I haven't blogged or posted as I have had my daughter here visiting from Michigan. I love to have her here and relish every minute. She comes here now at least 4 times a year because she knows it is easier for her to fly out, but more expense on her. Her friends, extended family, brother and Larry and I all want to spend time with her. We had a cookout Saturday here. I had planned to go to a nice park nearby but with temps in the high 90's, we stayed here and grilled. Larry's son is good on the grill. Larry use to burn things and his son reminds me of that all the time. lol We enjoyed our 5 yr. old granddaughter, Rachel, who did a little dance for us.

My daughter bought and planted some shrubs and flowers for me in the front of our house. She insisted on doing all the digging, etc. but commented on how hard the ground was. We have clay soil here and haven't had much rain lately. I really appreciated her efforts as it is getting hard for me to do too much digging, etc. We went out for her birthday as she will be going to England in a couple weeks with her boyfriend to visit with his parents. His parents are treating them all to a visit to Wales where they go frequently. She showed me photos of the area and it is really beautiful. Wish I could go too!

Larry has been taking it easy and I haven't pushed. He enjoys the company but I think it wears him out also. He has been staying in and watching baseball. It has been too hot to get him out. I noticed when everyone was here for the cookout, he ate things I couldn't get him to eat - like brownies, french fries, shrimp, etc. He wouldn't touch the stuff before. When we went out to eat though, he just couldn't decide and ended up with pepperoni pizza. So many other things he could have eaten easier! (SIGH)!

Nothing too exciting otherwise here. I hope we get some much needed rain and the temperatures cool down a little. Hope you all had a good weekend.

Julie