It's been hard in some ways, and good in others. Our completely dead yard and pasture are now lush and green-thanking God for the generous rains we have had lately. We lost our sweet mom, but she was ready to go home and we are thankful that she is at rest. We will see her again. Hubby and I turned a year older and the grands started back to school. My daughter-in-love started medical school, a long time dream of hers. Life is good and I'm ready for fall!

Thank you!

 Thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my last post. I love our blogging community!

Blessed

My husband's mother passed away Saturday afternoon after a short time in hospice care. She was 95 and was ready to go home to Jesus and be at peace, and it was indeed a very peaceful passing. 

She was a wonderful lady and the best mother-in-law that anyone could ever hope for. In the story of Ruth and Naomi, she has always been a Naomi, loving and encouraging and treating all of her daughters-in-law as if we were her own daughters. I don't feel that I'm much of a Ruth, but I hope to follow my mom-in-law's wonderful example in my own life as a mother-in-law. My father-in-law (who was the best FIL that anyone could ever ask for) passed away in 2011 and it is a blessing to know that they are reunited along with all of their loved ones. She was the last of her family and also the last member left of the "greatest generation" at their church. We loved her dearly and we look forward to the day when we will all be together again.

Yep

 

But we have had some rain, and temperatures are down (!) around 99-100 so that's good news anyway! We've got two grandson birthdays this month and hubby and I have birthdays this month too.  Plus, a clear calendar this week! 

Grandma Brain

 I realized today that my brain no longer functions in Mom mode, but in Grandma mode. My 9 and 7 year old grandsons love their Hungry, Hungry Hippos game, but are down to 2 marbles.  My first thought after seeing them try to play it that way was  "aww, poor boys" and I immediately ordered another set of marbles from Amazon.  Today I realized that my daughter-in-law's mom brain was probably thinking "I can't wait until all of the marbles are lost so that we can get rid of that incredibly loud, annoying game." Because 35 years ago, my mom brain so would have thought that. Oops...

Still Hot

 Nearly two weeks later and we are still on Hell's Front Porch and no signs that we are getting off any time soon. Still no rain and none in sight. Sold our 4 cows, because our grass is dead and hay and feed are too expensive. 105 today, 107 tomorrow and 110 Tuesday. 

Arizona, your weather is wandering around lost over here in Texas. You need to come get it and take it home!!

HOT!!

 Looks like we gave summer a miss and shot straight onto Hell's Front Porch...

Triple digits (106 F today) until Wednesday next week. Guess we'll see if our power grid works better now than it did during the sub zero weather in Feb. of 2020.