Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Raspberries!


Our raspberries are ready! I don't get very many at a time, but it's a start. Here's how many I had today. I think I'll just end up freezing them until I have enough to do something with. There are a lot more red ones out there, so hopefully I'll have enough to make something soon.

Jason finished the door downstairs. It's a little too wide, so it doesn't close all the way, but we don't have the right equipment to get it so it will fit. We'll just have to put that project on hold for now. Zara can't open the door, and that's all that matters.

Jason also decided to shave off his beard. This is only the second time he's done that since he and I have been together. Doesn't he look nice? He was in the middle of talking to me when I took the picture, but he still looks good. I don't know how long he'll keep it like that. Maybe most of the summer.

Zara has been having a lot of fun being able to run upstairs. Jason and I let her run around up there for a little while during the day. She loves sitting in the south window and watching the birds in the trees. Her favorite thing to do is bolt up the stairs and turn and look at you at the landing. She looks at you like "aren't you coming with me?" She does run back and forth up there so it's good exercise for her. She likes to be chased too since there are quite a few hiding spots up there. She's really good about not getting into any of the fabric or the open box of yarn. I guess birdies are much more interesting.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy Fourth

The fourth of July was somewhat uneventful for us. Jason worked in the morning, and I woke up with a major headache. I took some stuff to help it and went back to bed, meanwhile it rained all morning and well into the afternoon. When it had stopped raining, we grilled Iowa chops and zucchini packets on the grill as well as hot dogs for Matt. We played games until 2 in the morning. (We completely missed the fireworks, but could see the traffic for a couple of hours to get out of town.)
While I was sleeping, Zara had brought down one of her mousies and put it by my hand. She laid down and batted at it for awhile before I realized it was there. I don't think she liked that we slept in until 10, but we were really tired. But, all in all, it wasn't a bad holiday. It's sunny today and still cool. Not July weather at all, but we'll take it.

Friday, July 3, 2009

It Floats


My dad has been building a kayak. He got hooked on kayaking during his and Mom's trip to Alaska. So much so that he decided to build one. This past week, he finished it. I'm not sure how long it took him, but they went to Alaska last August. They got it out of the basement and sent it on it's maiden voyage sometime this week. Every time I go to visit, he wants to take me kayaking, but we usually don't have the time. Maybe Jason and I will find a weekend to go visit and learn how to kayak. (We won't mention the time before Dad took his homemade kayak out. Something about lots of water.)