It's been a little hectic around the Quad L lately. The kids and I have been canning like crazy. You can read and see all about that in the previous post. Kevin has been putting in some really long days over the past couple of weeks, mainly due to that crazy I95 traffic. It seems to be getting worse, if that is even possible. He still takes the VRE sometimes if he is only going to the Pentagon. The van pool continues to be the best and fastest way for him to commute in, however, coming home is just down right painful in our fast pace life styles.
Fortunately for the kids and I, Kevin has some use or lose leave:) For our friends who are not military, that just means that he hasn't taken a vacation in a very long time and he better take some time off or POOF, it will disappear from the books. You might say he is a borderline workaholic. Well wait a minute, who's kidding here? He is! However, from the time he pulls into his parking spot on the farm, (yes, he has one here too), it is all about family, no matter how tired he is or how late it is. Some how he manages a little one on one, quality time with each of us, and of course his garden!
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This was a surprise welcome home for Dad after
one of his TDYs. Lol! |
Over the past couple of leave days Kevin took and this past weekend, the family has had some pretty awesome family time. Thanks to our wonderful landlord, Mr. Zimmers, the guys got to scout out a beautiful piece of hunting property and help Mr. Zimmers mark some trees for those law breaking trespassers. Of course, the trip wouldn't have been complete without a little target practice. In the midst of all their fun, they stumbled across a ground nest of yellow jackets. They liked Noah the best. He walked, or should I say, ran away with the most war wounds. Seventeen stings!!!! Ouch!!!
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| Noah ran right out of his boots! Lol! |
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| Beautiful piece of property! |
Back at the farm, Lydia and I did some baking and chicken bathing. Lol!
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| Chocolate pie we baked for our neighbor :) |
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Baby, hanging his head with embarrassment
after his bath. Lol! |
This weekend we did a bit of exploring with the metal detector and working in the garden and yard. We always find something of interest and it is usually Lydia who spots it. That girl is attentive to the smallest details of nature :) I love it!!! As for Noah, well his definition of enjoying nature is to be out in it shooting targets. Lol! I am so thankful that God gave us such awesome children. They keep Papa Roo and myself on our toes. We try to stay just one step ahead of them:) Heck, we still like to steal their ATVs and take a little ride. Kevin and I even developed a RED NECK idea for our winter bon fires. Lol!
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| Just look at the colors! |
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| Tiny little LadyBug |
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| Our Red Neck chairs for sitting around the bon fire :) |
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First crow of the season
Yes, there is a Crow Season up here. |
Noah thinks our landlord, Mr. Zimmers, is the coolest ever. He brought a couple of these guns out for Noah to shoot. Needless to say, he is loving life out here on the farm!
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| Gonna do a little shooting:) |
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| Rambo style! |
Well, I guess it is time to stop blogging and get to work. We have family coming and we need to get our guest house ready. :) Hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day God has created for us :)
Until next time ......
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