The Heat Goes On

It has been hot here. and sticky. And more hot. It's no fun to cook...but we still need to eat. I found a great new source of easy food ideas: Sandy @ her blog, 4 Reluctant Entertainers.

The talk's good (a bit flippity at times, but entertaining in itself), but the food's even better. Sandy obviously has Other Things to Do...which helps this sometimes-harassed person, too.

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What I Did On My Summer Trip!

Well, drove...and caught a few hours of sleep at a rest stop...and drove some more. Daughter #2 took her turn at the wheel, too, thankfully...and so did Husband on the flip side.

We got to Mom's farm, groggily staggered in, and Mom said, "I hate to tell you this, but your Aunt Arleen died early this morning." Aunt Arleen has nearly gone a number of times-- her health has been poor for quite some time. The funeral was Monday; we were supposed to leave Sunday morning. (Oh boy.)

Went to bed, slept for a few hours. We spent much of the next day helping decorate the reception area for Adam and Stephanie's wedding. Then Daughter #2 and I caught a movie (we weren't invited to the rehearsal). Took some food back for our Lovell cousins. Went back at midnight, and picked up Husband from the Grand Rapids airport. (My body had No Idea what time it was.)

Friday, did errands, then spent the evening watching Adam and Stephanie start their new life together. Saturday, picked strawberries, did more errands (including buying a huge bunch of hankies at an antique store), checked e-mail...and helped carry out bowls of watermelon and chocolate-dipped strawberries for Libby's high school graduation.

Sunday, went to church, had dinner (Happy Father's Day, Husband dear!), went to the funeral home...then left, to drive yet another 18 hours home.

How often do you go to a graduation, wedding and funeral visitation in one week?

The bad part is that my bod STILL has no idea what time it is. I was up until 2 a.m., trying everything I could think of to get sleepy...milk and a snack, a book, a warm bath...

Not an exciting life...but a life, nonetheless. I just wish I could get more than a few hours of sleep.