Fast forward to summer

It's been quite some time since I last posted. I guess that's what happens when you get back in the daily grind - you blink and it's summer's end. Yikes!

Well, since my last post, spring arrived and so did a new garden in the backyard. It's quite a nice 12x6 plot for a new gardener. This is in addition to the 4x8 community garden plot just down the road. This has been a fun experiment since I can't even seem to grow potted flowers. So far, we've been able to harvest lots of zucchini and basil. (Oops - I guess I have some carrots in the community garden...I wonder how those are doing now.) I'm trying my hand at growing San Marzano tomatoes so that we can make our own spaghetti sauce. Those are coming along slowly. I'm still hopeful about those. As far as the zucchini - we've been baking a lot of zucchini bread. Who knows, if you're around here, you may get some in a goody bag.

We also went on a nice family vacation to Whistler and Vancouver, B.C. for my cousin Jason's wedding. We went around the July 4 holiday and spent some wonderful days in Whistler hiking, walking around the village and then on to Vancouver for fun in the city and the wedding.

School is just around the corner now so we are gearing up for one more vacation before school starts - Disneyworld. This should be so fun. The girls are really looking forward to it - seeing Mickey, Minnie, and everyone else. Eliza is also hoping to go to Mickey's Clubhouse. More to come on that vacation...