Dam Party 2010

Jude and Ashtyn on their play area

The fishing wasn't the greatest, but some tried!
The hayrack
Mom and her little red wagon grill! Never had burgers off a little red wagon before!
Some of my siblings and cousins even camped out. I'm so glad my cousins on both sides are friends:)

I have been very lazy about writing lately. I'm going to blame Gil. See he has June and July off so we've been spending ALL this time together which is awesome:) Plus since it is summer we have much more work. Gil helps dad sometimes doing things like shredding, cleaning out bins, and fencing. Then we've got the garden to attempt to keep up with, the mowing, the pets, plus the regular stuff like laundry and dishes (oh, and much more cooking and dishes with Gil being home!). Plus we decided to splurge on Netflix for this month since we actually have time to sit down at nights together and watch something and summer TV isn't any good anyway. We have watched LOTS of stuff including the Anne of Green Gables miniseries!!! Plus Brett let us borrow Super Mario Bros. Wii, so that pretty much took up a good four days of nintendo! I have decided that nintendo is for sure addictive. I would put of eating, showering, and for sure any chores so I could play. When I closed my eyes I saw little Toad jumping up to get a star coin. But this game is seriously the BEST nintendo game EVER! It has all the best parts of every past mario game AND you get to play with up to four players at once, which adds to the fun (and difficulty!) so Gil and I could play TOGETHER. In fact we did just that on our two year anniversary. Awwwwe, how romantic!

I really am enjoying this summer. We work, play, and enjoy it all! And all too soon the "real world" will be back. Gil starts his job up again in August. And I too will be joining the world of higher education. I plan to teach two sections of Succeeding in College at Wayne State this fall. That will take up my Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and leave time on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for some subbing if I so choose. But for now it's late nights, late mornings, and lots of ice tea!