So needless to say, the internet was unavailable until the water dried up somewhat.  I don't know how, but it always messes up gettting online.  One of the last storms left hail like snow out front on the the step.

I have a few pictures of our July 4 picnic at my sister-in-law's.  I love when I don't have to cook!

Grandma and some of the grandchildren

My sister-in-law cooking with hubby and other sis-in-law

The results is good eats!

Thankfully we could get some water in the pool.  Do you think it is finally enough?  We had it a little more than half full when the tanker came.  It didn't take the whole load so Tom started running the backwash while the tank was still emptying into the pool.  We figured might as well keep it coming in while we are cleaning it out, right?  Well, it ended up in overload and blowing some of the hoses off!  We were soaked, but the tanker kept emptying.  The poor guy ran to the truck to turn it off.   Now with the rain, it is so full I don't think we have to worry about evaporation for a long time!!

With Belle's kids now gone, I have started milking her.  I am getting about 1/2 gallon a day.   This means I am on way to putting up Mozzerella!   Oh, wait,  not if we eat it like this!  Check out how I used the pound I made yesterday.  Big enough for everyone?   That is a butcher knife on the pizza for size estimation.  If that is not good enough,  let me tell  you, I lined our oven rack with foil and pressed out the homemade dough that way.  It barely fit!

The word from my Traveling Tom is that he and his buddy made it to California!

  Then his transmission failed.

He came right across into Sacramento to put his feet in the sand, only to head south of Burbank for his transmission to go in his car.   Stuck near there for a few days, he scrapped the car and plans to take a train home.   Not before trying for work, of course.   Plans?   Well, today his says he is coming back to go to school.   Let's see how far the train brings him.