Wrapping up August Days

It was a warm August.

It was filled with work days and school days.

All of us getting used to a new norm - some days I'm at home and some I'm at work.

The days I'm in the office we have to move a little earlier in the mornings!

We are getting used to wearing masks in public indoor spaces.

Dan and Sam fit in a golf scramble with his friends Todd and Brayten.

It was for Barr Reeve basketball team, a friendly rival to the Lions.

Sam got closest to the pin and won Holiday World tickets.

He was excited about his win.  The tshirt was black and red

but didn't say BR so he said he would keep it, haha!😉😉

For Mother's Day, I picked out this Hydrangea tree, it bloomed beautifully this summer.

The blooms lasted forever and are dried there and still pretty!

We had a fundraiser softball tourney - Dan spent all weekend there umpiring.

Joe loves hanging out around there as well.

I had a fun week at work, training with my high school friend Angie.

She is so darn good at computers - she makes excel look like a breeze!

And a stop at Jenna's bakehouse after a work meeting.

Delicious!

Sam got new irons for golf, so we ran to Evansville

to pick them up - they had him hit on the analyzer 

so they could be sure they were fit correctly.

It was a cool little device.  

Work then Play

Nothing I love better then a house full of kids. 

Mostly it's boys around here.

They are easy.

They don't care about messes

but 

the food is important.

Especially if there is a challenge.

After we worked around the place, mowing and sweeping the pool - the friends came

over and the food challenge came out...

All summer long, Sam mowed and Joe did the weed eating.

This day, Sam helped me sweep the pool so Joe mowed.

Sam was not pleased with Joe's lines.

They were not straight enough.

He still talks about it - he prefers to mow, rarely complain about it.

He even hopped on the mower a couple times this summer without us asking.

So the food challenge for this crew was pizza rolls this time.

Ruler had bags of 90 pizza rolls - they ate 3.  270 pizza rolls

They were pleased with themselves. Ha.

Camp Banquet

The day after Joe's accident, we took him back to camp to visit the campers and staff.

It was banquet night after all and we would not want to miss that!

He wasn't moving very fast, but it was good for all to see that he was ok!     

It was our good friends' son Asher's first year at camp and he was quick with a hug

and I was happy to give him a little hug from home!  

Look at this group, surrounded by these caring kiddos!  

Camp directory Chris wheeled out a recliner for Joe, we were all able

to gather around Joe and pray for him.  Several campers prayed for Joe, thanking

God for his protection that things were not much worse.

We know that God placed this is Joe's life for a reason, a slow down.

Even a few weeks later as we look back, we are in awe at God's ultimate protection.

Joe is up at the front table enjoying dinner with his camp pals.

We went back to his cabin to collect his things, a pretty view from the front porch.

The accident happened here.  The 3 pipes with wood covering them were covered the day before with a thin piece of metal that flipped up and Joe's leg was sliced open on the edge of those large septic vents.

They had made a stronger cover and roped off the area.

We missed a visit  while we were gone from Ed and Judy who brought Joe a candy bouquet!

City Park with Cousins

The city park is much more fun with cousins.

We wanted one more day with them before school started.

This was way back on Aug 10, the smiles we enjoyed

feel like yesterday.  

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Old settlers

DH got his 75 Nova running again this summer.

We've missed it for a couple years, and we've discovered that we have also

"outgrown" it.  The front bucket seats are bolted down so the back seat is hard

to access - Sam is a little too tall to get back there anymore!  

DH drove with his dad and Joe thru the Old Settler's Parade in Odon.

It was looking very sharp after a good hand wash.

Sam also swept out the inside.

The food booths were busy and we waited 45 minutes for a fish.

Had we known it would be that long, I'm not sure we would have ordered.

But, it was VERY worth it.

It was  a gorgeous sunset and I had a munchkin hiding from

me in the backseat.

The first picture struck me.

I don't often hear that I look like my mom, but that smirk was her grin.

I'll have to find a pic of her sometime to compare.

He makes me laugh when he's being charming.

Fun summer night.