This is the honey we ended up with last week! I have sold it all, already.

Troy went noodling again on Friday, I went with him, and this time he got his fish. About a 40 lb Flathead. He was so excited to share it, we had to stop at everyone's house on the route home (that he knows) to show it off. So we were late getting home, it got dark, and he had to clean the fish on a big plastic Rubbermaid tub in the yard wearing a ball cap with a light clipped onto it. Not ideal. But we eventually got it in the freezer. So, he's satisfied for now.

 

He installed this beautiful gate on Friday, earlier in the day.

On Saturday he demonstrated at a tractor and engine show in Pittsburg, like he has for the past several years. I love to watch him demonstrate for the kids that come through. He talks about how you couldn't go buy stuff at Walmart in the old days, somebody had to make stuff like forks, spoons, nails to build your house with. Then he pounds out a nail, dips it in water and drops it in a kid's hands.
But a lot of old men stop by too, to talk about the old blacksmiths they use to take their plow shares to.

And we found some people there who made and sold cord survival bracelets, so we bought one for me, Troy, Kalyn, Carrie and Madison. Just in case we run into trouble on our hiking trip in Peru.

Alina also came home on Wednesday night last week. They had to stay an extra night in North Carolina due to storms on the east coast interfering with travel connections to get home. She has been keeping very busy ever since, spending a day at Farlington Lake one day, swimming with her cousin and a friend late into the night last night, hitting the RBI that ended her game the other night! Today we dip dyed the ends of her hair purple, just for summer fun.

And she's been worrying over the weather when we travel to Colorado next week. 

See:

Aye, aye, aye! 

Take a look at the cake Kalyn made for Dyson yesterday for his 19th birthday.

The flag says 19. It's the 19th hole! She is so clever. Love that she told Susan the day before that she would make him a cake, thought of something cute, and never stressed about getting it done.

At the moment, Alina is complaining that I need to feed her (Ahhh, summer!) So I will tend to my child now. Will update tomorrow!