they're not going to make
it.






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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Day One Hundred Eighty Three


Jammin on Kelly and Holly's old Casio keyboard.
Then they fought over it and I had to take it away.

Elijah found this sponge on the bench in the
hallway. He played with it like it was a brand
new toy for at least half an hour. Here he is
flicking it down the stairs.

He found his Pooh cap and wore that for a
while. Still playing with the sponge.

Shelby is my best girl and I love this picture
of her. Although we did get outside this morning
on the trampoline, she stuck to the couch and
watched TV most of the afternoon. Good times
always with my grand kids!





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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Day One Hundred Eighty Two


Here's Neil working hard painting the front porch rail. We painted the woodwork out there all afternoon and got the first coat of bright white paint on all of it. Looking good! Still have to paint the concrete front porch and the back porch posts and ceiling. We were blessed with beautiful weather today--sunshine, low humidity and a nice breeze which made the work so much easier. Looking forward to having new windows installed next week. Well, that's the rumor anyway.