Vacation, Carnies, and All That Jazz...

Well, it has now been a week since we returned from our annual Erie vacation.  Once again, we had a lovely time at the beach...

J & L played in the sand...

I studied for my upcoming Board Exams

We rode our bikes.

We just finished our 13 + mile circumnavigation of
Presque Isle

We spent a rainy day at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.

We discovered Asbury Woods, a wooded park over 200 acres in size with lots of developed trails.  We hiked for several hours, and played in the river, and found the "Grandmother Tree."

We got home full into County Fair season in town, so the girls and I took in the sights from the Ferris Wheel this week.

When we got home, I discovered that the garden was going crazy the entire time we were gone!  I have tomatoes and beans to can or freeze just about every other day!

Dill, turnips, tomatoes, tomatilloes

Wax beans, tomatoes, cucumbers

We have a week and a half until L goes to Chatham, and 2 weeks until J goes back to Bowling Green.  It's hard to believe!

Fridge Facts

 I started writing an inspirational or funny quote daily on the refrigerator door, and an event from this day in history on the freezer door in dry erase marker when we got our new refrigerator last summer.

It has been over a year, and I have to admit that I am growing wearing of keeping up with it, so I plan to continue only until the girls leave for college (which is too, too soon!)

Here are the ones from the last couple of months, enjoy them while they last:

Look to the Future Edition

"Apache Blessing" Edition
(Discovered later this is NOT Native
American, but written for a movie)

"This is Spinal Tap" Edition

Travel Edition

Miscellaneous Quotes Edition

"Oh the Places You'll Go" Edition
(In honor of Graduation)

Inspiration II Edition

Bikes Edition

Veggie Edition