Where has July gone?!
It began by celebrating 250 years of independence along with 90+ relatives at the family lake.
Next came a chance for a quiet afternoon and evening with just the 4 of us at the lake. A thunderstorm only made it more beautiful for us, though it caused severe damage on a nearby lake.
July also brought several times to help out my older sister's family as they are super busy remodeling a house in the country before moving.
Meanwhile, I have been busy painting at home too. I grew up with this Hoosier cabinet at the other lake cabin (no longer in the family) built when my dad was little. The cabinet was not new then, and it is high time to paint the insides and replace a few rotten areas to cut down on the old smell - especially on humid summer days.
It has been fun using this old piece as my new office space, but I look forward to fully moving in after a bunch more painting and rebuilding is complete. If you remember my years of crippling sensitivities, you will realize how huge of a win it is to be tackling a project like this, starting with scraping and sanding!
Also at home, harvest has begun!
Meantime, annual doctor's appointments made for a long, hot July day of travel. But we even took a little chance of sightseeing!
As we look at our calendar and manage to run out to the lake for yet another quick break, we marvel at how far we have come from the decade spent in deep disability and isolation.
"Thank you, Lord..." is a frequent refrain.
