What a summer!

We've had quite a summer at the dojo this year. Of course everyone knows about the weather. It's finally given us a slight break this week, but we're still ready for fall, and football!

I for one have had too much nature this summer. I've really enjoyed the garden my wonderful husband insisted we put in, even though he will only eat the cantaloupe we're growing, but we've had a serge in animal action outside. Each night we have frogs that hang out around the deck, and on the windows. Then, if the dogs don't eat all their food, the squirrels will come by and eat it. Last night, we had something walking about the deck. I yelled to Jason, and he said it was a fox. Then, Riley and I came home today to a lizard in the house. Jason wasn't home to catch it, so we talked it into crawling outside. Geesh!

Riley has been getting mosquito bites all summer, so we started also putting bug stray on her each morning. That seemed to work, but didn't keep the bee away, which stung her in the mouth. The day care called, and said it was swollen, but then called back later and said it was moving up her face. We ended up taking her to the doctor, but probably shot the video a little late. It was going down by then, plus she had been riding in the car for while, and was feeling the effects of her Benedryl. I was somewhat panicked from the daycare's description, but then saw her. She handled it like a trooper.