Friday, July 13, 2018

Having such a fun summer!

     Chickens started laying about 2 weeks ago. Found out 4 of my 8 won't lay until September, but 3 of the 4 buff orpingtons have begun. Fresh eggs are much richer than store bought.
     Been making an effort to get outside and do some sort of physical activity. While my youngest was in extended school year my oldest and I would do a 45 minute walk. Now that he's done for the summer, we've been swimming a lot. But the kids love the water and they sleep so much better at night.
     Made some cherry pie filling and up next are pickles!! Really hoping the corn starts growing as well as the pickling cucumbers have. I definitely would love to can some corn to have for this winter.
     We have started cleaning out the storage area we call the basement and hope to have it in order by October. Turning it into an entertainment area and a place to hang our during the summer so we can turn the AC to a higher temperature and it won't have to run as much. 
     We are going to replace our deck with a smaller one without steps and get a poured patio underneath. Plus turn the window underneath it into a door.
     We did have a small issue with our garage back in 2016 that we gave a temporary fix to. But it held far longer than we thought it would so we put off replacing it. Last month it gave up and we had to replace it. Quick and painless and we are happy with how it turned out. We will replace the other garage door eventually because it is very old, but we don't really use it right now.   
     My husband has officially finished his master's degree and is now just working a M-F schedule. He is so much happier, as we all are. He worked so hard and we are all very proud of him.
     Things keep moving along and we are having one heck of a fun summer! Hoping to possibly squeeze in a float trip at some point. Excited for fall and hockey to start back up though. I'm more excited than, I think, I have ever been for an upcoming season since I've been a Blues fan.
    Well I think that's all for now, going to go back to resting. Not feeling so well this week.