Almost August

Summer? What happened to summer? We have had a wet one and now it is "tropical," at least that is what the meterologist calls our current state of humidity. Don't really need to go somewhere exotic to experience the weather. You can find it right in your backyard.

I thought I would post a couple pictures of Laina's birthday even though it was close to two months ago. She hasn't changed that much. The first is a picture with her cake and her new baby she got from her brother. We named her Lily. She is also wearing one each of the bracelets and hats she got. The second picture is of opening presents. Kaleb was quite interested in one of her presents--a doll. Her clothes snap on and you can brush her hair. She is pretty neat. It was fun to watch Laina open gifts because every time she got something that could be worn, she put it on. Her outfit by the end of the evening was quite something.



Here is a picture of Kaleb and Laina dressed as prince and princess, respectively. Laina asks to have a blanket tied on her head and Kaleb turns his bib backwards. Sometimes they even dance together when they are in this royal world.

Not much is going on other than day-to-day living here. The sky is threatening rain yet again so we will see if Ryan and his mom ever get the hay up.

Living Life

So, last week was the finale of Farmer Wants a Wife on the CW. We are not normally into reality shows like this, where people have their hearts broken in front of thousands of people, but our interest was piqued by the title. Who wouldn't want to watch a reality show about a farmer, just a couple years younger than us I might mention, who gets to choose a wife from 10 city girls. And not city girls like I am a city girl, huge cities...Dallas, LA, Chicago, New York. My pick for him is the one he chose, so I don't have to write him nasty letters about his choice. Just kidding. You can catch some of the episodes online at www.cwtv.com, as well as see the interviews with the women. You really should check out Josie's interview. I never saw her on the show as we didn't watch all of them nor from the beginning, but she cracked me up. Definately funny.

Laina's birthday was close to a month ago and I know you might want to see pictures of that, but it takes me a little while to use a roll of film. No digital yet, but I'm confident those prices are going to come down soon. I will post some as soon as I get the film back.

I made some strawberry rhubarb jam the other day. It is really good. Both the rhubarb and the strawberries were from our garden. Our strawberry plants mass-produced this year. We had big bowlfuls everyday. They have slowed a little now, but that is okay. They will bloom again soon and we will start the process all over. If you are in the market for strawberry plants, I highly recommend going with the ever-bearing over the June-bearing. You get strawberries all summer long that way.

I recently changed my workout routine after reading the booklet The Truth About Six Pack Abs by a certified nutritionist and personal trainer. I don't desire six pack abs, but toned ones would be nice. Dude, your body is just never the same after having kids. Anyway, I'm incorporating more strength training as that burns more calories for one to two days afterwards versus the one to two hours of cardio. I have to admit that it was a little hard to walk after my first sets of squats last week, but I did them yesterday and I feel fine today. Pretty pleased with that adjustment curve.