Week 26

Hello and happy Tuesday!  June has been a busy and full month which was a welcomed change from our stuck at home SIP boredom and now we're wrapping it up and prepping for July.  I just wish this COVID mess would get better instead of worse.  It's sad to see us heading back into shutting things down and maybe even more isolation.  Ugh!  Wear those mask people and be mindful of social distancing even with small family and friend gatherings.  It does help!

Here are last week pictures:

Day 174- Monday, 6/22/20

Rusty likes to roll and look all cute right here on this very spot just before dinner time. I think he thinks it might help him get fed a little earlier.  Umm, sorry--no!

Day 175- Tuesday, 6/23/20

Tyler made us chicken quesadillas for dinner tonight and they were fantastic. We're in week 2 of the kids making dinner and it's still a big success. We also got to review and gain to access Tyler's professional graduation pictures taken during his final moments on campus.  We may not have gotten the graduation we dreamed of but we did get some amazing pictures that gave us closure and a good ending to an otherwise challenging graduation year.  These are just a small sampling of so many wonderful shots captured by the talented Stanley Wu.  

Day 176- Wednesday, 6/24/20

It's Brandon's night to make dinner and he decided on orange chicken with rice--one of his favorites. Next week he's asked to learn how to grill burgers.

Day 177- Thursday, 6/25/20

The heat has been relentless and there isn't much relief in sight.  It's early evening and still in the 90's.  The sprinklers help some but not enough.  You can see a couple trees dying in the background from too many drought years.  *Sigh*  One of those used to be my favorite.  At least there are these new purple beauties that just started to bloom.  They live in a shady place so they still look fresh and happy unlike a lot of my other flowers that are currently baking in the sun as buds before they even get to bloom.

Day 178- Friday, 6/26/20

Here are some other flowers that don't mind the heat.  They are drought resistant and as I was in the yard fussing around I noticed that they matched my top.  Bella and I also went for an evening walk and took a small break resting in the shade.  Her tongue just so happens to be the same color as my top as well.  Haha!

Day 179- Saturday, 6/27/20

And now the world is dealing with a huge dust storm?! This is something hasn't been seen in 50 yrs time and of course it comes back in 2020.  I'm afraid to ask what's next.  At least with us being on the west coast it should not affect us here but other states especially on the east coast and gulf areas are not so lucky.  In other news today, I finally started that puzzle I wanted to start back in March and after dinner we all watched the latest Jumanji movie together which was better than I expected and fun for all.

Day 180- Sunday, 6/28/20

Lazy days of summer.  I'm actually glad the boys can relax and recharge this summer.  It's been a trying year.  With the heat we've had the dog sleeping inside downstairs and usually one of the boys joins her.  Last night that was Justin and it was sweet to find him still asleep here by her side this morning.  Later I picked the first couple tomatoes off our vines.  They have a great red color inside and out that you don't see with the ones in the store.  One thing about tomato plants is that the thrive in heat so they are perfect to grow here. In fact there are many tomato farms around and it's not unusual in the summer months to see tomatoes on the freeway that have fallen from the harvest trucks.

That's it!  See you next month in July!  Have a happy and safe 4th!