july 31

The library had a 'laser' set up in the teen area.  I didn't have my camera so Mrs. Robinson, the librarian took this picture for me.

july 30

We had smoked pork chops.  Shelby ate a whole one, first time ever that she ate an entire pork chop.  Mark smoked them for 20 minutes and then finished cooking them on the grill.

july 28

Matthew left a pen in his work clothes....needless to say I was a little....okay, a lot angry when I opened up the dryer and found this.  I tried several different things to get it out.  None really worked.  Matthew ended up using a magic eraser, acetone and a lot of elbow grease.  He did get most of the ink off the dryer.

july 27

Shelby was invited to play in a basketball tournament with the high school varsity team.  We didn't do that well, though, in our defense we were playing against Division I teams.  We are a small town, Division III school.

july 26

Mark and I went to check out a new shop, Bittersweet Blessings.  It was in an old farmhouse.....with rambling rooms and staircases.  At one time it was part of a college and before that it was part of the underground railroad.  Pretty cool.

We had the first corn of the season.  It's summer now.

july 25

Mark got this smoker for Christmas....first time he has used it.  He made beef jerky.  All 5lbs fit in it at once, which is nice because with the old one he had to do it in 3 batches.

july 24

My new camera....the zoom lens on my Sony is going.  I narrowed down my choices to this and another Sony.  This won out because it was bigger than the new Sony but still smaller than the old one.  Hopefully I will like it.