Hey, our homeschool co-op, the Southeastern Baltimore Homeschool Co-op, won FIRST place for decorated vehicle in the Dundalk Parade!!!!! Way to go!! I didn’t have time to join in the planning nor decorating (because of working on Momma’s and Daddy’s Anniversary book) but was there to cheer them on in the parade.

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Momma and Daddy came over for dinner yesterday and though there was no room at the table as it is still full of old photo albums for everyone to sit down to enjoy dinner together we still had a wonderful time.  Quinn was quite the host and entertained us with his songs and little dances.  He loves watching the old Mighty Mouse and Mighty Hercules cartoons on youtube and knows most of the words to the theme songs.  *smile*  I served my old standby of pork bbq, rolls, and coleslaw with freshly baked peach and blueberry cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert.  Momma told me several times how delicious everything was…made my day!

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Colleen is supposed to drop by today for a visit to help finish up our parents’ 50th wedding anniversary…I’m really running out of time as by this time next week I will be packing for our family vacation (the party is on Sunday the 22nd) to the shore so we really need to get it done by this weekend.  Say a prayer, please, that it gets finished in time…

And since you’re praying…say another one that plans for Sean and Samone to take the twins and Quinn out to movie and dinner this evening don’t fall through.  Michael and I very rarely get any time together these days and we sort of bribed Sean and Samone to take the boys tonight for a couple of hours so we could have some alone time.  *smile*

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I took some more photos of the boys swimming yesterday and I’ll post them as soon as I remember to bring my camera upstairs with me to download them.

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SUMMER IS…

~Connor’s Mom~

warm sunny days
cool starry nights
flowers and birds
and mosquito bites
a babbling brook
through a dark green wood
watermelon and sweet corn
they taste so good
celebrating our freedom
with fireworks, so loud
at a fair or a festival
getting lost in the crowd
dog days and thunder storms
picnics and hikes
outdoor plays and concerts
and riding our bikes
leaving windows open
getting tan in the sun
time to sip lemonade
and have some fun