Happening

Way to much has happened.  Woo...This will be the short version.
We managed once again to vacation in Michigan the last week in July and the first week in Aug.
Jared and family were with us again.  What fun with all the little guys as well as their parents.  The first week was cold.  The second week was just perfect although the cold wasn't very bad.  No bugs, no rain and lots of time spent sewing, reading and sitting on the porch at the pottery shop visiting with friends from Sterling and Novi among other places.

On returning home found that one of our huge honey locust tress had blown down and that took a ton of money to get cleaned up.

Then we learned that brother Jim who had visited with us the week before vacation had fallen, receiving a concussion which led to complications and eventually his death in Richmond.  So, sad, so sad.  What an emotional roller coaster.  So...off to Richmond to attend his memorial service.  He is the first sibling to die.  My sister Mary K lives here in Carmel.  So fortunate for me.

Back home again and then Doug entered Saxony hospital for another heart cauterization adding another stint to his heart vessels.  The total is 4 currently.    I'm ready for some boring days.

We traded in my car and Doug's truck for a Honda Oddessy before vacation and for the 6 weeks we've had it there are 4,500 miles on it.  Woo...Yes...ready for some boring days.  I miss my little Civic.

Tomorrow our church organist and very, very good friend is playing for the last time at North.  He's off to Oregon Monday.  Another leaving.  His replacement's resume is wonderful but no one can fill Martin's shoes like he did.  A wonderful personality that really could role with the punches.  He also directed bells.

Garden looks good.  Gourds are growing, dug potatoes.  Tomatoes are coming on and a few squash actually survived.  The summer has been cooler than usual.  Some veg. want heat.

So that's the short version.  My heart and head are tired and I'm chilling out for a time.