Stories & Pictures

HOW????

How do you get one diet Coke across the counter, down the cabinets, on  the floor, INSIDE the cabinet and all over an iPhone????

I'm really not sure, but you can ask her...

Because she did a very thorough job of it today.

Sigh.

Did I mention it was MY diet Coke and MY iPhone?

And I wasn't even in the room when it happened.

Good times.

Summer Reading List

At the beginning of the summer, Kelly and I had a conversation about the school's recommended summer reading list. They print out a list of books and ask that the students read 4-5 of the 40+ titles. As Kelly handed me the list she said, "Mom, I've read MOST of the books on this list already!" Because, having been homeschooled for three years, she had lots of time to read books. Lots of books. She's like me, she just loves a good book. So what was she supposed to read since the list was obviously not an option for her? So far she's read the following:

The Help

Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code

The Eragon Series

and a few random books about horses or dogs or cats....she is a 14 year old girl after all.

As for me, I'm little more embarrassed to admit what I've been reading this summer. Most of the books are listed on the book list to the right. I only post the ones I really like. I may or may not have read a certain series about a guy named Christian Gray, and that's all I'm going to say about that. Oh my. I would recommend any of the following:

Gone Girl

Far Away Home

The Things They Carried

River in the Sea

Night Circus (haven't read this yet, but plan to next)

So what are you reading, or have read lately, that you would recommend? I'm always looking for good books and would love to get some ideas.  Thanks for sharing!

Enjoy!

The Problem with Teenagers

Is that every time I take a picture of them they say...

THATS NOT GOING ON THE BLOG IS IT???

And then I have to promise them that it is not or they will steal my phone and delete the photos.

I miss the good ole days when they were little and didn't care how many photos I took or who saw them.

Sigh.

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Too Funny!

This sweet girl was eating a dried apricot the other day, and reading the ingredient list on the back of the bag while doing so...

Suddenly she exclaimed, MOM THIS SAYS APRICOTS, PRODUCT OF TURKEY!!! I THOUGHT THEY WERE VEGETARIAN!!!!

When I stopped rolling on the floor laughing, I explained that it referred to the COUNTRY Turkey, not the animal!

Seriously, I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

 

July 4th traditions...

Happy Birthday USA!!!

We have some traditions around here that we will continue today...

Bill has run the annual Peachtree Road Race with his friend Marc.  (They reported high temps, high humidity, but slightly improved times over last year.)

The kids are still asleep (at noon) because they are resting up for the big night ahead.

Once Bill has properly recovered from the race (a nap) we will begin the festivities.

We will grill something, make red and blue jello something, hang out with friends, and play with lots of explosives!

The arsenal is very impressive this year as we hit the big stores in SC on our last trip through the state. The kids are very excited about that part of the experience.

After all, it's not the fourth of July until something explodes!

Have fun, be safe, and happy fourth friends!

Homegrown organic salsa

Pass the chips!

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We survived, just barely.

We cleaned the barn but we stuck our heads under the water hose every few minutes, and drank lots of water. Even the horses looked miserable.

Luckily, today is much cooler. Thank heavens!

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