This and That

Wow! It's been a while. I did not realize that it had been so long. We were able to get some things planted in various raised beds: an old tractor tire, some old car tires, a small bed around our flagpole and some hanging baskets. So far, the tomatoes are still green but getting bigger. The zucchini and cucumber is just starting to vine out(planted late, but still hoping). The same for the beans. Every little bit helps, so we are hoping and praying that the vegies thrive. For a while our riding mower wasn't working, so our yard was looking bad. We borrowed my mother's pushmower when we could but it wasn't often enough. Finally, a relative took pity on us and let us borrow a small trailer so we could haul the rider to get it fixed. We are thankful that it was actually minor repairs and only took $20 to fix. Praise God for that! The kids' schooling is going great. We took a three week break but will be back at it next week with both feet. Hoping that I get things in order in time. Reader will be doing 9th grade work and Legoboy will be doing 6th grade. I am no longer using Singapore Math; it just wasn't working for us. More on the schooling later. I hope this catches everything up.