Hi Nancy,

 RH> It was, then the heat/humidity picked up again. The local Friday Night
 RH> on White (street celebration) was not fun to work----but they did. One
 RH> more day of the super hot/humid temps and on Tuesday we may not get
 RH> out of the 70s, with rain.

 NB> We've had some nice cool days interspersed with the really bad ones...
 NB> at least the last few hot days weren't too humid, so they were more
 NB> bearable...  

We cooled off (actually into the 70s on Tuesday) but temps are back up
to the mid 80s again. Humidity is lower, a help, but that's creeping up
also.


 NB>  RH>> Sounds like fun. Other than the above mentioned for Steve, I
 NB>  RH>> think we'll make it a quiet 4th. Try out the new grill with
 NB>  RH>> some burgers probably.
 NB>  NB>> I saw you explaining to Dale that the new grill is for
 NB>  NB>> traveling... sounds nice.... Did it work nicely, then...?

 RH> It has; we've used it several times so Steve could get used to its
 RH> quirks. It will be available if we want/need another cooking surface
 RH> for the picnic.

 NB> Makes sense for him to try to get used to it before having to use it
 NB> on the road...   And nice to have it available if needed, too... 

Quite so; we can grill quite a bit if we want to at the picnic.


 NB>  NB>> My running around for the kid ended up taking an extra day, so I
 NB>  NB>> didn't get home until fairly late afternoon on the 10th... so I
 NB>  NB>> had less time to get ready for the family camping... 4th of July
 NB>  NB>> was fairly quiet other than the fireworks... and there was
 NB>  NB>> another set on the 5th, a few camps down from us (between us and
 NB>  NB>> Linda's)...  They were all very nice... 

 RH> We didn't go out to the local show; it's a big "event" type thing, not
 RH> really what we enjoy. I don't "do" fireworks that well, especially the
 RH> smoke so stayed inside when neighbors started shooting them off.

 NB> I tend to stay inside the camp to watch the ones at the Pond, mostly,
 NB> since the mosquitoes can be rather fierce.... I can generally see well
 NB> enough to appreciate the pretty display, without so much smoke, noise
 NB> or bites.... 

Inside is so much nicer! (G)


 RH> BTW, did Linda ever get her knee surgery done?

 NB> Yes... It was over the winter, a year and a half ago...  

Hopefully she recovered all she wanted to from it.


 NB>  NB>> Certainly feels busy, especially at the moment...  I'm answering
 NB>  NB>> this at Selkirk Shores, ran out of time before I left... 
 NB> From  NB>> June 14 to July 20th, I've been home less than 2 weeks
 NB> total... 3  NB>> out of the 5 Sundays away...   I've been
 NB> considering a trip to
 NB>  NB>> the Pond in August, but I'll wait a little while before I do....

 RH> Hopefully the family camping trip went well. It sounds like a fun
 RH> time.

 NB> There were fewer camping than usual, but it was a good time all the
 NB> same... a little more laid back, at least for some of us, which was a
 NB> good thing...  

 RH> I can understand about wanting to take some time at home before
 RH> going back to the Pond; last year it felt like we didn't have that much
 RH> turn around time between trips. I've enjoyed the quieter summer this
 RH> year.

 NB> I'm sure you have...  

It has been busy enough but a more laid back busy for the most part.

 NB>  RH>> We're completely reset for 3 days in VT, partially for the other
 NB>  RH>> 2. I've still got to write up the instructions tho, good job for
 NB>  RH>> tomorrow.
 NB>  NB>> Very good... and I'm sure by now the final bit's been done, and
 NB>  NB>> sent off to VT for their VBS...  

 RH> The team is home from VT now. I didn't get any paniced phone calls or
 RH> texts from the one who was doing the crafts so AFAIK, all went well.

 NB> Sounds good...  

Agreed!


 RH> The team had some trouble with the church van while in VT but were able
 RH> to use alternate transportation while the van was fixed. It was
 RH> repaired in time for them to travel home without problem.

 NB> That was good...  Probably Steve was missed more at that point, too...
 NB> 

Probably so. Probably should be thinking about replacing the van in the
not too distant future also.


 NB>  NB>>> Making good progress on those projects, I see...  
 NB>  RH>> Getting there, got 2 more blocks made today. Four more to go but
 NB>  RH>> before we begin the assembly of the top, I'm going to get a baby
 NB>  RH>> quilt made.
 NB>  NB>> Another shower coming up soon...?

 RH> Have to ask the pastor's wife but I will be working on the quilt soon.
 RH> Only 2 blocks to make for the current one but will begin cutting this
 RH> week.

 NB> Might as well have it ready ahead of time if possible... 

Shower is set for August 9; I've got pieces cut, just need to assemble
now.


 NB>  RH>> The cherry pie was good; blueberry will be subbed for peach.
 NB> I'll  RH>> do that tomorrow as the schedule is less busy than today's
 NB> was.
 NB>  NB>> Sounds reasonable... 

 RH> It worked out quite well. Got some more blueberries at the farmer's
 RH> market so will be doing something with them in the next couple of
 RH> days.

 NB> Jam...?  Cobbler....?

Blueberry lemon bars, just eating and maybe another batch of muffins. If
not the latter, just freeze them.


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