What Happened to Summer !?

Well, I'm back indoors now- fall is upon us and I failed at giving any true updates since spring! Our summer was busy, then school started and we became even "busy-er". Plus the fact that I forgot how to get on the blog and do any updating. I have to use technology things daily or I forget how to use them right! My on-going love/hate relationship with modern equipment.
We went on an early summer vacation- it was still spring. We went up to North Idaho- it was a chilly and wet trip but we still had some fun. We did, however, come home a day early and found out that that was a good thing as the mountains we passed through had snow dumped on them, the next day or that night, and became impassable! Whew...close call.
Our next trip was to a friends cabin with those same friends and another family of friends-- the cabin was packed with 14 people and our ever faithful pug. This vacation was warmer than the previous one and was accompanied by some human dehydration- what's a good vacation without a little bad to laugh about later.?
The fourth of July was packed in there somewhere.
We always have our goofy dog.
There was Sports-Guy's birthday.

A garden to take care of. From which we sowed strawberries, TOO MANY green beans, one cantalope, watermelon, grapes, sunflower seeds, carrots- and the garden keeps on giving. Spinach, decorative grass and ground cover was planted two weeks ago, and,of course, the weeds are the best growing things around. We got ticketed by the code cop again this spring because our weeds/grass were too tall, guess it's an every other year thing.

Then school started up again. Gekco in 10th at high-school, Hider-man and Bed-Bug, 8th grade and 2nd grade at Home-school. This school-year is a lot different than last school-year ('busy-er'). Hider-man is still doing violin with Bed-Bug joining him as well this time around and Gekco is into his drama class. No sports to speak of right now, unless you count juggling life as a sport!

Here is a photo of our lovely children, Gecko, Hider-man and Bed-Bug. 15,13,7.

And a photo of us aging folks, Sports-guy and Farm-Girl, keeping the home fort running-- actually God runs it, we just live here. (here's the photo Hider-man took of me AdMac, happy?)
We got a new back-door put in- thanks Mr. L.! and now are awaiting the estimate on 4 new windows for the kitchen as the ones we have now refuse to open. Another dear friend helped out Sports-Guy to fix a leaking cold water hose line connected to the washing machine- a big thanks to Zoo-keeper.
Sports-Guy is doing well in his new position at work- I'm so proud of him! And he's always taking care of something around the house- Thanks Hon'.
As we move on through Oct. we are heading towards even 'busy-er, busy-er' times. Reformation day, Thanksgiving, Christmas then a new year and onto the kids birthdays. Woo! It all comes so fast! God bless you all in your up-coming holidays! Farm-Girl.