POLITICS

can you believe that lar is getting involved in politics??? just one more volunteer thing to do...in our small town the republicians have been running things their way or wanting to anyway...and it is about time they took a look at the town and did something for the town instead of their own agendas...so there is a coup going on to over run the already excisting republician party and form another one..so lar is running to be on the committee in our district..he has spent many an hour painting theese signs (oh i've helped a wee bit) and we have gone to many meeting to get things going...as we have heard that in tompkins there has never been one party trying to get rid of people in that party this way...so i guess someone has to be first...the signs have got to be up before we leave due to the primary is a coupe of days after we return and there just wouldn't be enough time for the signs to be up and people to see them...

CONCERT IN THE PARK

what better way to end a weekend than go to one of the parks in our area for a concert..so that is what a bunch of our friends and of course we will included to go and do -it was just a perfect night for it to sit by the lake great summer temps and of course with a good group of friends ...the group that sang was kinda a cross between blue grass and zydeco so was some interesting music..althou i must say we spent alot of time visiting and catching up on what has been happening in the neighborhood (which isn't much )...friday over to my brother s for dinner and last minute talk about going to hawaii--we are all getting excited..but there was a mishap..my sister chris was going into the house tripped and fell hurting her knee..ice was put on it rather soon but in the middle of the night she went off to the ER as it really hurt--nothing broken but she is in a leg brace and need to go see another dr..an orthopedic type..sure hope it isn't anything serious and lets hope she will get rid of the brace before we go to hawaii that is in 1 /12 weeks....

2 MORE WEEKS

2 more weeks and we are on our way to hawaii!!! it just doesn't seem possible after all the planning -checking on line-making reservations-etc but the most important is that we all did decide on where to go and when...i have started laying stuff out on our spare bed..as i think of something i try to remember to put it there....garden is growing good eating zucchini everyday and giving it a way all from 3 plants...potatoes mmmm good...peppers-found a couple of almost red tomatoes yesterday (we thought we might have had that late blight but now i don't think so)..the lawn is growing like it is spring no brown dry spots yet..seattle is breaking all time highs and we are breaking the wettest july on record...so i will be ready for some nice weather ..oh i know it does rain in hawaii but it will be different...hope you all are enjoying your summer as we are...

NOTHING SPECIAL

there's hasn't been anything special going on at 464 this week...everyday there has been rain in the forecast so we haven't planned any big outside chores just waiting for it to rain..so far only a few sprinkles now and then but not enough to dampen anything we have been doing...we have had someone here cleaning up our computers and ordering more memory for the lap-top which has been slow lately..(hope it speeds it up)...thinking more of what we need or want to pack for hawaii..(getting closer)...this weekend is the fireman's picnic which is always a good time ..lots of good food-beer (if you drink it)-the firemen make a water slide on the hill for the kids big or small ones..which is always a big hit--lar and i don't go on it as it is just on the ground with some heavy duty plastic --i just don't think our bodies could take it we sure would be black and blue all over...we need some padding hahaha...so that's it in a nut shell for this week at 464...

RENUION WEEKEND

this past weekend we went back to jamestown for lar's mother's side of the family for a reunion...it is the one that last for several days and have a parade...this year i was one of the judges along with a couple of other in-law cousins...lots of food and laughter was had by all...most of lar's family attended only one brother and his wife that live in ky did not make the trip...

the garden has been growing and we are eating a wee bit of stuff from it --it isn't producing as much as we would like --the zucchini is starting and hope to dig some fresh new dug potatoes...so all's well around here ..

getting ready to go to hawaii by trying to get caught up with projects around here..not sure if they will all be completed ahahhaah...NO way says lar...

FINALLY SOME SUN

can you believe that finally we have sun in the forecast!!! and even for the next couple of days..amen..we have been able to get in the garden and get that weeded and mulched---now waiting for some fresh veggies other than lettuce and onions..we have some small zucchini-tomatoes-peppers and not sure how the potatoes are doing but the plants look great...

we have been busy just doing stuff around the property-going to meetings-watching it rain-and stuff...hope you all looked at your watches at 4:56 on 7-8-09..that is something that only happened twice yesterday and we talked about it but never thought to look at our watches...today it is lawn mowing again...

and who is wiser?????

SUN-SUN

finally yesterday we had sun for most of the day..so it was a day to be outside and get some projects done..the garden got tilled and weeded laewn got mowed on sat..but rain is still in the forecast for this coming week..lar was up all night fighting a house fire and the house was a total fully involved when they arrived so it was just a matter of putting the fire out so it didn't spread to anywhere else...this coming week is a busy one with meetings-picnics-and just stuff...

a great bon-fire we hosted for the neighborhood a couple of weeks ago..