A picture of the Loveland Castle we recently visited.
Recently Brandon took us to the Loveland Castle located less than an hour from our home. Admission was only $3/person and Elijah was free! It was really neat exploring. We took along a cooler for drinks but did go out to eat at a local restaurant. We have also enjoyed Storytime @ the Library (free) and a couple of trips to the Sprinkler Park.
The first pot-holder I have ever made was a birthday gift for my mom.
For my mother’s birthday I made her a potholder. I had never made one before so this was a little bit of a stretch for me. I used fabric and supplies I had on hand. For the batting I used 3 layers of Insul-Brite (special heat-resistant batting). We also celebrated my brother’s birthday & my Grandmother’s 80th birthday recently. We had separate cookouts for each of their birthdays where I brought side dishes and dessert. For my Grandmother’s birthday I gave her a variety of jams that I had made over the last year. She was very excited! I also gave my brother (who lives on his own) a variety of things I had canned from out garden last year.
I went to another street subdivision yard sale this past weekend. I purchased some things for Elijah including a really cute pair of pajamas. I found a nice bag for myself to use for church and a couple of baby items. Okay let’s be honest I purchased A LOT of baby items. 🙂
Elijah and I went to Aldi after a fun afternoon at the Sprinkler Park. I try really hard to buy all of our basics there. Even with food costs on the rise Aldi is still hands down much cheaper than any of our local grocery stores.
More car repairs this week but this time on our gas squeezer car I first bought in high school. Major bummer and such a squeeze to us right now. I’m really thankful for the car especially since gas here is almost $4.00. I also saved $20 on a coolant flush for our van by shopping around. The cheapest place was actually our regular mechanic. 🙂 Unfortunately we learned that our van needs lots of work and wants to eat a lot of parts right now. We don’t have the money to fix it so it is just going to have to wait a while.
I have been able to work in the garden some when it isn’t raining. I planted tomato plants, pepper plants, and more green beans. We love green beans at our house so I usually try to plant them every two weeks so that we have them all summer long. I purchased a bunch of flowers for just 2.00. Some I planted in a planter and the rest I planted in a hanging basket I had saved from last year.
Emerson Family 
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