and she’s very happy about it.

Took Chief on some nice, long walks this weekend and had a picnic in the backyard.

Just finished our 4th of July feast…  Braised short ribs in the pressure cooker… melt in your mouth goodness.  Stir-fried chard with bacon.  Fruit salad & of course, the traditional pink fluff.

The girls gave us a little parade… featuring Miss Wisconsin & Miss Colorado.  They’re going to sleep in the truck tent tonight.  No fireworks near us because of the high fire danger.   You might be able to see how hazy it was here today.  It’s the smoke from the wildfires in Wyoming.

Addison slipped in the shower at the pool 3 weeks ago and cut her foot.  She’s been on crutches ever since.  Icky.

Addison and Ellis were both honored at a ceremony recently.  Addison took the SATs and Ellis took an early version of the ACT test called the Explore test.

Both of them scored well, but the best reason for the taking the tests was for the practice.

Ellis received a perfect score in one sub-category of the test, so she received a medal.