We're Back!

My computer was brought back from the brink of death by virus. I have been feeling very cut off without easy internet access...and by easy, I mean a computer that is not up a flight of stairs. I just hate climbing the stairs! So now I will attempt to bore everyone with another post about gardening!

As Scientific as I Ever Get

This is the last squash that we were able to pick before the squash vine borers finally finished off our plants. Cody has replanted, because we are not ones to give up easily (and you can never have enough fried squash according to him!).

Scientifically speaking, they just worm their way into the stems and rot it from the inside out.

I think this is the larvae. These little worms are disgusting!

This is what the squash looked like before we pulled that plants up. They were fine one day, and rotting the next.

On a brighter note, here are our pumpkin plants. They are beginning to bloom, so hopefully we'll have little pumpkins starting soon. Hopefully we'll be able to stop the borers from getting these vines too!

I've always said I was going to wear a big floppy hat and sell vegetables on the side of the road. Not this summer, but maybe someday!

A Virus Ate My Computer

My laptop is currently out of commission. If it wasn't consumed by a virus, I would post pictures. However, I am not patient enough to sit at this very SLOW computer and upload the pictures. I have recently realized how spoiled I am. I am used to sitting in the recliner with my laptop, never having to climb the stairs, and never having to wait for the pages to load. I am using our old computer upstairs. Last night I did an assignment for my School Law class on this computer. I think I spent more time waiting for pages to load than actually doing the assignment. It was an exercise in patience (which I'm sure I need to cultivate).

So here's what is going on with us:
-Sudoku puzzles--these are addicting. Cody and I have both been doing them since there is NOTHING on TV in the summer. Last night I printed Josie off a kids' starter puzzle so she can learn to do them.
-Gardening--we pulled our squash up because they have been ruined by squash vine bores. Hopefully I can post pictures. They are some nasty little creatures.
-Swimming at Nanny's
-Praying for rain or at least less heat!

New Wheels

Even though our new vehicle is less than a week old, it already needed a bath. Luckily, I have two willing helpers (at least for jobs involving water).


The gator got a bath as well.

Another Video

Home Again!

The kids are back from Camp Granny. We are so glad to have them home! Granny and Aunt Amanda shared lots of great pictures and videos with us--thanks guys! This is just one of the videos. I'll post more later if this one works.

No News

My kids are back at Camp Granny, and there is nothing going on at my house. It is quiet, relatively clean, and very boring--not that I'm complaining. Our 4th of July was also quiet and uneventful, but at least I got to hear Jake describe every single firework that they set off over the phone. I am a little worried that he has become a pyromaniac. He asked if he could stay at Granny's for 10 days...tempting, but I think Granny would protest. Anyway, I need the kids to come home and make a mess, create mountains of laundry, and cause general chaos. I might get too comfortable with the quiet and clean...