CSA

These are photos that were taken of our CSA. What is a CSA? This is a food co-op that we participated in over the summer. For 12 weeks we received a half a bushel of food a week. I liked getting the food every week, but honestly I'm not sure if I will do it again. It was nice to get food already packaged for you once a week and you only had to make one stop. I found though that there happened to be a lot of waste in my house. As part of the program you don't get to pick your own groceries. Everyone gets equal shares of the same foods. So I found that some weeks I had an abundance of certain foods and sometimes they weren't the foods I felt like eating. There were also times that I didn't like what they had sent or didn't know how to prepare it. I think that it's a commitment. If you are going to participate make sure that you are committed to making it work for you. Be creative and learn how to cook the food that you have and be committed to actually eating or storing the food that you have so you won't throw away a lot of the box.

Franklin Drive-In

We went with Mollie and the kids to the Franklin drive-in. It's the first time Billy and I had been there and it was super fun!! I can't wait to go again. We watched Karate Kid and Eclipse.

The Cave

We took the kids to Lost River Cave on Saturday. Rycken was so excited because he had never been on a boat. Lilly sat in my lap the whole time and did not seem to love it. We told her that while we were on the boat we were looking for Ariel. Billy hid a toy Ariel in his pocket so we could "find" her on the boat. She didn't want to leave the cave, because she was talking to the water "AKA Ariel." Then we went and saw the butterflies; which they loved. Finally, we went out to eat and enjoyed hot dogs, which Rycken really wanted, and some ice cream.

War

Paige is currently outside fighting a battle with the wasps. They take up residence every summer outside our door. If we didn't know they would sting us lots of times we might not have cared!

Farmer's Market Opens

Today, was the first day of the farmer's market. Paige and I went to pick up some milk and cheese. We looked over the plants and made plans for what we are getting ready to buy. We entered a contest to win a rain barrel and got a free light bulb. I love the farmer's market!! It signifies the beginning of summer. It was such a nice day to enjoy the local goodies.

Kentucky State Fair

Children's film festival

Every summer Great Escape Theaters holds a film festival for kids. It's free and they play three days a week at 10AM. Today I took my niece. It was tons of fun and nice to see a movie. When Lilly wanted to leave 40 minutes into the movie we got up and left. It's GREAT!!!!!!!11

Circus Square park

Bowling Green has added a new wonderful park. Today
I took Lilly there and we had a blast!! Here she is playing in the fountain. The greatest part of the park is it is really a place where everyone can go, play and cool off. This is one of my favorite parks now. I'm happy that they put it in. The water is perfect!

Hot Hot Hot (Air conditioning)

Today is so hot! Yesterday, the 4th of July, we noticed that our air didn't seem to be working. Today, we confirmed our air conditioning is not working... It's hot! Needless to say, being a holiday, no one is going to come and visit without charging a crazy amount. Mr. Beirman came and looked at it and said it may have finally given out... it may be dead!!! It's hot. He said this after I explained that two days ago I heard a loud pop and a hissing sound. I should have thought that meant something, but no one else seemed to hear it and I dismissed it. It's hot!!! At least we will probably get a new air conditioning unit if it died. It's HOT!!!!!!!!