It's been really dry for quite a while around here and my tomatoes were having a hard time...

NOT anymore! It's raining buckets outside.  Thank-you Hurricane Hanna!  Praying for everyone who doesn't need/want this much rain further south but I'm really glad it's finally raining here!
Maybe my tomato plants will quit looking like this...

And start looking more like this!!!

Maybe if I put them in the ground!!
So glad it's raining here!
Off to unpack and maybe FINALLY get my kitchen "done" since Mr. Top Gun has to stay inside I can get him to help me!

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I used to be able to do this!  Ahhh youth!  I sure do miss dance!  I wasn't really ever spectacular but I tried hard and I surely loved it!  Maybe I should take a dance class again.  Wonder if I can talk my sons into dancing!
Shhhh don't tell their dad! ;) 

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Part of raising kids on a "farmette" (what a silly word-I saw it used in real estate to describe a small farm.  I'll stick to Hobby Farm).  Starting over... Part of raising kids on a hobby farm is raising them to appreciate work as a gift - part of the process of raising your own food.  If you can appreciate the work as a gift you can appreciate the food as a gift too.  Teaching the Wild Bunch how to do their chores has it's rewards.  Witness, Butch helping bring water - such a big little six yr old!  Teaching the Wild Bunch how to do chores can be a chore though.  Here's all three outlaws wrangling ducks. 

Almost makes you feel sorry for the ducks. 
Here's Sundance trying to catch them after they tried to "teach" the ducks to use the ramp - note: it didn't work

Don't chase them too much outlaws!  They'll get tough meat that way!  Kindness counts with dinner ducks!

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I'm not the only one who loves my new camera.  Butch and Sundance like to play with it.  Of course, when they get a hold of my camera I get pictures of

My feet, their feet, the ceiling, noses, the dog's feet...
You get the picture. :)  So, the other day Butch was helping give the ducks water and he knew I was playing with the camera - this is the other thing they like about the camera, having their picture taken - so he asked for video of him carrying the water.  I obliged watched him take it all the way down, fill the pond, chase the ducks, and set it down.  Whoops.... I forgot to turn it off.  Enjoy the trees! :)

In Christ
Jenn

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I'm an Alaskan.  born and raised.  I really miss home.  My family left 20 years ago (has it been that long?) while I was living overseas and I miss it.  I've always missed it.  But today I miss it more than usual b/c Presidential hopeful, John McCain just announced the Gov of Alaska to be his VP running mate.  Now everyone's going to be talking about my home.  And I'll really miss it. :(  Sigh, Go Sara Palin!  Yay Alaska (I've been glad about her housecleaning up there - all of the people in trouble lately for shady deals up there have been there since long before I left - that's too long to be in power when you're crooked!

I leave you with this!

Eight stars of gold on a field of blue -
Alaska's flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes, and the flow'rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough's dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The "Bear" - the "Dipper" - and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska's flag - to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.

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