There have been many moments over as many months where she just stops me dead in my tracks.  Is this really my baby?  Where has the time gone? But, with that comes a sense of pride, of wonderment in who she has become, and yet again, what a beautiful piece of art God created, and we helped to nurture. Yesterday was one of those days - she looked so grown up with her hair up, earrings in place... well put together as opposed to the child-like way of throwing something on.  Does that make sense? It has been predicted she will be my height by Christmas - that is possible since she is already about wearing my shoes (and, uh, its a size 11 if that tells you something - she's actually a 9/10). She has a way of looking at the world through glasses I never knew fit, and yet... they do.  Her creativity isn't just a talent - it is who she is.  She can sing, she can draw... but, she also just views the world in a creative manner.  Being able to see things that most of us just … [Read more...]

Here are some pictures showing the growth.  We've been working on getting the yard cleaned up and looking spiffy again.  Thankfully, we finally got rain so things aren't so dry. On the right side of the garden, it looks like there still isn't enough light - that is the trellis row Phil planted with watermelons.  Hopefully they will get moving soon, otherwise, we have to keep our hope in the mounds we planted of watermelon in the back. Only one plant died - a habenero, and I have no reason to explain it?  Very weird.  I'm hoping to pick up another plant or two to take its place.  The tomatoes and sweet peppers are coming along great, as are the peas, pole beans, trellised pumpkins, bush beans, beets, and the mound pumpkins.  Do carrots take a long time?  I'm pretty sure they do, but they are just now popping out.  No news from the potato patch yet, but we did plant them pretty deep. Kaitlyn's corn is coming along nicely, as is the rest of "her garden".  Amanda's is … [Read more...]