Huffing and puffing trying to catch up!

Since I have been away, we’ve been picking chokecherries and canning syrup, freezing corn, shipping books, taking kids to and from work, celebrating our Abigail’s first birthday (!), dealing with attorneys, visiting a couple sick friends in hospitals, hauling water (remind me to share sometime about hauling water), hauling wood, making trips to the post office, paying bills, vending at the farmer’s market, etc., etc., etc.

I still have to finish freezing the corn and carrots and do more chokecherry syrup. YUM!

We are going to be entertaining our next door neighbors tomorrow afternoon.  They are new neighbors on their second marriage.  She is from England and has a beautiful accent.  She flew over to England to pick up her teenage daughter and a friend and brought them back here to stay for 5 weeks (this is the length of their summer break).  Then she will be accompanying them back to England.  The teenage girls brought us a box of “fudge” from England.  They came up on horseback, to the little ones’ delight.  Their accents were so thick, it was nearly impossible to understand them.  As Anne stood at the house doorway, she noted they sounded as thought they were speaking another language.

So tomorrow, if everyone is well, we will have them for lunch.  They told us that it would be very delightful.

For this morning, though, I am trying to enjoy my coffee and do some catching up.  This included passing through my blog and sharing only a glimpse of life at our home.  Busy as always.  I will try to get back another time to share about Abby’s doctor appointment and various other sundries…oh yes..and share our hauling water photos.

Tags: Abby, canning, freezing, hospitality

She’s officially crawling!  AND she can go from crawling to sitting up!  What fun!  Who needs television when you have babies/toddlers?  I wish I had my camera!  Dennis took it with him to work.

On another note.  It’s 97° and HOT!

My neck/shoulder is feeling better today.

Tags: Abby, health

I have been having problems with my trapezius muscle.  It has been very debilitating!  The doctor gave me muscle relaxers, but unfortunately, they didn’t do the trick.  As I write this, I am trying my second prescription.  If there are typographical errors, then you’ll know how well THIS one is working.

Abby now has her second tooth and is trying to crawl.  She doesn’t quite have it, but close!

The ladies at www.cmomb.com and I are going through the Created To Be His Helpmeet by Debi Pearl.  This book has been such a blessing and confirmed things in my marriage, as well as gently nudged me on to improving other areas of my life.

Tags: Abby, CMOMB, CTBHH, health

Abby got her first tooth yesterday!

Benjamin took his ACT this morning.  He went in confident, but left feeling a bit more unsure.

Anne drove us around, since I am taking muscle relaxers for my neck/shoulder troubles.  I do hope I get over this soon.  I incapacitates me too much.

Tags: Abby, Ben, graduation, health