Jeff and I went to Cartwright last weekend to visit the kids. It's the first time that I had been there since May. I've seen the kids this summer, I just haven't been to their house. I wanted to get some pictures of the kids in the what field and we got there just in time. They acutally combined the field the day after we shot these photos.

Jeffrey and Macy kept me busy hunting while I was there. We would take turns hiding the stuffed animals, then hunting for them. We were very successful with each hunt that we did.

I was going to run the 5k race in Cartwright on Labor Day, but Jeff ended up getting sick and we had to come home early on Sunday. Oh well, that's just the way things go sometimes.

Growing

I had my first supper out of my garden last night. I made a nice salad with this lettuce. Can I just say, "Oh, yum!!"

Everything is growing very nicely. The cucumbers have been a real challenge. Jeff has planted them a couple of different times, but we thought that we must have had bad seed. We finally just bought a few cucumber plants and planted those. Now it appears that the cucumber seeds may be sprouting. Maybe we'll have cucumbers coming out of our ears.

The radishes have all been harvested for the time being. We do have another row that is almost ready. The cabbage is looking really nice right now.

We also have carrots, onions, green and red peppers, tomatoes, cilantro and spinach. Again I say, Oh yum!!

Week 1

Week one is done and I've gone 33.81 miles. It hasn't been an easy week for me as I've been battling blisters on my feet for the last few days. Who knew that you weren't supposed to wear cotton socks. I've always looked for and bought cotton socks. No more though. Now I have some good moisture wicking socks and the blisters are healing. They're not entirely gone yet, but they are getting better. I went three miles this morning, and since it's raining tonight I thought it was a good night to really give the feet a rest. Hopefully it will quit raining and I can start the next week out with a good run in the morning.

Lazy Sunday afternoon

A perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon, cup of coffee, Kindle and a comfy chair out in the yard.


Watching this.


And this. hehe


Then we went to a movie and came out to this GORGEOUS sunset.

June 1

June 1, originally uploaded by JAMma Gramma.

I'm going to be training this summer to run as a member of a marathon relay team in September. We have five people from work that will be on this team. My real goal is to run the first leg of the relay team, then keep going and run the 1/2 marathon. Its' going to mean a lot of work this summer and some serious dedication, but I know that I can do it. I want to log 300 miles by the end of summer (August 31). That's 100 miles per month or about 25 miles per week. I need to find a counter widget to add to my blog. Does anyone know how to do that?

Fargo Marathon

The Fargo Marathon was this weekend. I ran the 5K on Friday night. I was pretty proud of myself for being able to run the entire route. My goal was to finish in under 40 minutes and my official time was 37.49. Julie and Lilly cheered me on. They even had a sign made. It was great. Next race: September 18, marathon relay.

Macy & Tyler have a secret

Can't you just imagine what Tyler is saying to Macy??


Macy sure thinks that her daddy is funny!!


Yep...Let's stick our tongues out at Grandma.

Pear Trees and Garden

We planted a couple of pear trees in the yard this afternoon. Now all we need is a partridge. The pear trees even have blossoms on them, but they will not produce pears this year, and probably not next year either.

The garden is also planted. Jeff has been really busy with it "not helping". I'm not complaining though. The radishes are coming up, along with the peas and onions. We planted carrot, green beans, and cucumbers yesterday, along with some tomato, pepper and cabbage plants. Now we just have to wait for everything to grow.

New Marina and New Top for the Pontoon

It was such a nice day on Saturday, that we decided to drive up to the lake and see the new top for the pontoon and check out the new marina. The marina is REALLY nice. Our slip is going to be the first one that you get to, so that will make it nice for hauling all of our supplies back and forth. I can't wait to get the boat in the water, and I hope that this summer is going to be warmer than last summer.

Isn't Grandpa Pretty?

Macy made Grandpa pretty. I wonder what he would think if he knew that I posted this?? HaHaHaHaHa

Tyler's Graduation Party & Paddlefishing

Macy

Macy, originally uploaded by JAMma Gramma.

Macy and Brandy were here for the weekend a couple of weeks ago and I took the opportunity to get a few great shots of Macy. I just love her smile!!

Macy starting seeds

Macy starting seeds, originally uploaded by JAMma Gramma.

Macy & I started some seeds for my new garden. She was a great help. I can't wait to see what grows.

Lora

This is my cousin Lora. Isn't she cute? Lora blogs here and here. She's knocking down the bird nest off the air conditioner. It sounds like this is a daily activity for her. They must be very stubborn birds.

I was locked out of my house when I came home from Minot last Saturday and had to stay with Lora. It's nice to have someone close by to call when that kind of stuff happens. Luckily it doesn't happen very often. Here's the really dumb thing. I had to wait until Sunday afternoon for someone to bring me a key from Jeff. (Jeff was in Fargo and a friend of his was coming home on Sunday.) When I was digging through my purse on Wednesday, I found my other set of car keys. There was a house key on that set. I had no idea that I had them in my purse.

It was nice to visit with Lora though.

Planting

Jeff is so funny. When I told him last week that I wanted to plant a garden, he said that he didn't want to have anything to do with it. We had someone come over on Friday to dig it up, but I left town before he was even finished. Jeff wasn't leaving until the next morning and he planted peas, carrots and radishes before he left. It was raining when I got home, and I haven't been around again until tonight. I stopped at the store on my way home and picked up some plants and some seeds. Before I had a chance to go outside, Jeff grabbed the onions and was heading out to plant them. He dug the row, and I placed the onions. I then covered them with dirt and he walked right behind me putting more dirt on top. I guess that I wasn't doing it right. I guess that's his way of not having anything to do with the garden. =D

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