Sizzling...

Ben just sent me this. We paid an A/C guy $63 dollars today to tell us that our A/C was doing the best that it could. Thankfully, I think it's supposed to drop back into the 80s (respite!) tomorrow. Yes, we're using the A/C. It's groaning and cranking to keep us at 76 degrees. We're finding that if we spend any time at all outside, it feels lovely inside. ;0)

Wow.

I have a lot to update here. We spent an awesome week in St. Joe with the whole crew, finishing the week with a flourish with Joel and Laura's beautiful wedding! Unfortunately, Saturday night, I came down with a whopper of something--I was hoping it was allergy-related, but was running a fever all last night, so I'm afraid it was indeed something communicable. I slept all the way home, then crawled into bed and didn't pull myself out until 6:00 pm to make some dinner for everyone, then crawled back into bed. I barely wished poor Ben a happy father's day, and I didn't call my dad at all. I don't know if the kids even realized it was father's day. Pretty sad. Sadly, even after sleeping most of the day yesterday, I still feel awful...

There's more on my new blog and Reagan...

Remaking Suburbia


Reagan is becoming ever-more vocal. She says whole sentences now--"Let me down." "Let me out." "I want to go inside and nurse." (!) "I want an egg-y." "I want a bagel." "I'm jumping on the bed!" When she calls my name, I often assume it's one of the other kids until I turn around and see her little face!

First Post!

I've made my cardinal post to my urban homestead blog. There is much more to come, but I couldn't just let it sit there blank....

www.remakingsuburbia.blogspot.com

Radishes

We've harvested the first of our garden bounty! And I didn't take a pic! We have harvested about 3 lbs worth of radishes from our raised bed in the last week or so. The biggest bunch was picked last night, mostly by Liam and Molly, who have no interest in eating them, but they love to pick them, and Molly even rinsed them in the wheelbarrow and removed the greens.

And, I get to enjoy them all myself since no one else cares for them....

This planting will all be harvested this weekend, I imagine, though we have a couple of smaller plantings started and more seeds. I've been planting them with carrots since they germinate and grow a lot faster than carrots, and it helps to have the kids see something actually growing in a patch of dirt so they don't think it's a place to dig!

I am (slowly) working on putting together some posts for the urban homesteading blog. I will keep you updated.

Angel Food Cake and Chocolate Frosting...

I should note that Mom just confirmed why Liam's request (especially when I did not know he had ever had angel food cake) seemed so surprising to me--that is what my Dad has almost always had for his birthday!

Sorry, no letter for Liam. I'm saving up until he's 11....I feel like I'm going in a dozen different directions right now, so if I seem a bit distracted, well, I am. Trying to focus on getting one thing done at a time....

Liam Conal

So, Liam turned 8 on Monday. For his birthday cake, he requested angel food cake with chocolate frosting. I thought it was kind of odd, because as far as I know, he has never had angel food cake. He told me he had it at Kendra's birthday party, but hers did not have chocolate frosting. Anyway, we all enjoyed it very much.

We are counting down to Joel and Laura's wedding and Ami's baby shower. Ami is due on June 21, so I suppose baby S. could come any time! Can't wait to meet him!