The Treehouse

This summer we have had a lot of fun at the Treehouse.

We had a great time with our "Cousins" (sorry no good pics from that trip)

We invited a friend and her family from work and had a picnic

Then we invited this crazy bunch up to stay with us.

B &E and the fantastic four had a great time at the treehouse and didn't want to leave.

(I look totally photoshopped in the picture above, where are my legs?)

Then our friends from the U.K. came and stayed as well.

The treehouse is something special and I'm sure blessed to have a Dad who is creative and a genius. Thanks Dad we love the Treehouse

Oh what do you do in the summertime....

Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green

You go to girls camp

Where you learn a new rap

(they came up with this after a fireside about standards)

And you don't sleep at all for a week... is that what you do? So do I.

Oh what do you do in the summertime, when it's about to rain

Go to outdoor concerts in the park

And tear your house all apart, and put it together again!

Is that what you do? So do I.

Tennis

I have always liked tennis; it is one of my favorites for sure. I like to play it and I like to watch it. But recently I've found that watching gives me a self esteem boost. I could say it's the athletes inspiring stories, of the fantastic play on the court, but really it's mainly the commercials that make me feel better about myself.

There are investment firms advertising for my millions (ha!), they show me the latests model of BMW, Jaguar or some other luxury auto, they show me who I can contact to hire my own private jet, and the newest in electronics. They think I'm a high ranking buisness offical and loaded with money! Ha! if they only knew.

Thanks for the compliment though.

Beautiful message

Water, water everywhere and.....

I like rain, I really do, but lately rain/snow and I, well....., we aren't talking anymore. M and I were having a very nice Memorial day seeing family and going to the cemetery. I told M lets just chill the rest of the day. He was going to read his book, I was going to take a nap; what bliss. We parted ways and then within moments he is back upstairs looking for his nasty work pants. I thought this strange; I don't usually change my clothes, let alone into nasty work clothes, just to read a book, so I inquired.

He then told me that the window wells were filling up with water and about to get to the windows. M and I are not really pet people, so we decided that the aquariums would have to go. So we both changed found some buckets and then started bailing water. I'm sure the cute little widow that lives across the street from us was having a jolly good time watching me run around the house throwing buckets of water on our front lawn.

We got it done and M used his super genius powers to rig up some sump pumps he got at the store and some PVC pipe. (P.S sump pumps hard to find because of all the flooding, so says the store clerk) Crisis averted and no water actually got in our basement, which we are totally blessed for. I'm just ready for everything to dry out though, I think our poor yard is even turning "pruney" from all the water.

3rd Annual British Party

It's that time of year again

We had an excellent time. For those who are new to this event we get all my sibs together that can come and celebrate Great Britain. My parents were the hit of the party dressing up as

King and Queen

We eat a potluck of different dishes some British, some not so British. This year we had Tilapia, breadsticks, safron bread, veggie tray, potato wedges, peas and chocolate milk. For dessert we had the traditional Sticky Toffee Pudding. I forget how good that stuff is. (M and I made some and shared it with our neighbors, one of them called it 'Heaven in a cup' I think she was spot on)

We mostly visit, play games and just laugh and eat until we can't do either anymore. New this year, I bought some fancy china from the makers of Wedgewood and my sister made a fun picture book party favor with pictures from the U.K.

We had a great time, and next spring it will happen again.

MacMaster Leahy Concert

M took me to see one of my favorite music artists awhile ago (I haven't blogged lately; shame on me). This is Natalie MacMaster and Donell Leahy (married). They are fantastic fiddle players, and I just can't get enough of their music. Their albums are my favorite, but to see them live is awesome. When you watch their show it's like you're hanging out at your friends house and they're just there playing and showing off.

I was lucky enough to get a picture and autographs.

Do you ever think about what you're going to say to someone you really admire? I have; but it still sounded way lame. I just thanked them for sharing their talents and their music really helped keep me motivated when I was sick. M told me that I didn't sound like a blundering idiot, so I guess it was okay. It was a great show and if you get the chance you should go.