Am I Saving Summer or Preparing for the Zombie Apocolypse?

Last Saturday we picked sour cherries. I made 3 pies and packed 3 bags for the freezer and we had several tarts to eat for dessert that night.
This Saturday I canned ALL DAY! Ron and the kids helped too. We froze three peach pies, made 10 peach tarts to enjoy now and canned a whole bunch of peaches, nectarines, and various applesauce mixtures. I like to think that we are saving summer to enjoy next winter, but the kids informed me that we are actually preparing for the zombie apocalypse. . .all righty then. . . I guess we'll be ready should their theory prove correct.
Ron and I celebrated our 8th anniversary this week. We were both so beat from work, that we delayed our "date" and went out last night instead of on our actual anniversary, then, he brought me these beautiful flowers today.
Adam seems to be doing well at the MTC. In his email, he said "I can't remember if I've told you about the food here yet, so if I haven't, you all should look up Jeremiah 4:19-20. It's quite hilarious and accurate." He will be catching a flight to Minneapolis at 3am on Wednesday, since it seems we have only gotten emails from him on Wednesdays, we may not hear from him this week. :-(

The weather continues to be very pleasant here, now I just need to make it to the beach one of these days to more fully enjoy it. . .

It's SUMMER!!!

The warm weather has been here for about a week now and it is gorgeous!

The fridge died last Saturday, but we were able to get it repaired fairly inexpensively. . .YAY! Adam is off at the Missionary Training Center in Utah, and it feels weird not to have him around. Ron got back Thursday evening, but is still recovering somewhat from the long drive down to Provo and back.

We got quite a bit of work done in the yard this morning, we planted a nectarine,, a couple of new astilbe plants, a red currant bush, moved the rhubarb plants & the loquat tree, and hopefully started a few kiwi cuttings. We also pulled a pile of weeds and removed a bit more lawn, then watered and covered everything with bark mulch. It's looking like someone lives here again.

It is Dax's 19th birthday today, so we took everyone out to "George's" for a burger. They do the old style combo burger (Fried hot dog and hamburger patty) and make a mean rootbeer shake. Dax is now at work and everyone else is watching an old movie.

We've been a little busy around here. . .

Dax graduated from High School last week. . .
The next day we had a big party with friends and family to celebrate the boy's accomplishments, of course, they were both at work when we started eating.


Next, the girls prepared for girls camp with the construction of a MOAB (Mother of all bras). The girls then spent 3 days camping in the rain.

This is Adam's final photo before leaving on his mission. We will be missing his presence at home over the next two years, but we are very proud of his decision to dedicate himself in service.Good luck and may God bless you, Elder Hodacsek.