Playing catchup again!!!

My kids are slackers!!! They haven't been writing in their journals at all:( So sorry about not having much to say. There's not been too much going on - Lexie loves being 10. She has taken over my mountain bike which is still alittle too big for her - she falls down at least once every time we go for a walk down the trail!!! That's my girl!! She starts back at dance the week of the 8th of September and she's very excited about that:) She's not too happy that the wind/rain storm we had last Saturday night blew the trampoline all over the yard and it bent the frame. Jay said he might be able to fix it, but once the frame is bent, it will be weak:( It (the trampoline) also took down the clothes line (which Lexie is happy about) and the door frame for the garden:( What a bummer!! If the garage hadn't been there, it would have been across the road:(

Lexie has recently learned how to hang clothes up on the line, but she doesn't like doing it!! That's why she's happy the clothes line is temporarily out of commission - daddy will be fixing it soon:)

The new porch is pretty much finished:) Jason is going to make some new steps and rails, but the new door and screen door are up as well as some cedar siding just in the porch area. Jason cut the cedar off our property and planed it himself:) I am so lucky to have such a handy husband:) It looks really nice:) As soon as I get a chance, I will take some pics and post them:) My beautiful hanging basket adds to it as well as the American flag Jason insisted on having;) My friend, Chrysta, gave us the basket:) She's wonderful:)

Brett hasn't been up to much:( He doesn't feel the need to participate in anything:( He gets excited about so few things these days:( He's just so content, I guess. He enjoys being himself:) Lexie has to beg him to go for bike rides with her:( I really don't like her going by herself - she forgets sometimes that he is older than her and she's only 10. I'm pretty sure she thinks she's 14 and she should be able to do whatever she wants:)

I've been taking walks down the trail again - it's still pretty hot, but if I wait for the weather, I'll never get going:( I make the kids go with me. They've been taking their bikes - well, Lexie's been taking mine. Anyway, we fill up our water bottles and usually we go 30 minutes down and back - so 1 hour total:) The kids don't usually make it that far - after about 20 minutes they are asking me how long until we turn around;) I told them that it is important to get exercise so they need to come with me:) I thought it was important to do it together:)

We went to town yesterday and Lexie spent alittle more of her birthday money - she bought a new hula hoop:) She's all about staying busy;)

Brett has band camp soon - the week before my sister, Casey's, wedding. He will be learning to play the cello - I'm really hoping he likes it and sticks with it - like I said, if it's not Legos, video games, or something funny he's not interested:( Well, I can't change him even though sometimes it drives me crazy!!

That's all I've got for now - I gotta go look for a couple recipes:) Oh, that reminds me - Lexie has been bugging me to go to the Farmer's Market. Well, we went yesterday:) We had fun, believe it or not:) Brett, naturally, stayed in the car:( Anyway, Lexie & I got some zucchini, cucumbers, carrots, blueberries, cherries, and tomatoes:) She also got a free sample of an apricot and some kettle corn - both of which she loved!! She asked if we could get some next time;) My baby girl loves fruits and veggies:) Not that she doesn't like junk, too - she does - she wanted some cookies they were selling, too:)