Thursday, August 28, 2008

Where Did The Summer Go?



Has anyone seen the summer? It seems to have disappeared. I can't believe that school is starting on Tuesday! :( I like spending the summer with B. He and I spend a lot of time together.




We've been gardening hard this year. Everyday we are out there doing something. Last night I made garlic potatoes from the potatoes we grew in our garden. They were so good. I even used our fresh grown basil on the salmon. Yum! This is the first year we've gardened, and we are getting pretty good at it!




We tried to grow watermellon this year, and were so excited they grew. I don't know how to tell when they are ripe, so I asked my grandma. She told me the thump them and if they sound hollow they are done. So we came home and thumped the biggest one and it sounded hollow. After much deliberation we decided to pick it. We took it inside and cut it.

It wasn't ripe yet! :( My pig liked it though.


And, just for laugh's, here's a picture of B haming it up for the camera. (That is a tomato in his hand. Our tomatoes are so big they are taking over!)

Monday, August 11, 2008

Summer Fun

This summer has been very busy for us. Two weeks ago we went to an annual rib cook-off that they have in my hometown. Just as we were getting ready to leave there was a downpour, and I mean DOWNPOUR! I left B and my grandson M under a tree and ran to get the car. This wasn't the greatest idea because it rained right through the tree and by the time I got back to them this is what they looked like:


Everytime I look at these I laugh because poor M was so mad. He kept yelling "Why you leab me GG!"

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Hard Times

B has been having a very hard time dealing with his sister's death. I feel so sorry for him because this is a pain I can not fix. All I can do is help him work through it. He has been seeing a counsoler, and I do think it is helping. But even the mention of her name will send him into bursts of tears. I just don't know how to help him, and it breaks my heart. He NEVER talks about her, and hasn't told any of his friends about her. It's just so sad.

I think his pain is worse than mine. That must be how my mom feels.