Catch up post

Here is my catch up post containing information for the past week!

Okay, first, here a picture of a raspberry plant still in the pot from the greenhouse with a bundle of berries, we are going berry picking tomorrow afternoon or evening.

Second, our Beatrix Potter tea party:

It was much simpler than planned but I remembered two things: 1. The kids loved it and 2. Even though I did not do as much as planned and I could not do it "the way I wanted it" we actually had the party and had fun.

Our menu was simple:

• cheese


• crackers


• ham


• grapes


• broccoli


• cantaloupe


• carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting


• lemonade 

Blessing #1 is ducking out of the picture. He had to attend the party because it was lunch time. (Don't tell him but he had fun! ) I had requested quite a few Beatrix Potter books from the library and read one aloud during luncheon.

The tea party was on Tuesday afternoon. I cooked and prepared food all day for our camping trip. Wednesday I was sick!! But I managed to get some things loaded onto the camper and finish laundry. By bed time Wednesday everything was loaded and ready to go. We got up Thursday morning and drove to Valdez to fish for pink salmon. We did not bring any home (the fish were pretty much spent and just waiting to die so the were not biting much at all) but everyone caught a couple and enjoyed camping. It is absolutely beautiful in Valdez. All the pictures I was able to take(before the camera went for a dunking and was out of comission) were taken during a cloudy time and it does not look that great. Valdez is called the Switzerland of North America or as one sign I read said "Switerland-- The Valdez of Europe. (Ya'll must come up here and see it!!)

Here is blessing #3 with Percy, a poodle we were dog sitting. We had fun with two dogs and traveling, actually both dogs did very well.

 

 

 

 

       Blessing #2 inherited blessing #1's hip waders this year, she was thrilled.

 

Here is my sweetheart walking to meet us to start fishing, the tide was coming in thus all of the seaweed.

   

One last picture of my son fishing with the beautiful fog covered mountains in the background.

Have a great day and I will be around to commment on your blogs soon.

May the Lord find us faithful.