Diana and Megan. Congratulations Diana! We love you! 

What an Amazing Weekend! And it's only Saturday!

It all begins Friday with the wedding of our dearest and closest friend, Diana. She married a young man from Iowa. They now live in Riceville. We're so happy for them!! Saturday morning was the STI Roch. Civic Theatre Youth show that Megan has been working on for the last 2 weeks. The kids were amazing and Megan's choreography was nothing less than spectacular! Yeah for Megan!! Then it was lunch with Megan before she went off to work at the ol' Barnes and Noble and we headed up to Jodi and Darin's for the Luehr's birthday celebration for Sam and Jensen. Jensen was every bit as sassy as we've grown accumstomed to and Sam was VERY excited to open his gifts. We all had fun and it was good to share family time. Then it was off to meet up with Jamey who just flew in from L.A. Friday evening at midnight. We had dinner with him and caught up on his life. It's all soooo amazing! The kids just grow up into adults WAAAaayyyy toooo quickly! Treasure this time with your little ones now Jodi and Darin....before you can blink your eyes they're grown. It's still fun to be proud parents, however, even after they're grown. AND WE ARE!!

Summer Storms and Root Canals!

There are similarities here. The lightening bolts and thunder are very similar to the drilling and shrilling winces of pain while the dentist clears the root canal. I can barely stand to recall the experience. A person's first root canal should not occur until their mind is thoroughly numb enough to handle such an extreme experience. I for one do not care for dentistry. I fully understand the need for it, mind you, I simply abhorr the process of maintaining my genuinely perfect smile. Hee hee. Oh I know...you all think I've gone insane. Maybe all that novacaine went to my head. And "NO" I refuse to post a picture of the horrific event (like some people I know)! Maybe I should have allowed the tooth to float away just as we may all eventually do in the thunderstorms and downpours we're receiving. Rain Rain go Away!

Soooooo relaxing.... 

Just Hangin'

It feels good to just hang out at home. Summertime is a time of outdoor fun. We worked all spring to ready the outdoors for our enjoyment and now we're taking advantage of all our hard work. It's so relaxing to sit on the patio and listen to the water fountain or enjoy a campfire in the evening or hop into the hot tub for a relaxing spa treatment. Mom and Dad are here from Arizona and they are enjoying it also. It's nice to share and spend time with family. I hope you're all enjoying the summer as much as we are. It will be gone too soon. Stop in anytime and visit. We love company!

Mom and Dad being served breakfast on their anniversary. Yum Yum...Waffles! 

Lilly and Mom taking it easy on a hot summer day! 

It's Even Hot for ME!!!

As I look back on previous blogs and recall the whining about the cold and wet weather it reminds me not to complain about the heat. It's been hot for so long I told my Mom, who is visiting from Arizona, that she wasn't kidding about bringing the heat up with her. I hope it cools off. Both my parents are thinking about going back to Arizona because at least in Arizona it's a "DRY HEAT". I keep telling myself it's not the heat that's buggin' me but the humidity. I think most people would agree. I've been working at the Dodge County Fair all week with no air conditioning. It has been NO PICNIC, let me tell ya! Uuuuggghhh! By 5:00pm in the afternoon I have begun the melting process and become one with my chair in front of the fan. If someone wants to buy something from me they better be ready to help themselves cause I can no longer accommodate them. Seriously! Attendance is down so low at the fair I don't even know if they'll be able to afford to have another one next year. Oh well....they're boring anyway. This girl will not be working it again. It's just not worth the agony. On the upside, however, for those of you who know I love jewelry I found the coolest jewelry retailer in the world! I think I nearly bought her out before the 2nd day was over! We are now acquainted on a first name basis and I'll be having a jewelry party sometime in the near future. Sooooo...you can be looking for your invitation and you must come and see it all to believe it! It's all priced awesomely inexpensive too (which works for me)! Anyhooooo.....hope you are all surviving cause I'm not! Pray for me....I'll need it to make it through tomorrow's record high temps. Uffda!

A weekend to remember...

Ok...sooooo....I went up to Minneapolis on Friday night to go to the Basilica Block Party. For those of you who don't know, it's a 2 evening outdoor concert at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. I met my sister-in-law, Michelle, and her friend Sherry for a 2 day girls weekend! Yeah for girls weekends! We had a blast listening to the awesome music with the city lights behind the stage and the warm summer breezes blowing in our hair. Then it's out dancing until the break of dawn. I tell ya...I don't ever wanna get too old to do this but I know my days are numbered. It'll take me a week to recover. All this after the 4th of July festivities too! Shees! Busy, Busy. I'll be selling crystals at the Dodge County Fair this week. My booth will be in the Hockey arena. If you get a chance, stop in to see me. Oh and Check out the pics below. I couldn't resist. Hee hee.

Megan and cousin Brianna. Two tree huggers just getting together on the 4th of July. Peek-A-Boo! 

Just goofing around on the 4th of July. Aren't they silly? 

I Got Nothin'

Ok...so here is my update. I got nothin to say right now. But just you wait until after the weekend! Yessiree...I'll have plenty! (Girls weekend. Yes!!) Hee hee!