thank God for the weekend

Well, Dan finally went into the doctor yesterday. It might have started out as a cold, but the cold must have run down his immune system, and he got a secondary bacterial infection in his sinuses. Tonight, after more than 24 hours on antibiotics, he was feeling much better. I am glad, as he was running a high fever the other night, and all of his thrashing kept me awake, and we were both exhausted as a result (it wasn't restful for him, either, needless to say).

Bill survived his wild ride yesterday, and reportedly did spectacularly well on his physics final. Besides describing the effects of the rides on the human body (he threw up twice, so that described the effects pretty well) they also had to estimate the pitches of the hills, the acceleration and speeds, and the heights of the various rides. It rained very hard at different points of the day, and even hailed on the kids for awhile. Dan said when he got home he was soaked to the skin, and he went straight into the bathroom for a hot shower.

One of my sisters-in-law just got back (to her home in Utah) from a wonderful trip to the Southwest, featuring the Grand Canyon. She went in through the east entrance, as I have always done, and climbed the tower for its spectacular views, just as I always do. Reading her emails brought forth some great memories to my mind. Ah, the Canyon is one of my favorite places in all the world.

Today was cloudy, and it rained yet again. I did manage to get to the nursery to get some vegetable plants and herbs. I also got some ferns and hostas to plant back in our woodsy corner of the back yard.

Our garden this year:

blueberries

red raspberries

blackberries

strawberries

blue potatoes

red potatoes

asparagus

grape tomatoes

4 kinds of lettuce

4 kinds of peppers (sweet, medium, and hot)

snow peas

yellow beans

cucumbers

red onions

yellow onions

garlic

broccoli

cilantro

garlic chives

chives

spearmint

orange mint

catnip

peppermint

chocolate mint

rosemary

sage

thyme

oregano

marigolds (they supposedly keep some common garden pests away if you plant them in your vegetable garden - some bugs do not like their odor)