Air Conditioning is FABULOUS

I don't particularly care for the summer because it gets HOT and I am not a hot weather person. The best parts of the day are early morning and evening when in cools down and I can sit on the patio reading. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes are also active in the evenings, which just stinks. I did order some Avon Skin So Soft, so I will hopefully be taking care of that little problem. In the meantime, I love our air conditioning, except when it gets set too low and I turn into a cute little ICICLE.

Brianna and Chelsea just left after spending a wonderful week here with my family (minus Dad who is roasting as a cook in Virginia at the Boy Scout Jamboree). I'm going to miss them so much!! They kind of helped me avoid that terrible transition after Campmeeting where I go from having people around me all the time to having NO ONE. (I miss everyone from Camp!! Church seems small and quiet without you guys.) It's going to be weird not sharing my bed and getting to sleep excessively late because we're too busy waking up the rest of the house with wild bursts of cackling (no, I'm not the only one who cackles. It's a family thing.). We got to go to a Tears For Fears concert at Britt on Tuesday and it was a great deal of fun, I have to admit, and we also wandered around Ashland and had dinner at the Black Sheep. Oh, if there are any anime fans out there, Howl's Moving Castle is just wonderful, especially if you maintain any vestiges of childlike wonder. I was smiling for the rest of the night.

So, I'm sure you are all just dying to hear about my garden. The pear tomato plant was attempting a hostile takeover of the crookneck squash space, so I had to tie it back with blue yarn and I nearly killed my strawberries the other day. I think 20 minutes of heavy watering may get me back in their good graces. Oh! So, yeah, the other day I accidentally hit one of our faucets next to the garden beds with my knee and snapped the stupid thing off!!!! This may not seem like a problem until you visualize the small fountain of water spewing forth with me standing there thinking "my parents aren't home. AAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!" So, I called Mom and found out where the water shut off is (under the house, for ALL of the house), then called Dad and got the low down on how to cap PVC pipes. It worked and I am feeling quite good about it. But back to my garden, with which I know you are all fascinated *evil laughter* my peppers are for some reason performing in a less than stunning manner this year. I think the cold spring kept them from getting the height necessary for good production. Any hints? Hmm, this was a rather long post, so I'll just let you guys go now and get back to unpacking my suitcases from Campmeeting in preparation for packing to go to Midwest Camp.