harvesting

Remember our sad attempt at a garden last year? It was actually our second year to try planting a garden and the second spot in my dad's yard. Being the persistent people that we are (and by "we" I mean Harland with a little help from the rest of us), we planted in a new spot and tried again this year.

Third time is a charm!

2 zucchini plants = beautiful golden zucchini. Lots of them!

Cucumbers. Did you know they have tiny thorn-like spikes before you wash them?

Soon we'll even have corn! (Emma's pointing at the silk)

Our own little pumpkin patch for this October.

Our First Harvest!!!

Har found a vine from the cucumber (the spikey looking nubby thing) plant that weaved it's way up into one of the tomato plants. We've got lots and lots of green tomatoes. Can't wait for them to get ripe! Tomatoes are our quite popular around here.

My favorite gardener and his blue ribbon worthy golden zucchini.



The End...again

Four years ago Emma & I went back to Arizona to pack up our apartment (to prepare for living with my mom for a few months while we looked for a place to live - ha. ha.) Since it was just the two of us we had some time to play. One of the most fun things we did was go the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at Barnes & Noble. Besides playing fun games, taking silly pictures and seeing lots of people dressed up like Hogwart's students we got to pick up our copy of the final Harry Potter book. When we made it back to California I think I ignored my kids for the better part of a week immersing myself in his world of wizardry for the last time.

Friday, Emma and I left the house earlier than we're used to on these summer morning (my mom's house that we still live in), drove thru Chick-fil-a for breakfast sandwiches and made it to the local movie theatre to stake our place in line for the Deathly Hallows, part 2 - the last foreseeable Harry Potter movie. We went with mixed emotions. Dying to see the movie! And not wanting it to end! Here's a transcript of the texts I sent to Harland (who went to play basketball at the church while we saved he & Dedan seats - teamwork!):

6:45 am - Pick up donuts on ur way home. Em & I are leaving to stand in line soon.

6:54 am - Leaving your tickets on fridge

7:29 am - We're the first crazy people here! (to clarify - we were the only people there)

8:59 am - Line to back to Johnny Rockets. People tried to cut. Had to stake my claim.

9:45 am - First ones in the theatre!

Thank you, J.K. Rowling for all the good memories!

The Girls Behind Camp



Shauna, Dionne, Cami, ABC, Andrea & Ruth (our fearless leader)

You get to know some people by working together for months to organize a camp for 180+ young women. Then you share a tent with them at camp (prepare food together, be dorks in a skit together, play with mice...together) and the bond is sealed. Thanks ladies for a great week!