My summer has been mostly filled with pickles and more pickles.
V and I have been working in a field picking pickles (well, cucumbers that will become pickles, but everyone calls them pickles, hence me calling them pickles 😊).
Everyone else has been swimming daily and staying home.
A couple days ago Cassia had a few friends over for a party. They had lots of fun. Our house was very noisy.
All nine girls posing for pictures.
While they were having fun since 11am, I was working since 7, got home about 2 and then Moriah & I left for Moriah's (a different Moriah, there are two Moriahs in our church) birthday party. We had a great time. There were only 5 of us, and we chatted ... a lot. During our dinner, we all struggled through many Quiet Contests, with laughing, hiccuping, and, apparently, my choking on food and water allowed! Moriah's dad said that you know you have good friends when you can be quiet for 60 sec without noise. I think we failed, if you count laughing and hiccuping, and choking. If you don't, we succeeded! Our party was somewhat quieter than my sisters'.
We went for a walk to Tecumseh Park and played Sandman on the playground then walked around for a bit. After about 10 minutes of playing and walking, we walked back to Moriah's house.
Some of the girls danced in the kitchen while I played piano, and we chatted. Then chatted some more. Then played a game, and then, well, chatted more!
We have gotten a lot from our garden this year. Tons of beans, kale, and tomatoes. There were some peas growing, but those didn't turn out very well, along with the broccoli and cauliflower and the garden squash plant which all died.. The compost squash plant is huge and is beginning to produce some squash I think.
Our lovely garden!
V and I are almost done working, and then we will be starting our school.
Pake & Beppe are now gone out west, and almost out of Ontario (they left on Sunday). On Tuesday, they were tempted to turn around and come home (I don't mind! 😊), but didn't. They are towing the camper out there. I definitely miss them, but am still living!
In 2 weeks, we will be going camping, then the week after that, we will be going Homeschool Camping, which sounds like it will be grand!
Then our life becomes busy and sorta full of school and random activities!
Summer has been busy for V & I and sorta for the rest of my family, but we are excited for fall and the cooler weather that comes with it. And, especially, camping!!
