HOT!!

Today, before 9am, on the way to church, our van thermostat said it was 90 degrees outside.  We think it got to 107 this afternoon.  

The last three days have only been slightly cooler.  Friday and Saturday we planted pumpkins. Talmage and Sariah were the troopers who stuck out the several hours of sweltering heat.This week, James was in Portland for training and we spent the mornings killing time after we dropped Talmage and Bryant off at Edgar Brown stadium for football camp.

Hope we get to see them on this turf again some day.

Waiting for the library to open.  

One morning we went and visited the dollar store.  I think that was a favorite.  We played at the park a couple mornings, and by Thursday, I asked Lizza if we could come hang out with her.

Lizza's touch on Sariah's hair---gorgeous!!!

I also finished my Day Camp thank you cards at her house and she cut out my first homemaking project on her Silhoutte that I've done in a long time.

We lost three kittens in about 3 days (very sad) and this one was the last one we had promised to Freemans.  The kids didn't want to let it go though.  Hyrum came out sobbing from the house and mistaked Camilla's leg for mine and buried his head in her thigh and sobbed.  Turned out, they got 4 kittens from Brian's sister today and so they gave ours back.  The kids are thrilled.

Friday's pumpkin planting in 100 degrees.

Today, before 9am, on the way to church, our van thermostat said it was 90 degrees outside.  We think it got to 107 this afternoon.  

The last three days have only been slightly cooler.  Friday and Saturday we planted pumpkins. Talmage and Sariah were the troopers who stuck out the several hours of sweltering heat.  Tuesday we had to borrow Campbells lawn mower because despite James's best and repeated efforts, ours is still not working.  It had gone so long that the grass was too long to be mulched.  The kids and I raked and hauled off grass in buckets for a couple hours that night, and then again on Thursday night.  

Talmage has been my saving grace this week while James has been gone.  He has completely manned up to be the "man of the house."  He broke a sprinkler mowing the lawn and was completely distressed about it.  We got the parts and he was right there the whole time helping to fix it. He has been a pleasant helper.  One day, after a full day of football camp and working, he was exhausted and pulling himself into bed and he said, "I'm right here if you need me."  Loved it.