Although the new car is working out great, other things have been less than fantastic. I had insurance issues to deal with for the better part of the last 6 months. Turns out my son getting an official diagnosis has hurt him more than helped. I think I've finally got it all taken care of though, so that is a big relief.
Not all of the busy was bad. Got to go on a family vacation in Branson last month and I picked up a cool sign for my chicken coop. Took my oldest to Dixie Stampede for his first time. Although technically he did go "in utero." Went fishing, swam in Table Rock Lake, but the best is spending a whole week with the family.
Gardening is going ok. We had a couple weeks in a row where the temperatures were over 100, so they didn't fare so well while I was on vacation. I've got some good cucumbers though.
I am glad the first half of August is over though. August 8th was 10 years since my miscarriage and August 14th was 15 years since ALS stole my grandma from this Earth.
The kids went back to school Wednesday and my oldest is actually really happy in school. They have Monday off for the eclipse, so we're going to enjoy the day as a family.
I guess that is all for now. I'll hopefully get some corn and green beans canned this weekend. Between that and the eclipse I'm crossing my fingers that I'll have more to post early next week.
