Day 263 of 2026

This is the best example of what it means to be a team. 

Runners cheer on one of their teammates 

who was injured but continued to run. 

As soon as he was close enough, 

they all ran on the inside of the track 

alongside him until he finished the race.

 

Day 256 of 2026

Penrod Arts Fair was today 

and the weather was all over the place. 

It was cloudy for a bit, it rained off and on, 

and it finally got sunny and very hot and steamy. 

To prepare for all this, R wore her rain boots. 

Later we discovered that she matched some of the artwork.

 

Day 254 of 2026

Following yesterday's theme, it's also choir season, 

which is pretty much the whole school year.

 It will kick up significantly in the spring

 with show choir competitions 

with two GBs participating this year.

 

Day 253 of 2026

It's cross country season again. 

Due to many weather cancellations, 

today was the first completed meet this year.

Day 247 of 2026

The sky tonight was amazing.

 

Day 245 of 2026

I'm out and about downtown for lunch with Fireball. 

I've taken this picture before but can't seem to find it. 

If I come across it, I'll link it here so we can compare. 

I finally found it. Click HERE to see it in 2015.

 

Day 236 of 2026

It feels too early for mums 

but if they are not purchased soon after they appear in the store, 

they will be gone. 

I get them at Costco and they are about twice as big

 as any others I have seen for the same price.

 

Day 230 of 2026

Sometimes it's necessary to tear something down

 in order to build something new.

 

Day 222 of 2026

What is summer without baseball? 

It was really hot but fun, and as the song goes, 

we did root, root, root for the home team, and they did win. 

It was a good day.

 

Day 221 of 2026

A day at the museum.

 

Day 182 of 2026

I love seeing all the planes lined up at their gates.

Luckily, there was a family pick up to be done today.

 

Day 159 of 2026

Fireball and I took GB#3 to Indiana Comic Convention today

 to celebrate his birthday. 

We had a good time and he seemed to be quite knowledgeable 

about most of the characters walking around. 

He was excited to get his photo taken with this one.

 

Day 158 of 2026

 Fireball and I are working on a long procrastinated project today 

and needed some supplies from the local home improvement store. 

It is amazing how many boards will fit in a small car 

when the back seats will flip down revealing the trunk. 

These 8-foot boards spanned the distance from the back of the trunk, 

almost to the radio past the console

 and to the tops of the seat backs.

 

Day 151 of 2026

I have acquired two new puzzles. 

I've scrambled and solved the holiday cube,

 but it's going to take some research and practice 

to get the hang of the pyramid one.

 

Day 144 of 2026

We went to our first farmer's market of the season 

and were still there when the vendors 

started breaking their booths down.

 

Day 143 of 2026

We went out late in search of specific things. 

The above items were not found,

but we did find the stores quite free of crowds.

 

Day 140 of 2026

I've been seeing a lot of peonies in bloom lately. 

I finally got a chance to get a photo of one. 

It has been raining a lot here lately 

and the extra weight of the water on these large blooms 

always drags them down. 

I don't have any in my yard, 

but always love to see them out and about.

 

day 137 of 2026

There are lots of end of the year things happening.

GB#2 has worked very hard in her choir performances

 and received this peer voted honor 

at today's choir award banquet.

 

Day 135 of 2026

I love this restaurant floor. 

I can see this as a quilt using striped fabrics. 

I can also see some of those stripes coming from my scrap bins.

After eating our dinner here near this floor, 

Fireball and I went to see our eldest perform 

in a production of Kiss Me Kate. 

It was such fun!

 

Day 134 of 2026

GB#5 is officially a preschool graduate 

and will start kindergarten in the fall. 

She was pretty excited that we were both wearing red.