Carli and Jeremy left on Sunday for camp. It is so quiet around here, and I really miss them. There are wedding details yet to be done, and hopefully everything will go smoothly. On Saturday Ted and I "landscaped" the portapot by the pavilion where the reception will be. Who ever thought that I would be beautifying a portapot? Oh, what you don't do for your children...

What a beautiful weekend. We had a few graduation parties, otherwise no big plans. We got a lot done around here, so that felt good. Lori and I went to plant flowers on mom and dad's grave, and the ground was so hard that we thought we might not be able to do it without more muscle! We finally dug and dug with her little trowel (I couldn't get the shovel in even by jumping on it). Hopefully this rain will loosen up the ground, or our little petunias might die!

They attached the bronze plaque stating dad's service in WWII. It looks real nice. So many flags...many people serving this country. Thought of my brother, Gary, a lot on Monday as he is a Viet Nam vet. He never talks about his stint there...I would love to really understand what it was really like.

Todd and Tara stayed in Columbus as she worked the weekend. Hopefully they will get to come home soon. I need to bond with my new little grandpuppy!!

Kelsie is working at the DariEtte again. She enjoys it. She's busy filling out forms and getting information about her study abroad this fall. Talk about quiet...this fall the silence will be deafening. Hopefully we will handle it OK!!

Two weeks ago we celebrated my sister Susan's birthday...it was a big one, I won't give her age away! Tara came home and we went to the Lighthouse Bistro at Atwood Lake and had a great time. Her husband is working in Washington, DC, so he couldn't be there.

The countdown to Carli and Jeremy leaving for camp is very stressful. She feels like she has too much to do before she leaves, and things can get a little tense. My friend at work says that no more than 2 adults should live in a home at the same time, and I think that I agree!! I love having the kids at home, but the older they get, the more things get a little crazy. She is working on invitations, and she and Jeremy both are having a hard time with the guest list. We have large families and they both have lots of mutual friends, so the deciding is very difficult. We wish that we could afford to invite everyone! There are so many people who helped us so much through her illness...

Kelsie is now home, and brought strep throat with her! She saw the Nurse Practitioner this morning. What a way to start her summer! I hope that the antibiotics work quickly as she starts work at the DariEtte tomorrow.

Ted's clinic remodeling is moving right along. He is extremely busy trying to keep that going and the household stuff and he does all of his books/payroll/etc for the business. I don't know when he gets it all done. It's probably good that I'm not home much because then I don't notice when he's not here!