This is one of the Lillis that we planted last year just off the steps of our deck back by the pool. Isn't it beautiful!?!
DAY 173 - June 21, 2010
I'm not sure if you can tell what this is...it's the sump pit to our pool. This pit is about 4 feet deep and should not have too much water in it. As you can see..it's almost to the top. We came back from Iowa and had had so much rain that this thing was just totally filled. Doug's parents had been there and had kept the pump in the pit. It needs to be "off" because it shouldn't run dry. They were there on Saturday evening and it hadn't had any water in it. By the time we got home on Sunday night we'd had so much rain that it was full! Our pump will be going for probably 24 hours straight! The bad thing is that the liner will "float" if there's a lot of water in this pit...that means that at some point we'll have to drain the pool and get all the wrinkles out from it coming up from being smooth. Guess there wasn't really much we could do about it...we just had WAY TOO MUCH rain in a short amount of time.
DAY 172 - June 20, 2010
Headed home from Iowa Doug drove for about the first half. We stopped for lunch and I took my turn at driving. And, THIS is what happened after less than 5 minutes of being on the interstate! Everything was fine but it added about 2 hours to our already long drive.
DAY 171 - June 19, 2010
Me and the girls. These are just some of my closest friends from high school. Tara, Erin, and Heidi are all looking fantastic. Tara is now living in North Carolina and travels a lot for work. I'm fortunate that Indy is one of her stops fairly often so I've actually been able to have dinner with her twice in the last year. Erin and Heidi are both pregnant and looking fabulous. Erin is due at the end of July with her 3rd child and Heidi is due about 3 weeks later with her 4th. I'm so happy for them!!
This picture was taken at the dinner on Saturday night at Greenbriar which is the nicest restaurant in Johnston. I wish some of my other closest friends could have made it. Either way, we had a great time catching up with everyone and it was so good to see the Class of '90 again.
Tonight is the first night of my class reunion. Can't believe it's been 20 years! So much has happened in those 20 years and THIS is what I'm most proud of! Doug and I were headed out to see how everyone has changed. The first event is at the 'beer garden" at the Green Days, a little festival in Johnston. The boys went with my mom and John to check out the carnival for a while. We ended up hooking up with them to spend a few minutes with them. They each got to ride some rides and then Kaleb wanted me to go on the "Zipper" with him. Let me tell you, one day (probably about 20 years ago) I loved those things...tonight, I just about lost my lunch. Well, not really but I could tell I'm getting old because it wasn't nearly as enjoyable to me as it used to be. I did have fun with Kaleb though and that's what is important.
This little guy decided he might want to tag along to Iowa with us. We stopped a few hours in to get some gas and a quick bite to eat. When we came back to the truck he was sitting on the windshield! I have no idea where he came from...he just appeared. I had gotten out to get pictures (of course) and try to get him off. Doug and the boys were apparently scheming inside the truck and decided to see what would happen if they turned on the windshield wipers. So, of course the little toad jumped...as did I! This is where he landed which was awfully close to where I was standing trying to reach for him before they played their little trick. We eventually got him off the truck and put him someplace safe. It didn't last long though because he quickly hopped back onto the sidewalk. He was fine when we left...hopefully he found a comfortable out-of-the-way place to be.
Today we had to drop Lilly off at Arbor Lane Kennels for the weekend since we're headed to Iowa for my class reunion. It was her first time going to a kennel and she was a bit unsure about it. Both the boys had a really hard time with it and didn't want her to go. Eventually they said their good-byes and Kaleb and I took her in. Here's Kaleb settling her in to her kennel. We got to bring her pillow and a couple toys to help her pass the time. I know she'll do fine but be SO EXCITED to see us when we come back to get her.
These are some of the plants in our butterfly and hummingbird garden. This is Monarda and they stand pretty tall. Right now they're probably about 3 feet tall but will get a bit taller than that. It looks like there are individual petals on the head of the flower but they are actually each individual little flowers that a hummingbird can stick their beak into. We've already seen some butterflies hanging out at the garden and will be putting up some hummingbird feeders to help attract them as well.
DAY 170 - June 18, 2010
Tonight is the first night of my class reunion. Can't believe it's been 20 years! So much has happened in those 20 years and THIS is what I'm most proud of! Doug and I were headed out to see how everyone has changed. The first event is at the 'beer garden" at the Green Days, a little festival in Johnston. The boys went with my mom and John to check out the carnival for a while. We ended up hooking up with them to spend a few minutes with them. They each got to ride some rides and then Kaleb wanted me to go on the "Zipper" with him. Let me tell you, one day (probably about 20 years ago) I loved those things...tonight, I just about lost my lunch. Well, not really but I could tell I'm getting old because it wasn't nearly as enjoyable to me as it used to be. I did have fun with Kaleb though and that's what is important.
DAY 169 - June 17, 2010
This little guy decided he might want to tag along to Iowa with us. We stopped a few hours in to get some gas and a quick bite to eat. When we came back to the truck he was sitting on the windshield! I have no idea where he came from...he just appeared. I had gotten out to get pictures (of course) and try to get him off. Doug and the boys were apparently scheming inside the truck and decided to see what would happen if they turned on the windshield wipers. So, of course the little toad jumped...as did I! This is where he landed which was awfully close to where I was standing trying to reach for him before they played their little trick. We eventually got him off the truck and put him someplace safe. It didn't last long though because he quickly hopped back onto the sidewalk. He was fine when we left...hopefully he found a comfortable out-of-the-way place to be.
DAY 168 - June 16, 2010
Today we had to drop Lilly off at Arbor Lane Kennels for the weekend since we're headed to Iowa for my class reunion. It was her first time going to a kennel and she was a bit unsure about it. Both the boys had a really hard time with it and didn't want her to go. Eventually they said their good-byes and Kaleb and I took her in. Here's Kaleb settling her in to her kennel. We got to bring her pillow and a couple toys to help her pass the time. I know she'll do fine but be SO EXCITED to see us when we come back to get her.
DAY 167 - June 15, 2010
These are some of the plants in our butterfly and hummingbird garden. This is Monarda and they stand pretty tall. Right now they're probably about 3 feet tall but will get a bit taller than that. It looks like there are individual petals on the head of the flower but they are actually each individual little flowers that a hummingbird can stick their beak into. We've already seen some butterflies hanging out at the garden and will be putting up some hummingbird feeders to help attract them as well.
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