Where ARE THEY  !?!  

I remember when I was a kid:  Those summers seemed to just stretch on and on and on.  Barefoot all summer – only putting shoes on for Church on Sunday.  Never really going anywhere or doing anything.  (My mom might remember differently.) 

June went by so fast.  There were so many times that I was going to blog – but there was either too much going on that I didn’t know where to start, or I was just plain tired.

Crossview even sent a message into the seemingly blackhole of my blog – to no avail.  SORRY Crossview….

The first week of June Blondie went to church camp.  I thought I was going to get a lot done without her around.  WHAT was I THINKING!!  I still had Red at home and apparently Blondie helps out far more than I even thought.  Nothing got done… but I raced around a lot.  Then Blondie got home on Saturday, to start VBS on Sunday night, through Wednesday morning…. again I didn’t get anything done.  Thursday we picked up her cousin for Blondie’s first birthday/slumber party for Friday.  Friday night was THE party.  [I had wondered about doing a slumber party for her.  There are several families in my church that “frown” on them.  So I asked Sir – “sounds like fun,” he said – so Blondie had her party (with a chosen few).]  They had a blast.  I didn’t give them a bed time.  The next day I asked how late they stayed up.  One girl said that at 1:30 am they were watching a movie, looked over at Blondie who was sound asleep, turned the TV off and all went to sleep.  So much for the planned all-nighter. 

Blondie’s cousin decided to stay the weekend and we returned her  - and Blondie – to the cousin’s home on Monday, the 23^rd.  The 23^rd was actually Blondie’s birthday.  Her cousin was to play a thingie that their grandmother had planned and Blondie decided to go with.  I presented it as…. Do you want to be with your parents (who love and adore you) or go spend the week at your cousin’s?  Blondie said “with my cousins, DUH!”  so off she went.  She and her cousin played a duet (memorized fortunately because they forgot their music).

Friday I picked her up as she and I were to go to a mother/daughter Brightlights Conference.

We finally returned home on Saturday night.  And things have been moving a bit slower.

Between all these things, Blondie managed to get her afghan crocheted for the county fair for this Thursday.

I’m still not done with my doiley…. But I plan to be.

Between all these things – my dishwasher broke down, we got a new one. 

Mowing the lawn has been a challenge between rains – and the lawn mower/garden tractor breaking down and still not working well.  I can mow for about 30 minutes and then it stops…. Then about an hour later I can mow for another 30 minutes….. it takes awhile.  This is a yard that normally takes up to 4 hours to mow nonstop.

Red has been creative in escaping his room – I think I finally got THAT fixed.

I still managed to do my PT job… somehow.

In a nut shell (me basically being the NUT) that was my June.

Maybe things will slow down.

Here’s my theory of being “over the hill”…. Once you get to the top and start going “over” things pick up speed…. Fast…. 

Later….