Bonfires and Hailies

The Summer of 2009 is drawing to a very wet, soggy end. I'm actually wondering if we ever really had a summer? It, perhaps instead, has been the longest Spring on record in Montana. Our hills and mountains are green, lush and beautiful, unusual for August. We even had HAIL twice this month. The circle in this picture is where a hail ball the size of a ping-pong ball hit and cleared out the rest of the little hailies. The kids collected some pong-hailies and froze them in the freezer.We will miss the activities of summer. The kids have spent their days walking or riding their bikes the 4 miles into town, then spending long hours at the Library or swimming at the City Pool, or floating the Yellowstone River. Megan was thrilled that we found Gluten-Free cones so she could enjoy a little taste of summer.....

A sign that summer is drawing to a close is witnessed in the hectic dash to the malls to dress children in the latest fads for the school hallways that have become the teen fashion show runways of our country. When did school become less about education and more about social experimentation? Our summer also contained sleepovers on the back deck that usually ended up moving into the livingroom because of rain.
Victor built a huge campfire pit. The kids christened it's maiden-burning on the last day of school by burning their school work and written reports. The bon-fire that was created from 9 months of math was glorious! And then they finished off the evening with SMORES!

June 7, 2009 - School work bonfire

Heather, Megan, Matthew, Rachael and Stacey eating Brooke's smore.

It seems that the first day of school ushers in Autumn and Summer is no more. For us, that means that the tourists go home, our town slows down to our backward-pace, the wind revs up and the deer clump-up in the fields and then lay down to "rest" on the shoulders of our roads. Autumn begins August 26th!

Just Call Me Flo!

I've been looking for a job lately; dentist's offices, medical clinics, etc... So far no one has responded to my applications and resume's so...... I accepted a job to work as ..........

.....gasp......

A waitress! Just call me Flo!

I have been working at the Park Place Tavern. Below, is a picture of my boss, Glenn Godward with the bar behind him. He is a very nice man and has been awarded Best Bartender in town for years.

It has an indoor restaurant and bar and also an outside patio and bar. We serve wings, seafood platters, steaks, burgers, salads and sandwiches. I hear it is good food, however, because none of it's gluten free, I haven't tasted any of it. We have lots of return and regular customers, so that's good. I love the staff and the tips are good.

My feet hurt!!!

Does it matter that my resume' is full of evidence of experience and expertise in the business world? I've worked for architects, hospitals, real estate appraisers, owned my own businesses, etc... and been on five Boards.

I'm hoping one of those office jobs will call me, but until then, waitressing will have to do. I like it and the customers and tourists are great!

I Blame Summer

I haven't been writing on my blog for what seems like ages. It's summer. A sign of summer is:The children are home from school. They want me to take them to town so they can go to the Library, the Malt Shop, the Park, the Lagoon, the Swimming Pool and to their endless friend's homes. And I do.

Then they want their endless friends over at our home, or they want to go boating, eat pizza, have bonfires in the backyard with smores, have 4th of July Parties, shoot off fireworks without blowing each other up, and sleep outside on the deck.

I also have to keep up with the housework and look for a full-time job. I have seriously neglected my blog.