A summer update
Summer has assuredly crept up on me this year. The flying bugs, who were not there one weekend, were out in full force the next, biting my face, neck, any inch of exposed skin that had not been liberally sprayed down with insect repellant. We are all sweating now and perpetually damp - either from sweat or from the incessant showers it feels like we take around this time of year. And there are updates - many updates! The biggest / bestest news is that my sister's family is (finally) moving to Texas. The new home has been purchased and sits empty, waiting for the pitter patter of dog paws and bare toddler feet. The extended family are thrilled about this homecoming and we're ready for all of them to be close by. It has been a saga (more for them, than for me) to get here but in a few short weeks, they'll be taking a one-way flight from Oregon and settling down in Texas and adjusting to the heat will be the main agenda. I know that her family have...
