July Happenings.....

Things we celebrated this month:

• Our daughter Jami and her husband's 19th wedding anniversary.  
• 4 of July
• Our 47th wedding anniversary.  We spent two nights at Lake Lucille in Wasilla, Alaska.

The view of the mountains from Lake Lucille

We visited Santa Claus House in North Pole, AK and acted like tourists.

Jami with a giant Nutcracker

My new favorite Oreo:

Geoff, our son, visited the E.R. late one night and was diagnosed with a kidney stone.  He successfully passed it several days later.  

Our grandDOG, Ole, passed away this month:  

RIP, Ole

Books I enjoyed this month:

• Cape Light, Home Song and The gathering Place by Thomas Kinkade
• Then She Was Gone, Lisa Jewell
• The Light between Oceans, M.L. Stedman
• The Great Alone,  Kristin Hannah

I enjoy reading in the yard by the fountain and flowers!

Soccer season is over for our granddaughters.  Great job, Izzy and Maddy (left to right). 

My fuchsia loved the July weather!

This was the last of my lilac blooms.  The bush has been pruned and ready for more blooms next summer.

The fireweed is in full bloom.  An old wives' tale states that when fireweed blooms reach the top of the stalk, winter will set in six weeks later.