Our Garden 2009

One of the things that Dan is getting the most enjoyment out of from being home during the summer is working in the garden. In my opinion this is the nicest garden we have ever had. What I think is especially cool about it is that it is not just in "rows". It has a whole other symmetry to it than ever before.

What have we enjoyed eating from it so far? Let's see, a meal of cooked beets, onions to add to salads, zucchini & onions prepared for the grill, and a few snow peas to add to salads.

Within a few days we we will be harvesting green beans. My favorite is eggplant. I LOVE fried eggplant but it won't be ripe until nearly the end of September. It is worth the wait!!!

A book to share, an observation & a question.

The book: Children of Jihad by Jared Cohen. Check it out on Amazon & if you'de like to read it, don't buy it. You can have mine when I'm done. So far it's pretty intriguing mostly because when Jared speaks to the youth of Iran in 2004 it is like a foreshadowing of their uprising just recently in this past Iranian "election".

The observation: EDIT. Our two youngest are very different :)

The question: Now that they are both at home together I soooooo want to dig out the 300$ + tent I bought over ten years ago & prove to them that when they promised to take good care of it, they didn't. Should I?

The Jacksons are so poor

that they could only afford to buy 3 pair of white gloves. Did you notice that? That some of the brothers had the white , Michael-like glove on the L hand & some on the R.? Must have had one left over.

Ha ha.

anonymous

THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

Step bros. Shane on the L., Craig on the R.
Holy crap. I can hardly believe it. No shit. WOW!!!!! Shane's wife, Sharon, does NOT have cancer!!!!! Whatever that shit was on the MRI between her lung & ribs was NOT, I repeat NOT cancer!!!!!

And Bill????? Just normal aging and loss of short term memory. The Doc does NOT I repeat does NOT suspect Alzheimers at this point. HOLY SHIT!! Oh. Sorry, God. Thank you. I give praise to you & just... well... wow. I am so sick of sick. Woo Hoo!!!!!!




Bill, on the left. Oh, Bill, I am sooooo relieved for both you and Mom.

It is a great day.

Mary, Dan & Buster!!!

Dear God,

Thank you for the many blessings you have bestowed upon Dan & I. We are eternally grateful for our health & the millions of other things, big & small, that we enjoy & sometimes take for granted.

God, please, in this busy summer when so many (including us) are having fun, pigging out & in general celebrating life, bless those who are less fortunate.

Of course , God, I cannot fool you and so you know that I am asking you for something. Please, tomorrow , especially watch over and give a boost of you kind goodness & energy to my step father and his daughter- in- law who are both facing monumental possible life altering health issues that their respective doctors will be looking into.

And, God, whatever happens, please be with all of us, especially my Mom & Shane, as they go through this together with the person they chose to spend the rest of their lives with.

Thanks,

Mary, Dan & Buster

Just in Time for the Fourth.

A website regarding the Civil War regiment my great great grandfather was a member of, the 13th Mass. , is up and running. The fellow responsible for the research is Brad Forbush, a decendent of another member of the 13th. Some of Brad's research is based on Samuel Webster's ( my relative) diaries during the war.

Samuel is the 5th man from the right on the banner across the top of the website here:

Samuel joined with his brother Ike. Sam was 16, Ike 15, both musicians. Sam was very proud of his service and was an active member of the G.A.R. He died in 1919.

M

Other news.

Danielle: was just offered another job. Thank God. She was very unhappy working at a radio station in Denver doing "whatever the advertisement people didn't want to do" including running out for coffee!!!
It's very difficult as a parent to have your grown- up child dis satisfied with their working situation. The new job, which she will accept today , is at a glass company in Denver and she will do what she went to school for: marketing. Whatever that is. All I know is that she is extremely excited & will be coming HOME!!!! For a week or so... soon!! I am very excited to see & talk with Danielle.

Jessica: Jessica and I went to St. Catherine's University in Minneapolis Tuesday night. It's been "University" instead of "College" for just a month. Anyway, the evening was an informational session for their 9 graduate studies programs including Physical Therapy which is the program Jessica will be applying for. They have a fine program there and the competition is VERY stiff... only about 10 students of over 100 who apply will be accepted. Jess is as qualified as any and is applying with guns loaded but she isn't holding her breath.


She will apply to schools in MN, WI & SD as well.


Right now I am feeling very optimistic about both Danielle's and Jessica's immediate futures. As a Mom, that is a very satisfying feeling. News. Good news!!!!

Later,

Flash G with a sore butt from a group ride yesterday... 78 miles & fighting the wind all the way!!!