Our tractor is needing a little TLC and so until the radiator (at least) is fixed Alan and Janna have been wonderful to let us borrow their riding mower to mow the part of the property around the house. The fields haven't been mowed as you will be able to see in the pictures and they will keep growing until we can mow with the tractor (I'm still having a hard time with mowing a pasture when I know that a horse could be so happy "mowing" it for us but I'd be miserable with the mud so I'm patiently-sometimes not so patiently-waiting for the barn). Hopefully we won't lose any kiddos or doggies in the grass. Ashes has been cooped up in the house since it's been so rainy and muddy (I wasn't letting her out except for very short periods to keep her as clean as possible)and we've been keeping Diva in the Mud room. This winter Diva was showing her age and the cold winter nights were hard on her outside. She was allowed in but this spring she hasn't been able to contain herself and keeps running through the mud. The mud room is earning it's title. Ashes was thrilled to get out and play ball with Gabe. He's missed her too. I have Chance in Obedience class and then hopefully agility.
Alan, Chelsea and Johanna were in a pirate play a year ago and we found out that the man who had the props was going to burn them so Jeremy and Alan went and got them. The kids now have a partial ship to go with their castle. Jer wants to build a platform for the props and make it a little more "real". The kids love it and can't wait to bomb the castle when we make the cannon balls. We had a family out for a barbeque and their eldest daughter said when she first saw our back yard, "It's a like a child's wonderland". We hope it will be!
Jer could tell that I was a little down this morning and as soon as we got home said what project would you like me to do for you today. Where I should start I wasn't sure. There's so much we want to do this summer. But after a few minutes and tears of joy we got the green house frame put together(thanks to grandpa Alan coming over and figuring it out) and a pile of old tires moved to a somewhat hidden spot. The prior owners had left them and I'm not sure what they had in mind for them but if anyone has any ideas, Please let us know. It costs to take them to the recyclers and there is quite of few of various sizes. We got the hot tub moved and cleaned out from the family of squirells that had moved in. Lucky for them Ashes the mighty squirell hunter was locked in the house! Hopefully they will find a nice tree somewhere. I tackled some serious pruning and Jer reached the branches that I couldn't. Ana, Jorryn and I got in some soccer. I tried to teach the dogs how to play but no air buds in this house.
To make a perfect ending to a great day Jer got out Jorryn's rocket and we all headed to the fields to launch it. We had 3 successful launches, and 2 very nice landings. The third launch was with a much stronger "engine" and I'm sure some pilot looked out his window and said "What the...?!" It was way up there and the wind took it over the trees and through the hills... well no hills but it was gone. Jorryn was very sad and mom decided she would trudge through the "river" and blackberry bushes and out to the cow pasture to hopefully find it. It's about 7pm. I suit up and take the trusty machete. My first attempt at crossing the creek trying very hard not to get water in my boots left me flat on my bum, soaking wet. I then hear a "mom", and a "hun" and two kids and dad are already on the other side! LOL! Yes, Daddy had come to save the day. He took the machete and followed a trail from last summer that I had made and we reached the cow pasture behind our property-no rocket! Ana believed we would find it and Jorryn looked like there would be no peace till we did. So on we went looking in tree tops. Finally we came to the edge of the creek were a tree had fallen and Jer climbed across, Ana fussed the whole time since we wouldn't let her go and Ashes swam across like the loyal companion she is. OH-I can't forget the most important part of this whole adventure. When we didn't find the rocket in the cow pasture which we really thought it would be, Jorryn prayed that Jesus would help us to find it. You have to imagine a very thick forest with many trees and bushes and realize that it really did seem impossible. Now back to Jer on the other side of the creek where everything is wild. He disappears into the foliage and we can't reach him on the walkie. Ana is starting to panic. He comes back and says I found a fence post and that might be our property line and then holds up the rocket to all of our great delight! It was in a pasture just two neighbors over to the south. God is so good. We got back in the house around 8:20pm. Ana was brushing her teeth and lost her 6th tooth. It was a great, eventful day!
Please check out our friends the O'hara's blog for some more great pictures of our family and theirs. You can find the link on our page and they have a great story.
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