July 2023

 

We started the month with a Canada Day party.  It was extra special celebrating with a refugee family who finally made it to Canada!

The weather was great, and the kids enjoyed the outdoors.

Evelyn worked on a big drawing for her wall. It was a lot of work to make this boat!

Our "green bin" got taken away. It was really fun watching them move it. It looks very empty at the top of our hill now. And all the trees I'd planted to grow up and hide the container are all really taking off now...we will miss the extra storage, but it made our neighbour happy.

Matthew worked full time all July. As did Nathan and Melanie.

All summer we had our friends come over once a week. We really had a lot of fun together!

Of course the pool needs to be maintained if we want our friends to enjoy it. Every week Evelyn vacuumed it, and Daniel scrubbed it. Jennifer would spray the filter when it got full. Philip would keep the chlorine levels high enough.

We went for a weekend to some friends' cottage/farm. We did some paddle boarding. And some shooting. And enjoyed each other's company.

Another week of company. Daniel has a lot of boys who enjoy his company. He does a great job keeping them entertained.

The two youngest children.

Enjoying my summer! It's a good kind of busy. :)

Getting the kids to help clean up the extra grass. Maybe Daniel should have moved it earlier...but since he didn't, this works too.

Evelyn made a pirate shop.

The finished product!

Jennifer finished another skirt.

We planted a few more things in the garden. As always, Evelyn is my most eager helper in the garden.

I finally finished a pelmet board for Nathan's room. I think I bought the fabric last winter. And intended to make it during the Christmas holidays. Oh well, it's done now!

Philip finished my walk-in closet. Complete with drawers. I'm very happy with it.

The garden is growing well. Because it's so close to the house I'm more motivated to keep it looking tidy. Also, the imported soil has no weeds in it, so it wasn't that much effort to keep it clear. The tomatoes and peppers didn't do very well...hopefully next year with a bit of chicken fertilizer it does amazing.

We also had some sleepovers this summer. Once Evelyn got two friends over!

Daniel cutting grass for me. He made the trail around the property extra wide in the meadow. This is a bonus because the golden rod on the sides tend to hang over, so you could still get wet with dew or rain if you walk along the mown trail...but not in that part anymore!