Barbershop

Glenn is a good sport (again!). Ellea said she wanted to give him his haircut. Go ahead, he says. No biggie.

She was nervous about it, but she did a great job.

Glenn was a little too tall for her when he sat on the stool. So, he plopped himself onto the floor. There aren't many barbershops that let you sit on the floor. Maybe we should charge extra for that service.

Selway Fun, Continued

I was impressed these guys could lay in this water. It was unbelievably cold. Granted, the air temp was in the 90s, but the water was still too cold for my whimpy self. They must've been numb.

I was very proud of myself. I put down my book and got in the water. Okay. I floated on top of the water, but that's something. Nicole and I were very proud of ourselves because we paddled quite a ways up river from the beach we were on. The current wasn't crazy-strong, but we had to work at it. It was much more fun than I imagined, what with it being work and all.

Morgan had help from his (older and very agreeable) cousins to build this fabulous sand castle.

One of the agreeable cousins would be Jeff. He's 17, but he plays with my kids like nobody's business. Here he was towing them around. The next day, he followed their commands as their dog. "Swim like a dog." "Sit." You get the idea. His only requirement? To regularly be fed "dog treats" that consisted of pringles. Woof.

Kampin' With the Kaufmans

Another weekend on the Selway River. We sure like that place. We sure like the Kaufman's (Dori's fam).
Morgan and one of his favorite people, Godfather Phil, playing a little baseball. Glenn was their outfielder. He was eating out of a bag of Cocoa Puffs. Breakfast of champions.

Ellea was sooo happy that baby Ben was able to join us. She sure likes that kid. We all do. He's almost always happy and smiling. She's pretty fond of Ben's mama, Christina, too. We all are. She's almost always happy and smiling.

We like floating down the river. It's a short 10 minute float. I don't recommend going any farther than that. Selway Falls is pretty to look at, but wouldn't be fun to float.

Nicole jumped right into Kaufman's inflatable kayak with Uncle Fred. She loves that thing! She talked her dad and I into going down the river with her also. It was a good time.

This would be me going through the rapid. Notice the pointed toes. Apparently I'm trying out for floating ballet.

First Harvest

I sent Nicole out the the garden the other night thinking there might be a couple of cherry tomatoes she could pick for dinner. She came in with a beautiful sight.

First words outta my mouth? "I gotta take a picture." Ellea rolls her eyes. I can't help it. It's a disease.

Keep in mind, I live in the near-arctic, so this is a big deal. I didn't think we'd have any big red tomatoes for a couple more weeks. I know, sad. My Auntie in California has been harvesting for months now, I'm sure. What can I do? I could build a greenhouse, but I'd rather just whine.

As Nicole put it, the tomatoes were "Fabu!!" There ain't nothin' better than a homegrown tomato. I won't get very many red tomatoes, but I'll sure enjoy the few I do get.

Cat Naps

I can't be sure, but I think someone may have drugged our cats.

Or, maybe they're just lazy.

I can relate. I enjoy a good nap. Hope no one snaps a picture of me while I'm indulging in one.

Happy Anniversary, to Me!!

It's gonna be Christmas around here next week. That's when I will finally be getting my very own Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. I've been waiting and dreaming of this day for a few years and I found a great deal yesterday on Amazon.com. This mixer is regularly $350 and I got it for $225. Plus, there's a $30 mail-in rebate from Kitchenaid available. That's less than $200, people!! Including shipping! Who doesn't love Amazon.com's shipping policy? This sucker's heavy. They would've charged me $20 shipping.

Can you tell I'm excited? Well good, 'cuz I am.

I (of course) ran it by Glenn before I clicked "submit," but it took a lot of will power. Glenn, being the great guy he is, said sure. Happy Anniversary. I like that guy more and more all the time.