Summer days…

It’s quiet around the house right now, too quiet. Lori has gone to south Florida for her Space Camp retreat, her reward for going into the 4th grade and not killing anyone. I have to say Mom and Pops did something right when they had that little “mistake”. She’s no trouble at all, most days I don’t even know she’s on the place, a few summers ago when I was in charge of the household she wanted to test me some – going to the beach or her friends house without anyone escorting here there. A couple of temper tantrums and afternoons in her bedroom, she conformed to “Marks rules”. Mom is down there with her although; they are visiting my Pops parents --- the fun ones. Jacks is on his trip to Cabo San Lucas, giving me a call the other night saying he didn’t want to come back home, he’s having so much fun. Pops is in the Gulf and will be for the summer and possibly early fall. I have the house to myself for the next week. Still not so sure about the new girl, she keeps running in my office for the strangest things. Bee teases me and says she has a crush, I say she’s bored and needs more work to keep her busy. Diane called late yesterday saying she would be back on Monday, that’s a relief to me, however I cant do field work just like I want to with my stupid ankle. Bee and I have been drawing plans on the greenhouse renovations and were up late late last night working on them. Some of her ideas are really out there but manageable and worth a try. Starting Monday that will be the new project for us to accomplish, tonight Chris and I are going out on a “Wild Man Friday Nite Bash” sounds like fun but something he made up. Maybe I will have a party on Saturday night to pass the time away.