Modifications

The garden is looking pretty good.  I have lots of blooms.  There are some small green tomatoes. I've harvested several carrots and potatoes, which were delicious. I'm making notes on changes for next year, but overall I am pleased with how it's going.

The chickens are doing well.

I have to get new bedding for their yard.  We had some torrential rains that flushed most of it downhill. I still have 2 broody hens, but I'm hoping they get over it soon. 

We have had a lot of modifications to our summer plans this year.  Emry needs some kind of physical challenge, and Gyunay has been avoiding the outdoors, so I made them go outside and shoot some hoops. 

Emry is not allowed out of the wheelchair, and Gyunay has to chase down the ball.  They take turns shooting. It works pretty well, for a short amount of time, anyway. 

 

Summer Time

Gyunay and Emry enjoyed a library program this week, where they made these guys.  They had a lot of fun. We are doing lots more arts and crafts, since Emry can't do any sports.  In the photo, you can also see some of the potatoes I harvested last night. Most of my potatoes are still in the ground, but I pulled up about 3lbs of red and fingerling potatoes.

I've been out and about in the garden this week, and I'm enjoying seeing all the growth. Summer is really here, and I've got blooms on my cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers, zucchini, etc.  My calendula started blooming on the deck cart:

Honestly, I never noticed before now how much the photo looks like a dandelion.  In person, it is a much larger bloom than a dandelion, but just as pretty. 

I am recovered from Bible school week, and although my iron is low again and I'll start infusions next week, I'm feeling pretty good.  The key is to not do too much in a row.  

 

Round Here

I am happy to see I have tomatoes growing.  Maybe I'll get a red one by the 4th of July!  That was always my Papaw's goal.  I have reached it here, but not often.

We have 3 broody hens.  This one is super sweet.  I'd let her hatch eggs, but they aren't fertilized.  We don't have a rooster now, for the first time in forever. 

These guys went golfing with their dad this weekend. They've been enjoying summer break from college, even if they are working 5 days a week.

And Emry and I completed a puzzle together:

We've been doing lots of sitting activities.  He is frustrated that he can't play sports at all this summer, so we have tried to mix up the activities.

Lydia spent some time earning a bit of cash for painting for the grandparents:

Soon she will start her job at Starbucks. 

 

Holiday World

I took Lydia and Gyunay to Holiday World on Tuesday, to meet up with their cousins.  Unfortunately, Emry had to stay home, but instead, he was able to go to his track banquet, and he received 2 awards.  One was the perseverance award, and the other was for being part of the relay that broke the school record.

These girls enjoyed a lot of time at the water park, while my sister, sister-in-law, and I had the younger kids in the main park. Everyone seemed to have a good time. I sat down a lot, and of course, I only rode a couple of rides, but the weather was really nice. 

It was also shockingly not crowded.  The kids didn't have long waits for any rides, and for some, they walked right on. Gyunay tried his first roller coaster, and he rode the Liberty Launch 3 times! 

 

May Harvest Totals and Crazy Golf Weekend

First, the totals:

Bok Choy - 1

Eggs -373

Radishes -11

Route - 2

Turnips -4

And I haven't posted about Memorial Day weekend, which is usually the kayak trip weekend.  This year, Nathaniel planned an epic golfing weekend for his cousins and etc, with many of them staying at his parents' house.  Eric and kids still stayed with us. The golfing started Friday morning and didn't finish until Sunday evening. Add to that the aunts, uncles, and cousins who came along just to visit, Emry in a a wheelchair, and the general craziness of the family, and it was obviously a lot. So on Monday, after most people left and it was down to Eric and us, we went to the zoo.

The weather was great, and Elijah pushed Emry around, so it worked fine.  Later that day, we took the obligatory stair picture: