Day 218 (Monday)

1.-8. Andrew, Daniel & Jacob and I went swimming/diving, Sam P came along too and we also ran into some friends from church, thus a couple pictures of  Christie & John. It was an exciting day for Jacob as his swimming has improved enough in the last couple of weeks that he got to go off the diving board.

2. God of course, knows my needs and I started reading this book last week before I knew I needed to read it. ;)

3. What else? Working outside, piano lessons, spare ribs, watermelon, tomato cucumber salad, bread and garlic green beans for dinner, some reading (I finished The Venetian Affair - a commie spy novel written during the cold war), some Olympics and some yoga.

Day 210 (Saturday)

written 8/7/2012

1. Meeting James for the first time.

2. Reading The Venetian Affair at the park. And it was hot. Super hot. And I was reading about the main characters swimming in the Mediterranean. That was torture.

3. What else? Swimming laps for about an hour or more, and enjoying homemade ice cream later in the evening.

Day 111 (Friday)

written 8/6/2012

1. Blackberry pie for dessert. 

2. What else? Swimming laps in the morning, working outside with Andrew, taking a nap in the orchard.... and I don't remember what else!

Day 212 (Tuesday)

written 8/2/2012

1. The boys processing my meat chickens - yay.

2. Joseph tuning out piano while Scott, Tyler and Jacob look on.

3. What else? Bible study at Jana's, ie, lots of driving and adventures in getting there, Joseph and Hannah over for dinner, a game of Ticket to Ride with Peach blueberry cobbler - thanks, Tyler! :)

Day 214 (Thursday)

1.Andy was tired when we went outside

2. Andy continuing to be goofy in the freezer.

3. Levi and Jacob checking out the dog kennel.

4. Charlotte and Levi having fun!

5. What else.... organizing the freezer, baking cookies with Charlotte & Jacob, making a blueberry pie, hearing hard sad news from a friend, eating shishkabobs for dinner outside, hearing good news of a new baby. Yay. And continuing to be glued to the Olympics... ;)

Day 213 (Wednesday)

written on 8/2/2012

1. Taking time to smell the roses on a walk in Beaverton

2. What else... Lap swimming in the morning - working with Jacob on improving his swimming and having Andrew and Daniel perfect their strokes, running errands in Molalla afterwards, chasing after and then putting halters on Brownie and Mooser (the calves), taking Mom to Beaverton for memory testing, enjoying two hours of solitude, including a nap, reading and errands, continuing the Olympics  marathon!

Day 211

Day 210 (Sunday)

1. Watching, what else, the Olympics!

2. What else? Weird stomach aches throughout the day.. almost didn't come to church, but they went away. Came home early though in case they came back... I think Andy had something like this last week. 

We are totally loving the Olympics here. It's amazing/scary how quickly you get used the idea of sitting in front of the TV all day... It's been fun to watch gymnastics with Andrew (and Daniel and Jacob) now that they have gymnastics experience under their belt. Mostly there's a lot of "OH THAT'S SO HARD!" being exclaimed. I dig the swimming/diving also. 

Laura and I also have a little joke going on right now about finding an Olympic sport that we could compete in for the next one... current considerations are - badminton, rowing, shooting, archery, table tennis, fencing, etc... you know all the ones you don't have to be a) a shrimp or b)super young! I think I'd go for shooting or rowing at this point. Although, I always wanted to be on the swimming team when I was younger...

Day 209 (Saturday)

1. Morning hot chocolate up in Portland with Laura & Katie
2. Giant light bulb heads seen while wandering around in the Mississippi District
3 4 &5 Trying to get some photos of us while eating lunch of Fusion food and crepes from food trucks
6. Made blue berry pie for dessert. Yums.
7. What else? Enjoying the diversity of stores along Mississippi, thankful for K & L and our friendship, eating ice cream while watching passer-bys, admiring an awesome bike with basically a cradle between the front wheel and the handle bars (!), watching the Olympics!

Day 208 (Friday)

written 7/29/2012
1. A farm tour of Birds and Bees Community Farm. 
2. A clever composting system using stock panels
3. Honey!
4. Last-minute-evening blueberry picking
5. What else? Lap swimming in the morning, errands in the afternoon, a nap and munching on blueberries while watching the Opening Olympic Ceremony.