Ahhhh...

It must be lunchtime again...I love summer, when we can go lay down on the grass in the park and truly relax for a while...wake me up when it's time to go back to my desk!

Learning to drive...

'Just another Manic Monday'

That seemed as good a reason as any to drive the hot rod to work!

Happy Belated 15th Birthday!

Better late than never, right?  And isn't he such a good nephew to bring me those yummy whoopie pies?!

Hit the Track for Black 5k

This morning we raced to help raise funds to keep the Black Mountain Ski Resort in Rumford open.  The kiddos can't wait to compete in Nordic races up there this winter!  We even roped in a nephew to run with us - this was his first run and he really enjoyed it.  It was so exciting to attend the awards ceremony afterwards because we all placed in our age divisions!!  There were 2 firsts, 2 seconds and 2 thirds.  Our prizes were giant, yummy cupcakes and we couldn't have been more proud.

'Lunch' with Friends

It was too rainy to go to the lake at lunch today, so we met some friends and had our feet pampered.

Loony

 

We found another great lunch spot today at Lake Penneseewassee in Norway.  Then, 2 loons surfaced, one on either side of us.  That made it an even better lunch spot!  Wow!!

I have a new boyfriend...

I met him at a local petting zoo, Harvest Hills Farm.  Mr. Yak is just the sweetest boy!  I've never met a yak before, so it was pretty cool to actually get to pet one.  I spent a long time scratching all his itchy spots and finally my husband decided that he really did seem friendly and fed him some grass.  What a cool critter!

More Bantys!

Yesterday afternoon we discovered a surprise when we visited the chicken coop - one of our bantam hens hatched out 5 chicks!  This is one of the hens that my step-daughter won at auction, so you can just imagine how excited and proud she is right now!!

Over-sized Load

Our neighbor's new house was delivered this morning....

As you can see, there wasn't much room for my Suburban on this side of the road, so it was a bit nerve-wracking to pass by.  We just barely fit!

Scout Camp

We dropped the boys off for a week at camp today. A few hours later I got a message that little brother passed his swim test and earned the merit badge!  Yay!!  He was really anxious about taking that test.  We are super proud of him for leaping over this hurdle!

16th Annual Beach to Beacon 10k

Today they raced in Maine's biggest road race, which attracts World-class competitors, and all of the best local runners.  6245 runners showed up from 16 countries, 39 states and 250 Maine towns.  They each finished in the top half of their divisions and we couldn't be more proud!  These kiddos are amazing!!

Norway Lake

Today was the perfect day to eat lunch on the deck at Boomers.  The food was yummy and service was great.

'Yeah, I'm chillin' on a dirt road...'

Listening to Jason Aldean's 'Dirt Road Anthem' while cruisin' on a beautiful summer day.  It doesn't get much better than this!