Thursday, June 18, 2009

Gone up North

Last weekend Jared and I went "up north" (as we say it here in Wisconsin). Our great friends Dave and Summer Smart joined us on a visit to Scott and JoAnn's fabulous cottage. Now, when Jared gets "up north" all he wants to do is chop wood. Lucky for Jared and Dave, Scott had a tree in the yard that needed to be chopped down.

Here are the handsome devils with their tools.
So strong

Job well done.
And then comparing their blisters...

I was enjoying a book the whole time.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

They're Bloomin'... almost



I've done yard work all my life. Not going to lie, it's never been my favorite thing and I've never been very good at keeping plants alive. But I've always loved what a vegetable garden produced. I was sad that I'm too far away to enjoy the fruits (and veggies) of my mothers labor. Well, my sweet mother sent me seeds for zucchini and squash because she knows how much I love them. So Jared and I planted the seeds and have been waiting for them to start growing. I was getting a little nervous because it had been about 2 weeks and there was nothing but dirt. But by some miracle we are starting to see some growth! We'll keep you posted on our progress.

The plan for the bike


So when I bought my bike I had this picture in my head of being able to ride the bike with Seamus running next to it and Gus in a basket riding with me. Well... Seamus is deathly scared of the bike. He won't go near it. This is a picture of the carrier that I found for Gus. Needless to say, Gus and the carrier didn't get along very well. So I'm back to square one.