These past few months have been pretty busy, since I started working full time - in a temporary line from October to January, and then a full time line since January, complete with benefits. Most days, when I get home from work, I feel like I need a nap, and often I do take one. However, I try not to do it too often, as, unlike my Dad, who perfected the "power nap", my naps can last a couple of hours if no one wakes me, and then I miss out on time with my family. The house work and yard work don't get done then, either. Pretty soon the dust bunnies will have great grandchildren, and I will be growing a weed garden instead of a flower or vegetable garden!
Actually, some of my vegetables are coming along quite well, and we've been enjoying many salads already from the lettuce, spinach, swiss chard and beet greens. The carrots and peas are coming slowly, but the rhubarb and strawberries are the best I've grown since moving here. I also have lots of mint, from which we've recently been enjoying some mint iced tea - very refreshing! I didn't plant any potatoes this year, but have 2 zucchini plants and some decorative gourds in one of the garden boxes.
Isaac, aside from helping his Dad design and build his fort, was involved in Vacation Bible School last week, loves playing sports on our new Wii, and was involved in outdoor soccer, as well as gymnastics this spring. Next week he will start a session of swimming lessons, and at the end of August will be attending a day camp put on by the town. In between, he still finds time to play with Lego.
Curtis has had a busy spring, too, with an exhibition of some of his photography at the Smithers Art Gallery in April, taking photos of soccer and softball teams and individuals during May and June, as well as various other jobs, including designing the booklet for our local Fall Fair. He currently has an exhibition of some of his photography at the Museum of Northern BC located in Prince Rupert, and we'll be attending the opening reception this Friday evening.
In May, my parents came up for a week to celebrate Isaac's 7th birthday, but the week went by so fast, I wished they could stay another week, at least! We took them to Prince Rupert for a couple of days, and stayed at a bed and breakfast there, which we all enjoyed. Curtis put together a little booklet about out trip for Isaac to take for show and tell the following week, and sent a copy of it to Mom and Dad.
