It's hard to believe that I haven't written in my blog since May.  I think that joining Facebook has distracted me from the more important things in life!

Bill and I spent May and June working on our lawn and garden.  Bill spent a lot of time working on his little vegetable garden, but had a losing battle with the ants that ate his crop of peas and some of the tomatoes.  Our cucumbers produced a bumper crop, however.  By the time we were ready to leave for our trip to NY, he had so many that he decided to make a crock full of pickles.  As I write this, they are fermenting in the crock in the guest bathtub.  I hope our house doesn't  smell like pickles forever!

We had a great visit with Vicky and Beck in June.  Bill and I drove out to Ohio in the car, picked them up and brough them back to our house.  We took them to the beach 3 times because they loved it so much.  It was Becky's first visit to the ocean, but she was absolutely fearless.  I'm glad that the water warms up so early  in NC.  We all had a good time in the water, playing in the sand and collecting shells.

Vicky was such a good help in taking care of her sister.  She's an amazing girl for 14 years old. 

While the girls were with us, we took them to the Wright Brothers National Monument in Kitty Hawk as well as the Sea Aquarium in Roanoke.  The weather was perfect for all of our adventures.