The old outbuilding behind the house was threatening to fall down.
Tom and Sam replaced the screendoors for Mom.
I went to KC for a couple of weeks, both for jobhunting and comfort's sake. It rained....a LOT.
The strawberry crops were doing great while I was home.
For Fathers' Day, I made cheesecake, with a peach topping made from peaches frozen in last year's harvest. It was so hot that I spent the time that night in the kitchen, cooking, literally dripping with sweat.
Nature took its course, along with the rain, humidity and heat to topple the outbuilding. That and a little help from Sam and his friend. They took every opportunity to play basketball, and hanging from the hoop on the building.
Mom, Margo, and I hiked up the big hill to pick 'goomy'(sp?) berries. Once again, soooo hot. My feet were sloshing in my own sweat in my boots, but the alternative was risking walking through poison ivy unprotected. 
Meet the newest members of our family. Duke and Daisy. They were wandering near my parents' place for about a week, somewhat emaciated. Once my parents and Sam started feeding them, they made themselves at home and have joined the gang. We have reason to believe Daisy may provide us with a litter of puppies sometime this summer.
Sam finds this activity "quite fun". What you can't see is that the lower branch is higher than Mom's head. (5'8")
Tom, Margo, Sam and I made a new Green Valley Farm sign for Fathers' Day. I worked up the lettering on PSE, printed it on cardstock, taped the pages together, cut the letters out with an 'Exacto' knife, and stenciled the letters with dark green paint. I found that oil paint+heat+humidity does not equal good things. The letters ran a bit and will need to be touched up with a fine brush. Tom and I thought it would be humorous to make the sign temporarily say "Green Valley Funny Farm"...at least until after Dad saw it.
So, that is the update, other than I ran away back to Kansas City (with several projects in tow), to escape back to airconditioning and dehumidifiers. I have until the 27th of this next month before I even begin orientation for my new job. Wish me luck on not going crazy with boredom!!!
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