June 17, 2009

Iron Skillet steak with mushrooms and onions and mashed potatoes

First day of Summer Vacation

Sunset clouds


Relaxing on the docks

The hay needs to be baled

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June 17th - a day to remember. The last day of school for the kids, or should say 1/2 day where they enjoyed taking their yearbooks in to get more signatures and say their good byes. Both going to the next grade, with straight A's in the 4th quarter report card. Yeah !!!

Its also a special day that Mark and I were married 14 years ago and went to Hawaii for our honeymoon but it just seemed like yesterday. Our ups and downs, we can say we're truely blessed with two fine children and many more years to see what comes our way. For dinner we went to the Perk and this is where we had our first date. (Wow the Perk has come thru a few changes like us. ;) )

It continues to rain, this is the first year that soybeans were not planted by Memorial day and if the rain keeps up, with no dry fields for at least a week, the 70 acres of soybeans will not planted. (A sad year for our fellow local farmers) It maybe the final straw when Mark gives up farming all together. The garden continues to be a big mud ground and it may be that I just get tomatoes, if any from the 28 plants that I planted.

Showers bring flowers

It's been more than a couple of rainy wet days. Hard to plant the soybeans but just in time the corn has been planted. The garden has been rotatiled but waiting for it to dry out before planting the rest. In the meantime, flowers have been thriving and beautiful sunset skies to enjoy. Can Summer be a wet or dry one? Time will tell.

Also In memory - Samuel M. Myers - May 28, 2009 (88) 3:30PM

Iron Pig Game 2009

It was a cloudy cool start of 55*F and later in the afternoon the sun came out. Breezy and cool as we sat thru a good baseball game of the Iron Pigs, a three A team, the next one under the Phillies.

We(about 66 people from DRE attended)

Final score, Iron Pigs 2, Gwinnett Braves 3.

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http://www.ironpigsbaseball.com/ ~

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs continued their doldrums on Sunday afternoon as they dropped their season-high seventh-straight game in a 3-2 loss to the Gwinnett Braves in game two of their four-game series from Coca-Cola Park. "Nothing beats the open-air atmosphere at a baseball game. Coca-Cola Park is one of just a handful of Minor League ballparks to boast a 360-degree concourse -- allowing patrons to take advantage of family-fun amenities without missing a pitch."

More pictures at --->

http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/iron_pig_game_2009

Always Mother's Day

Every day is Mother's Day to me. I consider myself lucky to have two fine kids who get along well and enjoy life as their individualities.

It's Sunday, my day to go to work so I know they are in good hands with their dad, who took them to church and they got to play their violin duet during 'Offering' time. From what I heard, they did well and I did hear it on the church CD.

Coming home, I got a surprise - the house all tidied up and I didn't have to go to room to room cleaning up before my bath. I went to take some pictures, and Josh said he wanted to too. So instead of looking for pictures, I took some of him concentrating on some little buttercups in the wind. I also got a poem book, Josh wrote for me in school (a few funny pages exerts above) and dinner out with our favorite friends at the 'China Wok'.

Everyday is Mother's day and again I celebrate God's gift of Children in the world. Like Carters says, "They just don't stay little", so enjoy them every moment.

The Spring Concert 2009

Josh joined school chorus after the Winter concert and loved it. Since he has a few friends in it, singing is fun! Lots of hard work and plenty of practices even before school meets, the concert shows with wonderful enthusiasm and entertaining. The band starts first and then the chorus.

Here is a link to hear the chorus sing

http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/image/112219390/original

and here is a link to hear the band play

http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/image/112199109/original

Next Wednesday, is both kids, their orchestra concerts but the downfall, is different schools for each concert. (I will be attending Lizy concert and Mark and grandparents will be attending Josh' concert. It's too bad the schools organized it this way. )

Harrisburg / Hershey Field Trip 2009

Friday Morning, the whole three clases of 4th graders went on the Hagey Tour Bus to Harrisburg and Hershey, Pa. for the day.

From 7:15am returning later with a wait on I-78 (tractor trailor accident) 9:00pm, the kids learned about the State Capitol and a visit to the musuem. Tours, lunch and then later to Hershey to learn about 'chocolate' with dinner before heading home.

In the Capitol, there is so much architectual expense put in, the details is astonishing.

Tiles from the Mercer Museum are seen in the floors, etc...

http://www.visithhc.com/harrisburgcapitolbuilding.shtml

More pictures can be seen here --> http://www.pbase.com/sueymarky/harrisburg__hershey_field_trip_2009

What was memorable, was hubby was able to accompany Josh on the trip. A learning experience for all.

TGIF

Spring is coming to an end as school time in its' last quarter with 3rd quarter report cards, science projects, Pet Show day, warmer temps.

Love eating seasonal fresh fruit - strawberries and cream for breakfast.

Today the 4th grade field trip (Mark too) goes to Harrisburg and Hershey on a partly cloudy/rainy day which gave me a chance to cut son's bangs (or else he'd still want them growing to his chin!)