more pics from Ames visit

Emily posing.
Dallas, chewing spoon
Dallas being messy

Visit to Emily and Dallas, Laura, too

I'm eating my rice but this thing on the ceiling keeps turning around and distracting me!
What are they trying to get me to do?
Ahha! I can reach my toes, then sit back up again. Mom thinks I'm pretty smart and so does Grandma!
Emily thinks she should help, too, but she can't resist a camera.
Look at us! I can do it for a little while, as long as someone helps me get into this position. Not like rolling over, that's easy!

School's Out For Summer!

I am officially done with the school year. I have a meeting there Wednesday afternoon and a half day class the following week, plus a book study, but am not teaching this summer. The half day class is to build a web page for my classroom. I have some ideas, but will get to put them into action. I'm sure blogging is a good way to get ready!

We had our first band concert Thursday night and had good attendance and perfect weather. We'll be playing at the State Fair August 18. (the day before school starts for teachers).

Lynne came to town today and treated Dan and I to lunch for my birthday. As always, it is great to see her and hear what she's been up to.

This old house roses

I've always loved my roses. Some came with the house and some were planted or special occasions. As you can see, some are very beautiful right now but I have three I transplanted last fall and they're not so good and one more is jsut plain dead :( Perhaps I need to spend more time talking to them this year and not ignoring them so much?

Tomatoes week four

Still doing well even after thunderstorms last night.

Tomatoes week three

I'm seeing new growth - still blooming!

My front yard