Leah found a new favorite yogurt.
Living in Minnesota for 20 years made us very familiar with the history (and Gordon Lightfoot's song) of the Edmund Fitzgerald that sank in Lake Superior. We even toured its twin ship in Duluth and visited a boat museum with artifacts they collected from the wreck. This is Dan's new book he's reading:
A little more than four weeks left!! Not only is it the end of his mission, but it's also the end of sending out missionaries from our family. It's another phase of life that will be behind us soon. So many changes in the past few years.
For one of her jobs, Paige was tasked with updating the location of all the sculptures around campus. On a day off, we spent a few hours wandering campus looking for lost sculptures in extremely hot weather.
This flute-playing sculpture was the hardest but most rewarding sculpture to find. We came upon her in a secluded courtyard very far from the location listed. It's now updated thanks to Paige.
A few migraine days recently.
Almost done reading the Emma M. Lion series of books. I've been reading them slowly so I can enjoy them longer.
We have a mouse problem in our newly landscaped backyard. The mice didn't care about our yard when it was only dirt, but now they like it. They're burrowing under rocks in these three areas of our yard. We keep finding holes and new piles of dirt, and we've caught five mice so far. It's unpleasant, but if we don't take care of them, here in Arizona they become a big problem and cause a lot of damage to yards, houses, and cars. We also don't want snakes following mice into our yard.
Dan and Colby have every other Friday off work, which was today. Paige took this morning off work too, and we all went to the U of A Mirror Lab to see how giant telescope mirrors are made.
Monsoons have begun, and they're fascinating. Yesterday there was a heavy downpour with loud thunder, and then the sun quickly came out.
I have a plane ticket and will be packing Leah up and driving her home soon. This is the cutest picture of Leah with her cousin this week:
I chopped my hair short again. And my stomach still hates me every day. Any progress I was feeling has stopped.
We're getting quotes for a mini split air conditioner in our small garage so we can exercise in there and use it in other ways. It's too hot to keep walking the neighborhood in the summer, and we're out of room inside the house for an exercise spot. A lot of people in Arizona park outside and use their garages for exercise rooms, offices, etc., especially since there are no basements.
