Summer Catch-up

In May we had MIL visit. We hit Cannon Beach (see a few posts down), and the Zoo. We love the Zoo!!



After that came June.

In June we did a couple things. First, I worked on Food Certification for Girls Camp for our Church.


This year we learned cooked two new ways (camping type). One, we wrapped up a hot dog in a wet paper towel, then loosely in tin foil, put it in a juice container and lit that sucker on fire (starting at the top) When it was done burning, POOF! The hot dog was good to go.


The second type of cooking, we cut an orange in half, filled it 2/3rd with cupcake batter, wrapped it in tin foil, set it on coals for 10 minutes, and again POOF! Yummy cupcakes! I forgot to take a picture of the final product, but trust me, it was good!




Also in June we raided Grandma's garage sale. Check out the sweet things we snagged! I remember when my mom went to Tokyo and brought these back. They are authentic, and fit Sam perfectly!




July was a fun month with visitors! Pernell's Grandma, Aunt and Cousins came to play. We played all over the place... the coast, Portland, everywhere! We spent one afternoon on a boat named The Portland Spirit. It went up and down the Willamette River. Good times! Ever since I can remember The Fort does amazing fireworks, but not this year. Due to budget cuts, economy.. bla bla bla, they did not put on this show *sniff*. Little did we know that everyone would make up for the lack of professional fireworks. We sat in our driveway and watched as our hill lit up with the coolest firework show I've ever seen! Everyone just bought fireworks and BAM! Let them off. We couldn't have asked for a better 4th of July. Of course the next day, we found out poor Kaylee had Pneumonia. After two weeks of resting, antibiotics and many, many chest x-rays she received the 'all clear' from the doctor.


Oh, and since we are on the subject of sickness, in early June I got sick. I'm not talking about cough cough sniff sniff sick, I am talking about dead to the world ;I think I might die; sick. After three weeks of dealing with that (YES, I KNOW...no lectures needed!!) I went to the doctor. She immediately realized that I had every symptom of the dreaded swine flu and sent me right to the hospital to be tested. I was tested, and said the results would be to my doctor in the next 5-7 days. Here in lied a problem. Classes were to start for me at day 3 of that 5-7 day wait. I still felt awful. If the test came back positive, I'd be shot if I went to class! So I dropped all my on campus classes, and so stupidly signed up to take 13 credits online... during the summer term were 12 weeks is crammed into 7. It has been a fantastic summer! Test came back negative (WOOHOO!!), but I still felt awful. After 11 weeks I finally felt normal. Wait, that was just recently. Oh no, no, being sick did not consume my entire summer. Awesome.

BACK to the Summer time goodness.

The first part of August, after seven months of preparation, I went to Girls Camp with our Church. It was fun! 22 teenage girls for a week long spiritually fun retreat. assistant was fantastic, the girls were great! Over all, great week!

Well that pretty much sums up my summer thus far. After Thursday I will be relieved of 90% of my stress, as two of my classes will be done. WOOHOO!!

Until then.. TTFN!