I’m going to try and get better about keeping this blog updated. Hmmm, let’s see, what’s new? Our basement dried out after the flooding incident a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, we are still at the mercy of the City’s stormwater system unless we spend a small fortune to have our basement floor ripped up and some pipes re-worked with special valves. We can’t afford that right now! So until then, we hope for nice light rain showers that don’t last more than an hour and only happen every 4 or so days. Yeah right! Actually it has now been over a week since it last rained so things are really drying out.

Our back yard finally looks somewhat like a yard now. The grass has grown and I’m still watering it daily to keep it from frying in the 95 degree heat. There are patches that don’t have grass, but there is enough to call it a ‘yard’ and to actually walk around on it. I will do some more seeding in the fall when it gets cooler. Mom and dad are coming up this Friday to help me complete a few finishing touches that will make it look a whole lot better.

We hung out in Fort Scott this past weekend for the FS High School All-School reunion. It was technically my 14 year reunion but our class decided to just go ahead and participate instead of doing something next year. We didn’t have a great turnout but it was still fun. We even ran in a 5k and both did fairly well – Ryan came in 6th and I came in 9th (I think). We got to hang out with my cousin Kate and her little boy Liam. I cannot believe the difference between a 2 year old and a 17 month old. It makes me look forward to the next 6-7 months. You can actually hold conversations; they can put together small sentences, and just generally communicate better.

Lola and Liam playing in the water

Ryan and Matt Foster running in the Fort Scott Tiger Trot 5K

Me running in the Tiger Trot