Past due updates.................

Where is the summer going?? It seems to be flying right past. Kids start school back in one month.....oh I dread it! 

Hope everyone had a good 4th! We, once again, had another awesome BBQ cookout and fireworks. I seriously think my brother outdid himself this year on the fireworks...........the best yet! Everything went off without a hitch, food was superb, 60 or so people came to eat and way more to watch the fireworks, weather was perfect........so we just had a great time with friends, neighbors and family!

Weather has been insanely HOT here! All last week in the upper 90's, mainly 99. It's also so very dry here. We finally got some rain last night, first in about 3 1/2 weeks! You can imagine what the fields and yards look like........fried! My brother has lost 18 acres of corn he  chops up for silage. And the poor garden is kept going barely from us watering every other day. 

Bella is keeping us hopping with her escapes. Geez, what am I going to do with her?!? LOL You talk about "escape artist"! She has been put up 3 times today already. This is what she's doing now since we've got "her" pen pretty well secured.........she's digging INTO Mattie's side since they neighbor, then digging out from there. Is it not insane what these dogs think of just to get out? I don't think she'll get out now.......I took care of those holes pretty darn good this time!

Jasmine wasn't acting quite right for about 3 days there, right after our BBQ. We found like a TON of walnuts thrown into her water tub and I'm thinking where she drank some of the water it's made her sick. By the time I discovered them the next evening, I'm sure she's drank from it. She was very weird acting, couldn't hardly move around, just wanted to lay, definitely not herself. I mean, she does act very old somedays, but this was NOT her by no means. Thankfully she's better and back to normal now. We'll have to watch carefully next year and make sure no one throws those into the dogs' water!!

Diesel is doing great. Man, what a ball of fire and personality!!! He's learned how to sit. I'm slowly working on some others, but he is SO "food crazy" that I can't get him to concentrate on ME, all he can think about is "getting that treat"!!! LOL These heelers like their food don't they? LOL His most favorite place to go is in our closet and get out Chris' shearling wool house shoes! He has a thing about shoes too. He chewed off about 6 inches of  shoelace off of Chris' work boots! Chris wasn't too happy about that. He is quite a chewing machine! Oh man he LOVES water big time! He wants in the shower or tub all the time. Yesterday while I was changing out everyone's water tubs, I had Bella's just filled up, when he comes over, gets IN the tub and lays down!!! All you could see was his head bobbing up and down! LOL Too bad I didn't have the camera. 

Kids have been sick but hopefully on the mend now. Cole had another ear infection, plus everyone is just bogged down with yucky upper respiratory junk.....I think from this horribly dry weather. We're just trying to take it easy here this month, enjoy it before school starts. Hopefully hit my aunt's pool a few times too! Well, everyone enjoy their weekend. I should be back soon with more updates and pics. I'm slowly working on an all new, updated website.......can't wait but it's a slow go! :) Take care!
Amy