Friday, August 17, 2012

August!


This year August has had a few notable events:
     *Sarah arrived home from her amazing European travel job..Weissman Teen Tours.
     *The National Holiday (aka Kevie's bday) was celebrated over several days in Chicago with activities galore...lakefront tour, Geno's pizza, Russell's BBQ, Garrett's Popcorn, and best of all the COLDPLAY Mylo Xyloto concert
     *Our marital contract was renewed for it's 26th time
     *The 1150 mile trek to deliver Eric to college was a big success

The Birthday Boy and family
The Happy Couple <3 td="td">

A great father son combo - note Eric's shirt on move in day!

Chris Martin of Coldplay
(at this close range, it seemed like he was singing right to me all evening!)
 
Dad's life instructions for son


Derby on Eric's bed...missing him


A clean room after countless hours of toil by mom

Sunday, August 05, 2012

What a DEAL!

These beautiful gems appeared on my front porch this week.  The big one on the right is the "Ox Heart" variety of tomato, over a pound and bursting with flavor!  So, why did they just appear?  Because I've got the best deal around!  Here's how it works:
These guys not only bring me lots of joy, but understand... what goes in must come out!

POOP!
That's right, buckets and buckets of the stuff!  So what's a girl to do?  Deliver it to a gardener extraordinaire just down the road, so he can return it in a much prettier form!  

These gems are almost seedless, and so very flavorful.  This time of year makes breakfast, lunch, and dinner really easy.  So go enjoy the rest of the summer, and shop at your local farmer's market.  The one good result of this miserable drought is that the veggies are powerfully flavored thanks to the sunshine and high temps!
So having these adorable pets around does have its benefits.  They sure are fun!
HAWK


Duncan's favorite past time.