~Still Counting~

#381 - #401

• Seeing the first lightning bugs of the year

• Sore muscles from clearing all the weeds in the garden on the side of the house (they were more than waist high)... I pull them every year and never get it replanted or mulched... this year is gonna be different! I shoveled out all the weeds to make sure and get the roots. I did plant flowers... waiting on the mulch!
• New plants ready to be tucked into freshly laid mulch
• Homemade Mac n cheese
• Finding more bricks laying around to edge the new garden
• A big glass of Mint Chocolate Iced Coffee
• Sitting outside in the shade enjoying chickens, flowers, and children
• Boys trying all kinds of swing aerobics
• Eating at the picnic table
• Safety in the storm
• Tree branches falling... with nothing damaged
• Chicks loosing their roof and getting soaked to the skin. Thankfully the storm was during the day and we could get them warm and dry before bed.
• Protein and iron rich snacks to help a weary body - I am so bad at eating protein and iron. With all my walking and outdoor activities, I guess I depleted my body a little too much.
  
• New walking sneakers
• Front hill redone! There were sooo many rocks! No wonder I could never plant anything. Drain pipe in and hill sloped so we can mow it! Now for the grass seed!
• Air conditioning... two August like days spent watering plants and hiding inside
• Being home all day Saturday... race was cancelled again
• Boys having good attitudes about not racing
• Lots of laughing, swinging, and climbing
• Hand shadows on the wall
• Watching races on the wall instead of a little computer screen