I've been busy!

I can't believe that it has been 2 and 1/2 months since my last post, but when I look back at my photos and my calendar I've had a very hectic 12 weeks!

Here are a few of the reasons why:

My daughter's pageant - 

Memorial Day Weekend - 

we installed my flag pole after almost a year in the garage.

My son's band banquet (senior year) - 

& high school graduation - 

the orchestra

with the Superintendent

with the grandparents

I think lil' sis is going to miss him in the fall when he goes to college...

Then we started our projects around the house:

a project that we had hoped to have done in 2 long weekends is now going on 8 weeks due to and unusually wet summer here.  This past week is the first one to go more than 4 days w/o rain - it was 6 days!

digging the post holes

this is how you adjust for the concrete when you have the hole offset.

mixing the concrete

tamping the concrete around the posts

finally getting to the framework!

putting in the support joists

FINALLY getting to the decking...

even the kitty was enjoying being outside.

Then I decided to go to school to get trained as a Nursing Assistant; 21 evening classes the entire month of July.  Tonight was graduation.  Whoo Hoo!  Now to pass the state written & skills exam...

 Oh, and how could I forget; my neice was married Memorial Day weekend, too.

My uncle married them...it was a beautiful day for them.

Now that my evening classes are done with I hope to get back on track with my posts, photos and helping both my children adjust to the next stage of their growing.  It's approximately 3 weeks until my son goes to college; while it's local he'll be living on campus & his lil' sis will be adjusting to an emptier than normal house & no rides to school in the car - back to riding the bus.

Enjoy what's left of summer & save those great moments & memories with photos & then get them printed & into albums.  Albums are still the best & favorite way to look at photos.