Doggy Days of Summer

Things have calmed right down here at the Lawrence Hacienda.  This week was filled with the lazy days of summer, and we have enjoyed it.  On Monday, we went to the movies:  Guardians of the Galaxy. 

We thot it cheezy, funny and utterly delightful (with the exception of a bit of coarse language, but not bad language).  On the way home, there was some crazy lightening over the Great Salt Lake.  We have had rain two days this week. 

Late Wednesday night, Carly called to say Graedy had broken his arm.  It happened on the monkey bars while the older boys were attending football practice.  So on Thursday, the Young Women had a temple baptism excursion I needed to attend; then Dad and I met in SLC and trooped on up to cheer Grae up a bit.  We were glad to see the whole group!  It seems the arm is still needing to be cast, and Grae has a bit of pain.  It helps when the grandparents bring Avenger popcycles and books to read.
Carly and I stepped away for a minute (Dad stayed with the boys) to buy peaches and vegetables at a local fruit stand.  Gotta love it!  We split a box of beets. 

The beets have been fun, in that there were enough to preserve for later in the year.  I just blanched them whole with stems still on--for three minutes.  Then immediately placed in cold water.  When cool, they peel so much more easily than trying to peel raw beets (ugh!).  Cut to bite-size and froze in freezer bags.  Hope they turn out good.  As a side note, we need to start shopping for a new deep Freeze.  Ours is finally biting the dust. :(

Since the fall days are coming up soon, I have been reviewing the fall/winter fashion 2014.  Am Pinning like crazy and planning some fun projects.  Sewing projects this week consisted of creating a pattern for an upcycled mermaid jean skirt. 

Still in process.  Will include photos next week.  I am also starting to work on Wren's birthday gifts for her upcoming birthday the end of this month.  More about that next week.  Also completed some t-shirts from scratch knocked off from J Crew that say "c'est la vie". 

An interesting Family History discovery this week was following the Bourassa Line all the way back to 1 AD.  Yes, you are reading that correctly.  Someone has really done some work there!  As you can guess, it gets into royalty which makes taking the line back much easier.  Ends up we descend from Joseph of Arimathea.  Check it out on  familysearch.org if you get time. 

Today we are cooking Dutch Oven Chicken and Potatoes, carrots, and onions for dinner.  We had hoped Carly and boys would be down, but Graedy's arm is sore and they decided to hang at home this time.  We love you all and hope your lives are super-great!!