Summer Fun?

Hello all! Greetings from Fairbury and the Paige/Hutchison household. Things are chugging along here. We've never had this much rain this late in the summer, so our grass is really green and our basement is damp. Lots of mowing but our flowers look great!

The kids have had their own versions of a busy summer.




Sheridan has been helping Jeremiah a little bit with projects, when Jeremiah can tear him away from his multiple activities such as swimming, golfing, bowling, baseball, Boy Scouts, video-gaming and just normal 14-year old boy activities. Sheridan spent last week at Baptist Church Camp at Camp Moses Merrill near David City. He had a really good time and met some new friends there, and is hopeful that he might be able to get in next year as a Jr. Counselor for the younger campers. He has his '08-'09 class schedule and is ready to get back into school. He is considering running with the Cross Country team this year (freshman).

Shelby is at the same camp this week and I'm sure she's having a great time, she was sooooo ready for a vacation. Her summer has been busier than normal because she has a JOB! Yes! She's out in the sun working for the maintenance crew at the country club. She hasn't quite figured out the money/budget thing, she's spending it nearly as fast as she's making it. She wants a dress for homecoming and she's not sure if she can afford it. Her mean mom might be able to help her out with some of the expense, but we're keeping that a secret for now. Key word= LEVERAGE. She is considering Golf Team this year (Junior).

I'm still writing occasionally for the SoundOffFairbury.com site, my blog called "Unblocked" apparently has some fans. Keith, the owner of the site, has expanded his site and is adding a nice mix of video features of local people and businesses. Shelby and I created "Busy Mom's Kitchen" on the spur of the moment, which is on YouTube.com. Shelby is pretty proud of that. He also did a short PSA type video segment for my yoga class, I've had some new students because of it. I'd really like to find a more private location for my class, but for now we are still at the Wellness Center. They've paid for my 1st level of training and they tell me they are going to reimburse me for my 2nd level before August. I have Level 3 in November and there will be quite a bit of preparation for that one so I need to get busy with that material. OOOOMMMMMMMMM.

I enjoyed my 20 Year Class Reunion. My friends and I put a lot of time into the preparation and it was very well received. We are all keeping in touch via Facebook and that has been a great tool for us, even though some were skeptical. Once people figure out it's not just for college students anymore, they kind of warm up to the idea.

Jeremiah, as you know, had a battle with poison-something. He's feeling much better now but had kind of a miserable week last week. I imagine he will be working like crazy this week/weekend to make up for missed time. He's got our yard looking really nice after adding some artistic finishing touches to the deck and bordering some of the existing landscaping with landscaping stones. He also built a nice fountain which I love. Maybe he'll post another blog soon...










Including some random pictures.
Crystal Springs wildlife, Sara's nice bass, Shelby, my friend Suz and I playing Rock Band, and another unique shot of Shelby.

Take care and love to all.