I am so amused that the Bull family has so many actual bull stories to share! I feel somewhat inadequate as I don't have a single bull incident to report! I will comment, however, that the 'Steve pulling the dead bull from the pond' story sounded very 'Dances with Wolves'-esque. At least he had a tractor instead of a horse and didn't need to drink the pond water! That's progress.
We are still spending much of our social time attending wedding showers, baby showers, and weddings. I guess we're at that time of our lives. This past weekend, we traveled to Des Moines to attend Kelly's roommate's wedding. Kelly was a bridesmaid and had a horrible time procuring the lovely dress. I will try to condense the saga.....bridal store kept saying the dresses had been shipped...they had not...measured the girls over their clothes...arrived just two weeks before the wedding...Kelly needed hers shipped to DM....it arrived in a soot covered, crushed box...dress enclosed in plastic so was OK....needed alterations...oh no! The good news was that she found a lady who works out of her home and did a perfect job of shortening 3 layers, including one chiffon, steamed it for her and charged her only $15, declining the $20 Kelly offered her. K and I thought that was quite a bargain. Would you agree, Connie? The wedding was lovely and the torrential downpour held off until the end of the ceremony. There were no other events scheduled for the church, so we had a very liesurely receiving line and hung around until it let up. Some nice church person noticed a car or two about to take on water at the lower end of the parking lot and moved them for the surprised owners. It didn't even look like rain when we went in.
The next day we helped Kelly complete her move from her campus apt. to her solo apt. She will miss her roommate, Sarah, who is moving to Tulsa, but has a nice place with a great location in Urbandale (west suburb of DM). She treated us to lunch at her new HyVee store where she is now employed, and we all shared Chinese. You mentioned how good the food was at your new HyVee, Connie, and we agree!
We are really appreciating our ideal weather so far this summer. Last year, in contrast to most of you, our area had the hottest, driest summer on record. I spent many hours watering trees and shrubs. This summer is much cooler and , so far, much wetter. We returned Monday evening to 3.1" in the gauge. I have things blooming that I didn't even remember I had, as they did nothing last year and have spread like crazy this June. My theory is, that if they survived last summer, they developed a hardy, deep root system which now enhances their performance. Perhaps Paul could tell me if this could be so, or if the plants are just enjoying the nice weather.
Ed took lots of digital pics this weekend, but, as MJ observed, I am of the bloodline that doesn't know how to get them from camera to computer. Perhaps Ed will add a couple over the long weekend.
Naperville has a Ribfest as a fundraiser for Rotary Club or Kiwanis or one of those every July 4th weekend. While yours sounded like fun, Connie, ours is soooooo big and crowded (and I've heard very expensive for eating) that we avoid it like the plague. We will probably have a picnic with friends and take in some of the big fireworks in the area. Last year we went to Lisle (suburb immediately north of our house) which has a hot air balloon festival, concerts, carnival, etc. We attending a concert of the National Guard Band, if I remember right. (It was some military group.) We had actually gone earlier to hear another singing group which was followed by the band. They started with some old 'Big Band' stuff and we thought we'd stay awhile since Mom and DAd were along. The band was outstanding and included vocalists and a variety of music.
I will definitely go again if they are playing.
I can't begin to tell you all how much I am enjoying this blog! Keep posting!
Love,
Janice
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