My Life Could Be A Country Song: and with a broken wing she still sings.....

Crazy and wonderful day on the river yesterday! The morning started out with me dropping the girls off at the schoolhouse for their craft day. After that my babysitting was relieved for the rest of the day by Betty, who picked them up and took them to their swim lessons. I was then able to attend the weekly coffee, which was held at Margaret Taylor's this week. The turnout was I believe the largest yet, as there were 31 in attendance.

Pictured below are Janet Gregware (Janet and her husband own Northern Marine where our son-in-law Frank is employed). Janet is getting ready to donate her hair, for the third time to the Locks of Love program which is the organization which makes wigs for cancer patients.

Sitting next to her is Gwen Taylor, who will be joining us along with her husband Bill and the Rossmasslers for dinner on Thursday evening.

Bev Davison gives a big smile to the camera as she catches up with Janice McPhail's busy schedule.
Shirley Taylor, Margaret's daughter-in-law is always responsible for putting on the best parties! She is pictured with Lauren Ennis who just recently returned for the summer.

and the Mrs. Luce and Schwartz

And of course the "Queen of the Hop"....our close friend and hostess, Margaret Taylor visiting with Frances Rossmassler.

After swim lessons, Betty came back to the house with the girls and while they rested up from their busy morning, worked a couple of hours helping me prepare for dinner with our friends Clay and Kay Cole, along with their 2 daughters Amber and Aaron and their niece, Megan Pickett.

While we were on the deck straightening up, this Palliated woodpecker flew into the window and knocked herself silly. We concerned at first that she had broken her neck....the girls however, nursed her back to health. They had made Grindstone Island treasure chests at craft school so they padded one of them with a washcloth and began feeding her drops of water. Once she came around she took off, with we think no serious injuries. Another "Grindstone" adventure for the kids to pack in their memory bank!!

Rachael with the patient.....

Amber Natali, Aaron Kolle and Megan Pickett....right after a big BBQ rib and chicken dinner....

Kay and Clay Kolle....Clay, along with being a great friend is also our CPA....and as you can see with a great sense of humor!!

Here is our precious Emma singing God Bless America at the Adamson's post 4Th of July annual fireworks display. Raising Emma has been a challenge for everyone involved....she has always been a cyclone out of control but has had so much self confidence and zest for life. In trying to discipline her and yet NOT break her self image or love of life has been interesting, to say the least. As she approaches her 9Th birthday this year, I believe we are over the hump. She is the light of our lives, polite, focused, doing well in school and has an amazing wit and sense of humor. Last night she stood up in front of the entire crowd, smiling and singing loud and confident! We are all so proud of you Em!!!