Well, here we are. Busy, busy, busy. Harley is pooped out, but having a blast with the kids around. They were driving the big tractor and the golf cart around the yard last night while we put the pool together. Andrew was really dragging today, he's the 12 y/o. We didn't get a chance to get the pool filled so tomorrow afternoon we should be able to get that done. It's raining now, so nothing can be done tonight except charge the golf cart and wait for tomorrow. And rest! Chelsea made dinner last night and it was so good. She made homemade chicken fingers, *I know dad*, she loves to cook and I like to be cooked for~! Works for both of us. Kenny and I never thought we could keep 3 teens busy, but we just laugh as they drive all over the yard with the stuff. Chase really likes the tractor, a lot.

Here are the peppers. If you click on the picture you can see close up and see them all. They are doing really well. So far, the heat hasn't slowed them down.

There they are, all cleaned up. Now, they just need to bloom again and we'll be all set. Feeding tomorrow so blooms should be along right after that.

I took out some of the tomatoes before I cooked them and made salsa. The peppers are from the garden too. The salsa was very good last night when I made it, should really be good today. Will have some later on.

Ok, had so many tomatoes that were ripe and have given away all I could. I figured I'd try my hand at 'cooking them down', whatever that is...... So, yesterday I put found info on the internet and went to it. I think it's been a sucessess, but now I just need to find out if I can freeze this. I think so, but I want to check first.

Ok, ladies. Is this better music?

Ok, well, it worked. The circle is all cut out. Of course, like any kid, his mom and dad did most of the work 'showing him how'. Smart kid. I was over by the garden making more mess than anything else. Fertilizing things, replanting stuff and generally just keeping things up. The little guy from next door (he's 6) was helping me with that. When I finish tomorrow I'll get some pictures.

Tomatoes are slowing down. Apparently it's the weather, who knows. I still have enough to feed an army, but later on tonight or tomorrow I'm going to try some salsa and cook some down for sauces. (Yeah, that ought to be a riot) Kenny says I just like to grow things. He's eating them as fast as he can for me.

Joey did pick some green beans for me and I put them in the soup I made for dinner tonight. That was cool, I didn't realize they were still producing.

Poor Harley worked his butt off too. The neighbor kids have a dog, about the size of a pit, but not a pit, and she comes over to visit too . They chase each other until we think they will fall over from heat exhaustion, then they get going again. Back and forth, her chasing him then next thing they are coming back and he is chasing her. She did find water though. I set out two bowls for them, good sized bowls, but she found the pond. Licking it up wasn't enough either. She decided it would work best if she just dunked her entire head in, so she did. Several times.