Great start to the week

Yesterday I was playing my guitar at the park. Trying to see if Mom could still hear me screaming "I'm Not Alright" from the house where she was taking a nap. I had taken the boys over to the park, but they weren't playing. They were waiting for the kids with the ATV to come freewheeling by so they could chase the ATV. Well, like I was saying, I was playing my guitar, and a man with a van came and asked me if there was a water fountain nearby. I told him that there was a pump, and so he filled up his water carrier. I quietly began playing "I've Always Loved You" by Third Day, but I wasn't singing it because I had forgotten the lyrics. He asked me who the song was by, and said it sounded like Third Day. Then he got out his guitar and we jammed together for a minute or two, and exchanged chords, and then he left.

Today I went haying again. This time I left early in the morning, and came back around noon with my paycheck. Now I can get some chest waders.

This evening I went to the city fire hall for a meeting. I was there to hear about next year's picnic. Next thing I knew, I was volunteering to help with the fire department's construction job.

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Lynae let me know this morning that, as homeschool families go, we are not particularly musical. Because, she said, "We don't go scampering across the countryside, singing and playing our cellos."

The Merc saves the day

Today I decided I should get some licenses before I actually need them. So I went to the DNR office to get my licenses. Did you know that they don't even sell licenses at the DNR office? It seems like the DNR office would be the natural place to get a license, but apparently not. So I thought about where I could definitely get a license or two. A little voice inside me whispered, "They've got everything at The Merc." Of course. I couldn't lose. So I went to The Merc, where I got my Jr. Trapping License and my Youth Firearms Deer License and tag. When I got them, I noticed that they already had all my personal information on them. Wow. That's kind of scary.

I can play "Never Going Back to OK" on my guitar. It's a fun song by The Afters. I like to fingerpick it, because it's fun to take a rock song and sing it like a rock song but play it like a folk song. Heh heh.

Camp......

I had a wonderful time at camp. I went to Laurentian Environmental Center up by Virginia, MN. It was the first all girls session that they had ever had, and I expected only about 5 girls to come. Boy, was I surprised! There were 16 girls total. I quickly made friends with three of them and we decided to be together as much as possible. (That was really easy because we were often divided into groups of 4.) We called ourselves the klutzes because we were all rather clumsy and all forgot to bring something.
My friends blowing on the fire that we started.

I forgot to bring my camera to range day, but while we practiced target shooting, my friends were able to get some pictures of me. Here, Miss Stacy is helping me get good aim.
We also got to shoot some arrows at 3D targets. I was shooting at this coyote.
I also got to climb the 32 ft. climbing wall.
We only got a little bit of lounge time, so we usually rested.

Here are some amazing mounts.More camp friends.

Summer is winding down

I can feel it in the air today. I think it's been in the 60's all day, and I'm loving it! My new banner photo was taken early in the week. We've since had more wood delivered and gotten more stacked. I sure hope we can get the wood furnace going this winter without a hitch. We've made more progress on the coop since this was taken, also. I like the paint color with the daylilies and tansy. We will not discuss the crookedness of things, ok? It was finally time to finish cleaning up the garlic that's been curing for the past couple weeks. I'll be interested to see how long this actually lasts us. I've already ordered some to plant this fall. My to-do list for the next several weeks is daunting, but full of variety and the promise of tangible results. I plan to enjoy it as much as I can.

I've already made two batches of holiday soaps, too. I'm thinking of setting up an Etsy shop, but am not up to the marketing. Anyone want to help?

I'm back!

Hey everyone, I just got back from camp today. I had an awesome time and will post more tomorrow. I will also add pictures. Goodnight!
Lynae

Only two things that money can't buy

That's true love and homegrown tomatoes.
It won't be long before we're overrun with tomatoes. And that's fine with me.