Kenny the Fish

Blueberries, anyone?? The weekend after the 4th of July we went with our friend Jessica Howe to some other archeology friends who have a nice patch of blueberries. They grow far more than they can every eat, so they let their friends come pick them for free. We got a couple quarts in short order (before the heat and bugs drove us off) and then a nice lunch at a local diner.

Our next big event was the re-shingling of our roof. You may recall we've gotten some storm damage over the last few years--well, this year Hope called the insurance adjuster, and he determined that we needed to get our roof replaced. We ordered the shingles in June, and last Monday, the crew showed up before 6 a.m. to start tearing off the roof before it got too hot (that's why this picture seems dark--the sun wasn't up yet).

It was impressive watching the speed this crew worked at. They were able to use most of the old felt paper, and only had a few things to repair, so they made really good progress. I had to go to work, but I came home at lunch, and they were mostly done.

Besides being pros, these guys were also motivated to finish before the heat of the day kicked in--it probably got to almost 100 degrees that day. In fact, they would have finished the work in one day if it hadn't been so hot. They finished the last little bit the next morning.

We were very pleased with the job they did, and we're happy it went as quickly as it did--as you can see in the picture below, the finished roof glistens following a heavy rain (and hail) event we had only a day or two later...

Last weekend's big event was Kenny's first competitive swim meet. Below, Kenny awaits his first heat:

The scribble on his back says "Go Marlins!" (Kenny swims for the Monticello Marlins club). Below, Kenny dives in for his part of the freestyle relay:

We have always been impressed by Kenny's interest in swimming, and I must admit he is a better swimmer than I've ever been. Here's Kenny swimming this relay:

He didn't win any races or set any records, but he swam well for his degree of experience and we look forward to his swimming in the future. Below, Kenny swims his best stroke--the backstroke.

We look forward to seeing many of y'all over the next few weeks!

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Lisa said…
Yea, Kenny! I've never been much of a swimmer, either, so that impresses me. Also, love the new roof. We have plans to re-shingle our roof this fall,too, but without the benefit of an insurance claim. I think most of the damage we have is due to Jon going up there and to shovel off ice dams in the winter. So better insulating our attic is part of the plan.
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