Saturday I was minding my own bidness, falling alseep, when I heard a mosquito in the bedroom. I thoght I had it outsmarted by pulling the sheet over my head but HA! The mosquito won this round. It bit me in the right eyelid and forehead, so I looked like a prizefighter who lost his (her) crown. I took a Benedryl and used an ice pack but Sunday was a misery, squinting, dopey from the drug and both itchy and sore. Yuk. Monday morning I figured I’d be fine, but no — still dopey from the Benadryl and still squinty. I stayed home from work and my women’s group. How…

If you just can’t get enough of Julia, check out these pix: w/clothesline and plumshttp://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/BUSINESS/807220305 w/beanshttp://www.telegram.com/article/20080722/NEWS/807220332/1002/BUSINESS big plum pic:http://www.courant.com/business/hc-noshopping0722.artjul22,0,2825158.story But wait — here’s MORE:The story and laundry pic made the News for Mormons Blog, via the Arizona Republic….scroll down to the July 21st entry. http://newsformormons.com/ Such fun! Yes, that’s me and those are my gals. We’re ALL OVER the US and Canada. Maybe the moon. But this is all I know at present. love,Slightly Famous Person

That’s a sound I make. When I’m overwhelmed. You know. Well, I thought it was food poisoning but it was the flu, and it was gross, and my cats keep catching mice that aren’t quite dead and seize any opportunity to run away from their captors, even if it is under a bed (Simone’s). My veggies are green and growing madly and every night we pick a couple of handfuls of green beans and a couple of squash, and if you want some just say so. The clothes are out flapping on the line, and it’s so windy that the umbrella table flipped over, and this time it wasn’t glass,…

…it’s been a challenge to keep up lately. Many activities in progress — the graduation(s), parties, wedding weekend whirl to Chico and back, Mia’s visit, and so on. Still trying to get Moni’s graduation photos and announcements in the same place at the same time. Kids are out of school for summer, and the garden is just cranking up. I’m drying a bunch of green plums right now in the dehydrator and planning to make some jam tomorrow. Work is busy, home is busy, and it’s really a challenge these days to keep up, because much of my energy has been diverted to self-care. A day or two this week…

Yay, Moni gradated! She’s a grown up now! Yay, Moni! Go, Jets! She’s in white with a purple lei (heritage of her paternal grandfather). Look, hats in the air! Sisters Ana and Mia (and boyfriend AJ behind them). Ma and Pa! We love our Moni! Encinal High School Class of 2008,Alameda, California Next stop…college…