We are in the middle of a heatwave! Yesterday in the great state of Indiana we hit the 100 degree mark for the first time since 1988. Let me put this in perspective for you. In July of 1988 my oldest daughter Ashley was 6 months old. Ashley is now 23 and is getting married! Now there is a time lapse for you....
The weather is hot and it is sticky and I am really trying not to complain about it bcause I am the same one complaining when it is cold outside. There are some great things that come along with summer and heat. The first being lightning bugs. For me that is a sure sign that summer has arrived! I love watching them come up out of the cornfileds that surround our home. And speaking of cornfields, we are surrounded by them this summer. Right now we are literally living in the middle of a cornfield! It has been a few years since we have had corn on all 4 sides of our property. It does make for a peaceful time and great conversations for people who have never been to our home before. Other signs of summer are those wonderful BBQ's and cookouts with friends and neighbors. The annual Bowman Bash was tons of fun again this summer! I do believe I have the best neighbors ever! The Smith's have called me twice now to remind me that the green beans are ready and I need to go up and pick some to can. Sweet corn will soon be ready and who can resist that? Butter dripping down your chin and ruining one of your favorite tank tops! In the words on my writing mentor John Norberg, "if you don't ruin at least two shirts this summer you are not having enough fun!"
The county fair just finished up and because of the heat attendance was pretty low. White County was blessed to have one more performace granted to us by local country music star DJ Miller. Due to the fact that he has signed with an agent he is no longer able to perform for our county fair.
Many of our friends children had an awesome fair. Meg Shaffer pulled in many ribbons, plaques and trophies. Blayne Vandeveer had a great first year in 4-H doing well in hogs and goats. He won so much in fact, that he mirrored Ashley's 1st year to a T! We had a long talk with his parents and reminded them to teach him how to lose. Ashley won so early and often that when she did get beat she had a hard time accepting it. It was hot fair week and I didn't HAVE to be at the fair but we did eat down there most every night and enjoyed seeing friends and family....Other summertime favorites included have a fire in the back yard and having friends over to make s'mores. The Tiede girls were home and had friends with them...it just doesn't get much better than that. Yes, it's hot but it just makes me appreciate the cool rain that is gently falling now so much more! Think I will just set on the porch swing and take it all in! Enjoy your summer!
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