my yard
my neighbors yard.
my day lily's are finally blooming.................below is where I will put the azaleas I am moving.
Really, the kid in the white t-shirt, Will, lives down the street................and when he was a senior in high school, I used to give these guys voice lessons..............they have a band called "Sparky's Flaw"................and now they have graduated from college and have signed with some big record label and will open all over the country.........................I hope they make it big!
Do you see him in Chris' pond? 
They had been working in the yard................and I would have had pictures of the beautiful yard, but sad to say that while at the beach, J. kicked up sand which got on my camera, and it looks like that is the end of that.................no more camera.........will use E.'s till I can get a better one...........very disappointing.
This picture doesn't do half justice to what the sunlight looks like this evening as I sit on my porch looking at my backyard...........we have had so many violent thunderstorms lately in the evenings, it is especially nice to hear the birds sing and have a nice breeze.
Working full time, kids at home full time, lacrosse all summer, navigating camps and E.'s job................has done me in.....can't you tell?
Justine, who cuts my and the kid's hair, told J. today that he had better make lots of money.............he loves being pampered and was in heaven with her washing his hair and massaging his head...........he just didn't want it cut..........
Tonight the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent took me, one of my girls I work with and another little girl out to dinner. We had an incredible time and I am so glad these girls got to be around these amazing women............glad I got to be too.....
The boys are back from their Lacrosse tournament, E. is home from all her friend's houses.........and we finally are together to celebrate her birthday and Father's Day..We made Dad hunt for his gift........which was kitchen themed as you can see in the picture above. Glad they are all home safe and sound.
The one in the far corner is 15 today..........yes, the one playing her little brother's nintendo....
I worked and had meetings all day...............I did not take my children to Crabtree Falls..........the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi.........which is only 30 minutes from here...........but I want to ..........I am hoping this summer we do more things like go to Crabtree Falls.......will let you know when we do.
The cousins, the aunt and the grandmother left today.................but not before the grandmother remade my kitchen curtains with pleats and wooden rings...........exactly how I wanted. We actually did them together and I learned how to do them on my own..........it reminded me of when Mom used to come and we always had a project..........we watched the "western" channel, which I never knew we had, last night while we pressed the material.............Big Valley and the Rifleman..................very silly, but we had fun...........and I love my pleats! We had a great visit, but I hate they are having to do the plane thing tonight.........what a pain!
Grandma took the whole crew out to dinner. The kids were so tired from so much swimming they even sat quietly and enjoyed the evening.
Yesterday was 100, today 102.............would you believe it has only been a week since we have had the air conditioning on this year? We actually had a real Spring, so this is unbelievable.....as you can see, Popsicles are the mainstay of the day............along with the pool of course....... the adults did feel a bit sick this afternoon............heat exhaustion? This heat is just draining.
