summer mini

I finally got some photos of the summer mini-book I've been working on! You can see the rest of the set here.

random thoughts...

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• I love the changing google homepage, so fun...this one's beautiful!
• I have been a bad bad bad blogger lately. I don't do a very good job writing about much, I think I'm still trying to figure out what I want this blog to be.
  
• I really want to makeover ye old bloggery, not feeling it right now.
• We are making lemonade from lemons around here - had to cancel our trip to Montana for now due to unforeseen circumstances...but are still planning a long lake weekend in early August and now we get to visit my sis in DC in March!
• I'm very excited about the upcoming Home Ec class!!
• I have been working on my summer mini-book & need to share photos asap!
• Tomorrow we get to babysit the peach - I'll be sure to take photos.
• I love having a pool in the backyard, especially on a particularly hot & muggy day in late July after a long day of work :)

sunday snack...

We were supposed to have a little pool party, but the sun has been hiding most of the day. My mom did bring me the {above} adorable turtle bowl...so cute!! We swam for a bit but it gets pretty chilly out there without the sun. And I've been feeling pretty run down the rest of the day. Hopefully I'll get lots of rest tonight & get back to a better blogging schedule as well ♥

celebrate freedom...

Our Independence Day tradition is to gather up the family & head to Lake Sara. At dusk, we gather with all the other boats to watch fireworks! This was actually taken last night, because they almost always do their fireworks on a night other than the 4th. We floated on the lake in the hot sun, ate juicy watermelon & enjoyed a relaxing time!

the american dream...

we are living it! Holy sheet we got a big pool! Yeah, it pretty much takes up the entire backyard. And it took over 12 hours to fill....hellooooo water bill! And I've been in it only once and dang, it was freezing! But when we return to our normal summer HEAT this thing will be the cat's meow...guess I can check "make our backyard awesome" off of my summer to do list! ♥

summer days...

This week I picked up some popsicle molds & whipped up some butterscotch pudding pops! I think I am going to make yogurt & fruit smoothie pops for tomorrow morning. We are grilling brats & dogs with corn on the cob for dinner...but I have lots of chores to get done first! Work has been very busy lately with all the bad weather we've had in Illinois - tornadoes in Chicago & major flooding in Springfield a few weeks ago. I am looking forward to a long 4th of July weekend & some time down at the lake.

how does your garden grow?

Well, we have 1 very large pepper and about 3 tomatoes....so far. The basil is growing but is getting chewed to bits by bugs. Our friend ended up having to leave his garden, so the pepper, tomato & herb plants are the extent of our garden. But that's ok - because we're crazy & just bought a pool that will fill almost the ENTIRE YARD! Ha! We cannot WAIT!! ♥

Happy Father's Day!

Love you Dad

new project...

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Just today Cory told me his Mom has an old tandem bicycle out in their shed that has been collecting dust (and probably rust) for years. I think bringing it back to life to ride together would be really fun!! I love the bike project that Stephen & Shawna did - it's great inspiration for our tandem project! ♥

i ♥ green

Toes: Sally Hanson - Complete Manicure in Fairy Teal
Flops: J.Crew - Skinny Wedge in chrome green