House, Rocks & Visits

It's one thing to move into a new house and quite another to get settled in properly. Take the rocks/stones in our back yard...we now have two piles in the corners, result of our picking them up and wheel-barrowing them laborously so we could finally mow the sizeable lot (46' x 192' x 190' x 100', minus the house area). Bunny rabbits appear from time to time!




Then there are the little green caterpillars coming under the doors and crawling everywhere. Latest control attempt is duct tape plus a mixture of garlic, vinegar & liquid soap. Another task is keeping the lawn watered and still be able to pay the high water bill. Oh well, guess that's all just part of becoming experienced home owners in Texas in the summer!




Was great to have Mark, Joy and Mia here for the weekend. Marcy, Ruthie and Ruby came on Saturday for a week. The cousins played together nicely Saturday and Sunday and we had lots of good chats. We look forward to a future visit from Matt, Missy, Luke, Jonah & Cody, too, but photos and phone/Skype chats will have to do for now. So, that's how things stand for now at the Stoner house in Freedom Village!