September Update

Welcome back dear readers to another post of the Sibthorp Family. We have been ever so busy, especially this last week.

Our garage sale, of which the date moved around several times, was finally last weekend. All total, 8 families on our block participated, and we did quite well. I only brought one item back into the house, and a trunk load went to good will. This was a milestone for us - we sold most of our baby gear. Lots of happy and sad memories - but mostly happy - went with all that gear. Mom and Dad came down on Friday to help out, and it was necessary, for Friday was the big day. Thanks Mom and Dad for coming.

On Saturday, we finished up the sale, and I started working on the yard. We were able to get seed down and plant some hostas (these poor plants - all 18, have been suffering in our yard all summer). I've updated the Sibthorp Shovel Ready photo album with some new photos of the exterior of the house. It has taken all summer, and its still not done, but what a vast improvement. We are so pleased with the work.

And finally, I've included photos of Laurel helping me on the front porch. We spend many hours here now. Laurel stands on the step and calls to the neighbors as they exit their homes. She's getting to know all their names, as well as their pets' names, and she charms them all. Also in this album are photos of some of the flora around our house. Even though it hasn't rained much recently, and everything is really dry, the garden still looks pretty good.

Until my next post, all my best,
Colleen