This summer started out with a bang..we headed to Indiana right after school was out and met my whole family there for two reunions with my amish relatives. Norv and the kids had never met them so it was high time to introduce them! Of course the highlight was spending Memorial Day @ my uncle Steve's house. He had a toy to make everybody happy!
It was so hot and muggy and the fields were so wet because of so much rain they'd been having . There was even a mini tornado went through the night before this picture was taken,we missed it . We were about an hour away at the time.
The whole Floyd Kauffman tribe....
This has been a favorite pastime for these two this year. They're trying to get Dusty trained for Samantha to be able to ride her. We seeded our pasture area this year, but as you can see it needs some help...Norv wants to plow it up and start over!
I'm missing this kid of mine. He left for boy's camp on Friday and right now his group is hiking in the Goat Mountains in Montana. They will be there all week and there is no way to get a hold of them....so i try not to think of the dangers that are out there in the woods...I know they are in good hands and there are many people praying for the boys every day.
Norv is gone too as Chief this year...this is the fourth year he's done it . He enjoys it very much but this year is tough on him. He has had some issues with his back and sciatica nerve, it has been hurting him this spring and definitely getting worse. I'm hoping he doesn't mess it up big time with hiking, carrying heavy packs...pray for him if you think of him,please! I help with
breakfast tomorrow morning for him and his group of guys. They hiked today and tonite is survival nite(the boys don't know till they get up there beside the lake) with no sleeping bags, food,etc. Let's hope the boys remembered what the chiefs told them the day before about stuff to take when you go on a hike! Some years they suspect something is going on and take extra food ,etc.
The girls and I are being lazy today....it's a warm day so i'm letting them hole up in here. When it cools down, i want to go biking with them, we got some of our bikes fixed, i just need a bike carrier yet for Ellie. It's gonna be huckleberry season soon i hope and i want to go picking this year. Last year i didn't get very many. This year it was so wet so they should be plentiful!
Signing off ...till I get in gear and post another bit of news! Sharon
Where have I been? I didn't know you posted! Loved reading your life. And seeing your pictures. I am way behind...I thought boys camp just started and here it's probably done! Hey, can I see some pics of when you were here?
ReplyDeleteIjust saw it now too, Wonder where it was hiding. Please post about Cody's trip, okay?
ReplyDeletekinda weird , i started this post a while ago and just finished it...but it used the date that it saved it on ..whatever...
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