A very busy time of year! Friday we headed il to Mall of America. Laurent was nominated for an academic award at the end of the school year. It was a statewide award. The ceremony and reception for the State winners was at the Mall of America. It was very nice, but boy is that a big place!!!!!! I think I walked 10 miles! We came home the same day so we spent 3 hours on the road each way, but it was worth it to see hr get the award. Yesterday I furiously cleaned house, picked and snaped beans, and then headed down to Relay For Life at the fairgrounds. It was a very nice event. I helped with the silent auction area. We 59 items donated for the silent auction! Just amazing! Even more amazing is that in a small community like ours the whole event raised $60,000 for the American Cancer Society. There were lots of ways to give money besides the silent auction. Each of the teams had things going on in their campsites and there were games to play. . . . Just lots of fun stuff. Then today after church we headed out to the farm and picke gd sweet corn. We got it all cut off the cob and processed. In all we got 48 pints done!!!!! Whew! Now we are sitting on the patio watching the Comings game. It is looting rain outside, but it is very nice sitting out here. I need to rest and recharge tonight. Tomorrow starts fair week here in town. The busiest week of the year! Every day after work it will be off to the fairgrounds. Then Saturday is the parade and Veteran's Memorial dedication. The end of the busy week! But that means the first day of school is right around the corner! Summer is almost over. Booo