It's a Tuesday

Happening update.

 

First things first: Allie Mace came over!

And we had Oreos (times about 100) and Peanut Butter and went adventuring and laughed until we cried and played games and cooked and such. It was a good time, most definitely.

 

 We took her out to see the farm...

 Our gate boy.

 She was clearly entranced.

And then went in to see Charlotte's Web! Fabulous day.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. Go see it. So. Many. Food. Puns. :D
Plus, with this group, anything is twice as funny.

 Poster mimicking. To the left.

Pretty successful, no??

I like to think we're better than the original.
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Today was marvelously foggy. I love foggy, chilly, damp days. They are perfect for exploring and obviously perfect for playing poor kids. So, I had to find an adventure for this day.

 I grabbed my faithful side kicks and we went to invade the persimmon trees! We gathered a basketful and fought through all the thorns and high places...

 Expert tree-climber.

 These are the greatest minions a girl could ask for.

 Ready for washing, seeding, pureeing, seasoning, boiling, and canning!

Alrighty, lots of work, but so much fun, and completely worth it. The sidekicks are now enjoying the fruits of our labor on warm toast.
A successful expedition for this foggy, chilly day!

Labor Day Float Trip

 We had a gorgeous day for a float trip with great friends on Labor Day - it was a great reunion with our long-time close friends who were visiting from Indiana!

 That's the way to float....

 Dad on the rope swing!

[Summer times]

It's been too long! (as pointed out by my very faithful blog follower. :))

Time for a picture update.....

 

 Basically my favorite day of the summer - with the best of friends.

 Oh, head illusions.

 Out adventuring!

 This has been, "Cooking with Francis and Fran, episode: the quail egg."
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 Crafts.....

 ....and sending letters to the "college kids."

 Just, you know, documenting the Olympics.

 More crafts...never, repeat: NEVER. Throw away toilet paper rolls. There is always SOMETHING you can make out of them.

 Meet the Gourdons: left to right, Masterson, Carlton, Muriel, and Bo.

 Show rehearsin'. The dramatics.

 It's been SO fun having more time with my favorite tiny kid - He's getting so big!! I am the proud responder to "Auntie Mug."

Settling in for an evening of cocoa, pink marshmallows, jello, and Ice Age.

 The porch is now done!

Gorgeous last few summer sunsets....