Summer Fun

I am starting to think that summer has finally decided to come and stay in ND! The temps last week were gorgeous and the boy and I got some really good time outside. I think this week we are going to drag out the pool and fill it up.

Not so good part about summer is that the mosquitoes, flies, and bees are out. I hate using bug spray on myself and the boy cause it is stinky and sticky, but the alternative is swollen, itchy bumps from the mosquitoes so I guess we will be using it. Today I had a run in with a couple of bees. I was in a sweater set and was outside weeding my flower beds, I had gotten warm and took off the sweater and laid it on the lawn chair. After weeding I decided to put the sweater back on and stuck my arm in the sleeve, and BAM! Two bees were in there and decided it was theirs and so stung the underside of my right arm! OUCH! I had forgotten how much it stinks to have a bee sting!

Other big news this week is that I am kinda sorta working on potty training with the boy. He will most times pee in the potty upon request but no poop yet, and has only once told me when he has to go. But still big progress for us. Hoping by midsummer to have him trained so that we are completely out of diapers for the hot months of july, august, and september!

Big kids have three days of school this week and then they are out for summer vacation. They are very excited, me not so much! They both have summer jobs that will require some of their time, but I have a feeling there will be plenty of "I'm Bored" I don't do well with that! I have our late summer vacation planned for July. We are going down to South Dakota for about 5 days and will be visiting the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum, Pa's homestead, and all that stuff in De Smet. And then will be visiting Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial too. I am excited, I don't think Big Brother is very excited though, he told me that it sounds like a vacation for old people....Sigh... Every vacation can't be disney you know!

So work wise, the farm is pretty well caught up, I think that in the next few weeks we should be done planting so that is a good thing, but then we will quickly move on to row crop cultivating, and spraying for weeds. Never ending work on a farm you know. Found out that we are being audited by our crop insurance company, just a routine audit, but makes me crazy, my first year home on the farm doing books and I am being audited!!

Well I think I am going to have to find something suitable for dinner, get the boy off the floor where he is whining, and clean up the mess from not cleaning all weekend!