the highs and lows

We like to talk about the best part of our day and the least favorite part of our day at supper with the kids. Always leads to interesting conversation and helps understand them more and realization where they’re coming from.  I like to talk about my highs on here, not the lows.  Who wants to hear that?!  I talk to my BFF (aka, My Lord Jesus) about my struggles and trials. 

So, it’s been a real busy week. Started with year end Piano Recital for L&A.  They had 4 Grandma’s there!
Lots of work for the business in the mornings, hanging out with my boys as the girls have officially moved outa the house for the summer.  They have begged to go to the camper so we finally let them Monday and haven’t seen them since!  J/k, but they are mostly making their own meals out there and if I need a sitter I knock on their door and dropped a boy off.
Been planting every afternoon noon, tomatoes, peppers, onions, squash and pumpkins completed the garden.  Red poppy’s and red scarlet runner beans from seeds the girls picked at mom’s and a transplanted clematis.

Girls have spent alot of time getting real muddy in the pond discovering tad poles, pregnant garter snakes (who knew they have water births?!) some giant beetles and supposedly owl pellets.  They discovered my spray  paint cupboard and now have glittered and crackled, distressed painted sling shots.  Very stylish.  They also found some no hunting signs Jared made and converted them to their own signs, maybe I’ll show you sometime. 
Eddy and Nollie having been playing with new toys (cheap garage sale toy + free swag buck Thomas toys= Happy boys!) as I try to get caught up with the laundry.  And we’ve been in town for something or another almost every night this week!

BUT this was the great highlight Jared surprised the kids with last night…

DUCKS! 

6 cute baby Mallards.  Their mother abandoned them and they were following the owners of a business in town around!  They are less then a week old, I figure.  We all worked getting them set up last night, while Jared put a few more pieces of tin on the new coop.  With their pin feathers and poop balls stuck in their claws the chickens have really moved to the backseat.   Yeah, not so cute anymore.  I know, I know.. I was warned.  So here’s to some new cute baby ducks to love on.


 
Off to collect some rhubarb to make bars. 
Happy Friday,