DRATS!

After 2 1/2 years, covid caught me.

 

No fever, but nausea, diarrhea, congestion, cough, super bad headache, and all over body aches.

My 1st day back to work emergency pack.

Sahara's Birthday

We went to see the lot then went to the dog park 4 blocks away so Sahara could open her cards.  

 

That evening we went to eat with their friends, Mecca and Zack, that they will be staying with when their house closes.

Liam's Jawsome 2nd Birthday

It was a pretty hot day but we ended up getting the whole picnic area. 

He chews on his whole hand when he is nervous.

The shark tattoos where a hit but he didn't get his fast enough.

Lots of people came from far and wide. 

The rain stayed away.

It was a great birthday.

More Fun at the Pool

Hey, when we were here 2 weeks ago, they didn't have this jump off fountain.  So fun!

Learning to back float.

Lake Burn

My goal for the end of summer and even during the first part of the school year was to hit the lake beach each Sunday before the church people were turned loose.  We made it 2 weeks and then had to put on the breaks for getting too burned.  Luckily Canyon stayed in the water submerged so he did ok.

 

I checked the UV report and it was a 5.  I figured that was low enough to not get burned but I was wrong.  It was 11 in Galveston and I didn't burn.  It's been 2 weeks since we went and I am just about recovered.  Only the top of my forehead and nose did any peeling.  

My Corner

I got my corner set up for the new school year.  I found Muppets that were unused deep in a closet I cleaned out so I put them to use.

 Year 21!

Staying Cool

It's the dog days of summer and we are breaking records.  We got to go swimming at Sahara's sister-in-law's parent's house.

Liam had no fear with the water.  He didn't care if he fell in or jumped in.

Jared's mom, Susan, her kids and grandkids.

We also hit a splash pad.

We were the only ones there until we were about to leave and then 2 more groups showed up.

Liam got his b-day gifts early since they are staying at Nana's house.  It was a marketplace find and everything came with it except I bought the green basket and food in it at the dollar store.

It even has a George Foreman style grill.

He really took a liking to the BBQ grill.

He dragged it out to the living room with all the food and it all got grilled...

...and tasted.

New Toy

Ok, so I'm not one to update electronics very often.  I have been using Sahara's 12 year old Toshiba lap top that we call 'the dinosaur' for years.  It takes 30 minutes to warm up on days it warms up at all.  So I switched to Sahara's Chromebook she got before she started college.  That makes it 9 years old.  It had issues too....would not scroll any more and had to be plugged in or the battery would lose charge in 20 minutes. It was also slow and had to think backwards to load each and every page. 

Did I need all the bells this one has?  No, but they are nice!  And it is lickity-split quick!  If it lasts as long as the old one it will be worth the price.