Rats!

Oh what a wasted trip! We went to the orchard today to pick peaches, but alas, the peaches were long gone! Sadly the apples aren't quite ripe yet, so nothing for today.

The orchard we frequent is a beautiful place. Above, you can see the pond at the entrance with all the beautiful lotus flowers in bloom, and the resident doggie...

The very top picture is the view from their "store". I use that term lightly, they sell cider and apple doughnuts, and flowers, but it's also got a table tennis setup, and they do some of their work there too.

The layout of the orchard is so easy to follow too, each type of apple has it's own spot, and peaches are at the end, and there are wild berries to pick too. It's a great place to spend an afternoon. The kids run wild, shaking trees to get the fruit to fall, and they eat twice as much as they collect to bring home!

So, if you're ever in the area, give Little Tree Orchards a looksee. The people are friendly, and the fruit is delicious! And your kids will sleep well that night!

And as usual,
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Oy! School shopping.... What can I say? But if you have to go and do it, try to have a little fun with it! I fell in lust with these shoes at first sight.

And being from the Northeast, I still have a few weeks left until they finally go back to school, I am SO jealous of you moms and dads out there that get to send them back so early!

I don't know about you, but I always take the first day of school off. I send them off to the bus, then, as soon as it pulls away, I pour a fresh cup of coffee, put my feet up, and listen to the sound of no tv., no video games, no yelling, fighting, whining or talking back! Ahhhh!
Then I take a bubble bath, without anyone to ask me things through the door!
Oh, now I can't wait!

Again...
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Summer BBQ's

What an evening! Good friends, family, food, and fun! I have finally figured out why we have teenaged boys... To finish off all the food so we don't need to store it!

The kids had a blast getting wet, they busted the slip'n'slide, so we had to improvise... pretty good I think!


And what BBQ is complete with out toasting marshmallows?

And the conversation was what made it all worth while, you can't go wrong on days when you get laughter until your sides ache, and you're crying, and have at least one spit take! (I'm still giggling just thinking about it!) The only thing we didn't have was a food- fight! Hmmm, maybe next time...

Wishing you at least one summer BBQ as good as this before the season is over! And again...
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