Random updates

Not so much an update...but a funny thing happened the other day...the first one of my kids to do this...I was sitting in the kitchen and Si was on the john. He yelled to me that he was done (he can go #1 by himself but needs help with the follow up on #2). I said "okay be right there!"
Apparently I didn't get "right there" quite fast enough because the next thing I hear is a big THUD and him with a scream and crying. I run in and find him headfirst off the toilet and on the floor and (sorry) butt up in the air. No idea which thought came first - "grab him!" or "grab the camera!" The motherly instinct kicked in and hygiene came first...so I got him back on the pot...poor kid. He got right back on the horse though with no issues so apparently he's not scarred for life.

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2nd update - you saw a few weeks back at tool club time that Justin had started working on our new garden area. He took advantage of the decently nice weather yesterday and here is the result!

We've got a garden area that we can keep the rabbits out of (but probably not the kids). We are going to plant tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes (so we can make our radish butter :) snap peas, possibly sweet corn, the kids want more sunflowers, peppers (all the fixings for good salsa!).

Have I mentioned that I love my handy-manny-man?!

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Another update (#3) I said that I'd share...Indian Lake...the girls (me, Beth, Jen, Jodi, Jill, Becky, Brenda and Heather - recipe for trouble?) all went for a girls' get-a-way recently - Thanks to Jill and her family's willingness to let us trash the place! It was a fantastic weekend. We had a great time, the weather was perfect. Some of us sat by the lake and built a bonfire. It was divine.

While the masking tape served us well that evening, I'm on the lookout for a great set of wine charms as a thank you gift! :-)


More updates to come....