Appreciation

There's really nothing that makes you appreciate your dishwasher like having a broken one for a couple weeks. I need some hand lotion on these dishpan hands!

Getting to the End of Summer

And what a full and wonderful summer it has been. Reading other friend’s blogs has inspired me to put some of what we’ve been doing into words. With the fantastic weather we have had it has truly felt like a long hot summer.

After our vacation, we had two weeks of swimming lessons and then Loulou went off to camp and we spent two days visiting cousins. Then we just kind of hung out at the pool for several days. Berry picking. Friends visiting, and a youth crafts fair. Sleepovers. Then a long weekend camping trip to Lake Pearrygin with friends, more swimming and a birthday celebration for Mr. Pete. A week of the stomach flu. Another trip to Orcas with Grandma, today a hike to Denny Creek Waterslide and blueberry picking. Garden growing, chickens laying, too hot to cook, novel writing, stuff purging, math book finishing, book reading, game playing, stargazing. Almost, almost ready for a little more routine and purpose to our days. Emotionally ready, but organizationally unprepared.