16 Memories of July

1.  We visited Santa Claus House on July 1st

176 days until Christmas!

2.   The fireweed is in full bloom.

Once it quits blooming, there's only 6 weeks before snow.....so they say.

3.  Peonies  

These beautiful peonies were a surprise gift from a friend.

A new favorite of mine. 

4.  July 4th

A quiet day at home with the Martinson's

(We missed Geoff, Nicole and Maddy)

A few games of H.O.R.S.E.

Jami, Dave, Kaiden and Andrew

Kaiden found an injured bird.

He named him Marvin...and then Marvin flew away.

5.  A Visit from Friends  

Dave and I, Ted and Joan Riggs enjoyed a visit with 

Doyle and Lawana Hughes (Cleveland, TN) and 

Rachel Underwood (Wasilla, AK).

It had been 12 years since we last saw the Hughes. 

We enjoyed food and lots of talking and laughter. 

It was so good "catching up." 

6. Happy 20th Wedding Anniversary to Matt and Jami

7. Sunflowers and Cucumbers

      

8.  Fun at Tanana Lakes....even with all the smoke

Izzy, Maddy and Jami

9.  Cooking with the Granddaughters

Shepherd's Pie

We'll be making and decorating cup cakes next!

10.  Dave Helping Geoff Build a Shed

Here they were laying the flooring on this 16x16 hopefully-soon-to-be-shed. 

11.  Dave's Dad celebrated his 9️⃣0️⃣th birthday.  

🎉🎈

12.  Gasoline Prices DOWN to $2.99/gallon

The lowest we've seen in years!

13,  Dave and I Celebrated our Wedding Anniversary  -  July 30th

Dinner at the Turtle Club.

After dinner we celebrated with our family over apple pie and ice cream.  

>>>The day it all started...48 years ago<<<

14.  Lots of Smokey Days from the Wildfires

15.  Soccer Games 

 

We attended Maddy and Izzy's soccer games....

rain, or shine, hot weather, or cool. FUN!

⚽️ ⚽️

16.  Simple Formula for Living

Today:  August 1st

Sunrise: 4:54 a.m.

Sunset: 10:59 pm

Length of Day:  18 hours, 5 minutes

Summer Days of June

Favorite Flowers

       Pansies                                       Wild Iris

 

          Poppies                                 Geraniums                                                                          

  Fucsia                                   Lilac

Columbine - They always remind me of my Dad

My sunflowers aren't blooming yet,

but I love to watch them grow and I'm

patiently waiting for the blooms.  

Thunderstorm with Hail

June 2nd

It was a pretty cool storm  - with no damage. 

Geoff and Nicole celebrated their 22nd Wedding Anniversary

6/7/97                                           6/7/19   

Fairbanks, Alaska

Father's Day

Dave and Geoff watching a Yankees game

(The Yankees won)

A Walk to the River

Grandma, Poppop, Izzy and Maddy

                         

Enjoying a Treat at Starbucks

Maddy, Izzy, Grandma

The Longest Day

21 hours, 49 minutes and 36 seconds of daylight

Izzy took this picture at 12:20 am

For me, there's always sadness connected with the longest day because the next day we start LOSING daylight. 😫

Knotty Girls

Grandma, Jami and Izzy

We drove to the Knotty Shop* for ice cream. The huckleberry flavor was delicious. I was sorry I didn't order 2 scoops! 

*30 miles southeast of Fairbanks. 

Dried Roses 

I dried a few roses from a couple of flower arrangements I received last month after my heart ablation. They are a reminder of answered prayers, love and support.  It's been over a month since my ablation and I'm still feeling great.  

Andrew's 19th Birthday

Carina and Andrew          Andrew with Grandma and Poppop

Andrew (grandson) was working out of town on his actual birthday (6/10), so we celebrated when he got home....with french dip sandwiches and strawberry shortcake (menu selected by Andrew).  

 Auntie Nicole and Mom Jami celebrating Andrew's birthday!

Knitting Washcloths

Jami and I are knitting washcloths to go in the bags Jami creates for chemo patients.  

 Dave and I getting ready to go biking 

 

90 Degrees on June 29th

TOO HOT!!!!!

Cooking Dinner on the back deck 

Spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash. 

My first time to cook and eat Spaghetti squash.  (I cooked regular spaghetti noodles for Dave.) 

"God has given us gifts, by His grace, not by our works.  

God has put us where we are and He will show us where we should go from here.

 Be humble. Be gracious and grateful."

--Bob Goff--