We have been busy doing our school’s-out cleaning. Our attic had gotten pretty bad over the last couple of years. I always say I will wait until it is cool to clean it out but then I am always busy with school when it is cool.

Christopher comes home today. Then Emily leaves for a couple of weeks. Then James and Nathaniel go to Florida for the big tournament. I am happier when everybody is at home. I miss my children when they are not around.

We have a bully day planned for tomorrow. We are invited to a local party early in the afternoon, a church picnic late in the afternoon, and I hope we get over to Athens for their firework display around dark. The Athens display was terrific last year. Plus my parents will be visiting.

I bought fresh cantaloupe, watermelon, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, clementines, corn, tomatoes & avacadoes this week. The eatin’ is good around here. Tonight we are having grilled chicken with guacamole.

Tim never got around to getting our raised beds in but the children planted where we turned the soil over anyway. It was a low pressure, lots of fun experience and the fruits are beginning to roll in. We have cherry tomatoes ready and the big ones are almost ready also. Andrew planted corn and plans to eat it all by himself. Emily has a lovely stand of sunflowers with one gracing our dining room table.

Tim was told his job will be ending July 21. That is a normal situation for a contractor but it is a bit harder to bear since we have fallen in love with our town and Alabama. We aren’t sure where he will go next. ( read with a slightly panicked voice)

Timothy and Nicholas weighed in on the comments to my last post. Also my friend, Mrs Bennet….I mean…Karen, weighed in with funny comment about P & P, the novel to end all novels.
Karen wants to know if Mrs Bennet had a first name. Kelly thinks it was Fanny.
I want to know what Mrs. Darcy (Darcy’s mother) was like.