Well, Hello There!

I don't have a good excuse for not blogging in months. In my defense, I actually started several blogs, but didn't publish any of them for various reasons.  Here's a quick run down on what I've been up to since  May! If I get around to it, I might write individual posts for some of these...but this way Blogger will stop asking if I still want my account :)

 Senior Prank 2018--cute, not destructive, yay for balloons (although the popping was a little unnerving...)

 Bought one of these for my classroom door--google it--good stuff.

 Watched The Boy run track...

 Had a lobsta party

 Planted a garden

 Graduation!

 Visited South Park City for the first time (very fun)

 Took The Girl to have senior pictures taken

 Went to a conference with some co-workers

 Hiked with the family and the dogs

 Volunteered at VBS (Preschool games rule!)

 Road tripped

 Met these cuties...

Had a family tea party in South Dakota

 Picked enough cherries from our tree for a small snack

 Took a lot of walks in the neighborhood

 Celebrated Grandudes 70th birthday with another visit to South Park City (and other festivities)

 Found new local destinations (and informed The Girl that her wedding reception can be here)

 FINALLY sold those Victrola records

 Watched my plants grow

 The Girl bought a car (with her own money)

 Visited some colleges

 Made The Girl try on clothes from the 90's

 Traveled east with Grandma for a family wedding

 Played tourist in Boston

 #Table5...there is nothing else to say about that.

 The Boy went back to school

 The Girl turned 17 (!!!)

The Girl started school.....

and here we are!  Happy Fall!

Weekend Update (no, not that Weekend Update...)

I didn't get as much done in the garden as I wanted to--in fact, all I really got "done" was watering the things already planted.  There is lettuce (almost enough to pick) and kale (doesn't look so good...I don't think it likes the warm greenhouse) and a lot of sprouting things in both the greenhouse and the garden (I think, but I'm not sure, because the list is not right here:  asparagus (2 stalks, 5th year...I think I need to plant another plant), beets, cilantro, lettuce, kale, carrots, peas, lots of green onions and mint, some garlic, maybe some winter potatoes (or they might just be weeds).  The peach tree and grape vines both have blossoms and the tiger lilies are poking up in the front yard...probably we'll get snow this week, right?

We spent Friday night at the ski apartment--the girl stayed with a friend, so it was just The Boy, Mr. IM, the dogs, and I.  The snow is starting to melt and it is definitely mud season.  We're planning to keep the apartment through the summer and probably for next season as well, so we spent some time cleaning and sorting what was up there to switch out winter for summer stuff.  We also had a nice walk around Breckenridge and picked up some tourist magazines to decorate with. This was the first time the "new" cats stayed home "alone".  They all seem to be alive, so everything must have gone well.  (Their new game is for Alice and BOGO to chase each other and see whose tale is the fluffiest, while Sid watches)

Saturday I graded a giant pile of neglected papers and Sunday after church we spent some time looking for a new bed for The Girl (the rickety loft was removed a couple weeks ago).  In our search The Boy found his dream bed--a loft with a desk underneath (Um, wait...didn't we just remove that bed?)

So, an exciting weekend all around!