Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive...

On our latest trip to the mainland we invested in a new mower. Yes, the same weekend as Justin's wedding. We always have to multi-task when going ashore. Anyhow, the new mower has a more powerful engine than the little putt putt we've been using and what a joy it is to mow now. It devours the lawn! We did not want a self propelled because they go fritzy and then the s.p. feature doesn't work and they are hard hard to push then! Besides, we thought we would get great exercise with the push mower! So we take it out of the box and look at the directions... Assemble before Starting!! This thing must be made in China to have a stupid caution like that!! Rick was able to resist the temptation and get it in working order fairly quickly.
It is a fine machine for just under $200!
I'd love for you to guess what I am doing? We had been couped up in the car for 6 1/2 hours, add ferry ride for 1 1/2 more hours and we went crazy doing yard work since the sun was still shining :).
Getting these pictures at the beginning of every month keeps us longing to squeeze her chubbiness and kiss those sweet cheeks! Mo is 6 mos old now and from the blur of the tootsies we can tell that she is all action and smiles.
What a Summer. May was full of trips to Eastern to see Joe perform and mini trips to see Mom and Dad in Tri-Cities. June was another trip to bring Joe home for the summer. Work, work, work, bridal showers, today is a wedding, last Saturday was a family wedding. Next week is Bible school in the evenings, work, work,work. Friends have been ill, hospitalized, had surgery, or been away and gardens needed watering. So did ours. Our garden is coming along nicely.Oh, and then there's the chickens. Just yesterday we threw away the last unhatched egg and boy was it a stinker!! PU!! So the total live hatched is 22! We gave 6 chicks and one mom to an old friend of Jenny's. We still have a chicken yard full of chickens, but we will probably keep the rest.
I will now attempt to post a few pictures to bring you up to speed. This is a terrible post but I feel like I have to take baby steps to get going again.