It's June What!?!?!?!?!

Holy cow! It's the end of June already! Well, I have a bit of updating to do so this will be a long one. Hang on!

Going back to May, Brigit found a name not mentioned sister's markers and had a bit of fun...

A productive sewing weekend with just me, Mom, Auntie Lu, and sister Marsha. We all converged upon Fergus Falls and stayed at a hotel in one of their suites. With four people working on various sewing projects, there was thread everywhere! Of course the cleaning people got a big tip for cleaning that one up. This picture is only of the stuff that came home with me. It doesn't include the many pairs of shorts, shirts, headbands, quilts, etc., that went home with the other 3 ladies.

On to June - this month has been a plethora of "Mom, can I take a picture?" Here are a few samples...quite the shutter bugs!

Playing with friends....

We spent Father's day weekend at the lake with Tom and Carol (aka Grandpa and Grandma) and Lori and her kids. I think everyone was enjoying the s'mores. Brigit wasn't as interested in eating the chocolate and the crackers though. She managed to eat almost 1/2 a bag of marshmallows before anyone caught her.

And now for the most exciting news (to me anyway) - and, no, there are no more children on the way. I went in and donated my hair to Locks of Love. I've always been a little shy of the 10" requirement in the past because I was not quite daring enough to go short enough to do it. But, I found a stylist at Charisma that completely understands what to do with heavy, thick, curly hair - because her hair is the same way (thank you, April!). So, I put my trust in her and I have to say I am impressed. I ended up with two 1 inch thick pony tails that were each almost 12" long! I haven't had it this short since 6th grade. It is definitely a change, but it will grow again. Maybe I'll make it a habit every 2 or 3 years, who knows.

Whew!! Well, that should to it for now. I hope you enjoyed the update and I hope to make the future posts a little more frequent. (We'll see....)

There is hope...

I checked the mud fields (aka my garden plots) and there are veggies growing! Amongst the weeds I saw my peas, beans, onions, carrots, and beets. Everything else was too far away to tell the difference between the weeds and the veggies (or the weeds were just too big). With a little luck, the weather will stay nice and warm for a few days and dry out the ground a bit. (My garden was like stepping on a water filled sponge.) I would be happy for a high of 70 for a few days and no rain.

Rain, Rain - GO AWAY!!!

No, the emphasis on this title is not over exaggerated. It has been raining almost every day for a week and a half. Two weeks will be over and done with before we are expected to dry up a bit - they "say" we will see a break come Monday, but I am skeptical. We have had over 2.5 inches of rain since the 1st of June. I can't even get into my gardens to see how (or if) things are growing. You would think by now they have probably floated away (even though I doubt it.)

Technically, the Red River is over flood stage at 19.75 feet. So most of the bike paths we usually use are partially or mostly flooded. The website http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/ has a gage that shows where the river is currently at and some other neat links about the river and its recent and long ago past.

Anyway, at the risk of running on and on about how fed up I am with the amount of water we are getting right now, I will sign off here with a small request - PLEASE STOP RAINING!!! (at least for a week!)