I have been told by several people that I have not done well with the blogging this summer. My last post was in May, it is now the middle of September. I guess they are right, I need to get my blog done. I my defence, this summer has been a whirl wind of activity, and to top it off my computer crashed. I am writing today on a borrowed computer. I forget sometimes that everything that I had set up on my old computer is not on this one, so it does take a while to get everything done, like a slide show and a blog written. Well, sit back, relax, and enjoy catching up on the Douthit's summer.
I think that I will divide the summer into months and try to remember what happened each month. In May I flew to Amarillo to help Mom after her knee replacement surgery. The girls got out of school May 23rd.
June. The girls started swim team practice every morning, and they were suppose to have their first meet on June 12th. The first meet was scheduled for Bridgeport, but we had to cancel at the last min. due to the high that day only suppose to be 53, and it was suppose to rain all day. That doesn't go over too well with an outdoor pool. It did not hurt my feelings, as it is a very long day for the parents that have to work the meet and make sure kids are where they are suppose to be. The next meet was in Alliance, and my parents were able to come up to watch the meet, then took the girls to Texas for 2 weeks.
July. Around the first part of July we had a hail Storm that wiped out my garden. I had such a nice garden this year, then nothing. Most everything came back, but was very delayed. It is Sept. 13th, and I am just starting to pick tomatoes. anyway, we went to Texas the week after the 4th, brought the girls home. They missed one swim meet, but there was no other time for them to go to Texas. Both girls started a multi media class at the school, that met every day for 3 weeks. They both had a great time, and hope they offer it again next year. The swim team season ended July 17th, with the metal meet in Rushville. Neither girl got a metal this year. They are getting into the older ages where you have to be really good to get a metal. Both did well this year, and improved their times by 3-4 seconds in each event that they swam.
August. We finally decided that if we were going to take a family vacation that we better get it done before school started again. Marks work has a summer employees picnic. We tubed the Niobrara river at Valentine. We got on charter buses Sat. morning, and got home that night about 9:30 p.m. We had loads of fun, and only had one X-rated moment when I made the girls look to the other side of the river and "do not turn around until I say you can". Girls- "why?" Mom- "Because I said so!" We found out that on any given weekend 3-5 thousand people float down the river, and yes alcohol is allowed. The X-rated moment was from some collage kids trying to impress each other with their bodies. The next day we loaded up the camper and headed to a camp ground near Laramie Peak. We were only able to stay until Tues., but it was enough to give us a much needed rest. Mom and Dad came back up to our area, as Dad had his 60th class reunion. Our niece Bailey was able to come with Mom and Dad, so it was nice to see her again. It was a nice weekend, until Mom and Dad's little dog ran out on the road to chase a car, and got hit. There was nothing the vet could do for him, so he is buried in our back pasture. Not a good way to end a visit. School started on August 19, with Lexi in 6th grade, and Kyra in 4th. Mark's brother Jay, bought a house in Casper WY, so the end of August found us in WY helping him paint and move. We all worked hard and had every room in the house painted, and everything moved in. Nothing was put away, but that is Jay's problem.
September. The 2nd we headed back to Texas for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Us kids had a party planned for them at a nice party room. The party was on Saturday night. Friday night all us kids and spouses plus a cousin and caterer got together at Lynne's house and made all the food for the party. After the food prep was done, Jay (Lynne's) husband declared a foose ball tournament. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. The party was nice, and it was good to see a lot of old friends and relatives. We came home again on Labor Day, back to work and school, then headed back to Jay's (Mark's Brother) house to help take out walls and lay hardwood floors.
Now you should be caught up with what we did this summer. I know that I am missing a bunch of stuff, but I can only remember so much. Just fill in the blanks with work, running kids to summer reading at the library, running kids to swim meets and practices, running running running. You get the idea. Well I am not going to promise, but I will try to do a better job with a weekly blog. Enjoy the slide show, as that is mosly what our summer was. Laura
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