USA

 A week has flown by since I arrived! It was great to see the family again. Obviously both Ivy and Ben are taller - Benny always has to compare his height to me, he has a way to go yet!!!

I spent a day with Ivy - she gave up her horse riding! We had fun in the pool and she was explaining about hobby horses - look it up on YouTube! That's a whole different world! We had a great time.

I've had a day with Benny too. We spent most of the time in the pool! I don't understand why he feels a need to 'wrestle' me when were in the pool! He remembers things we did last year and so we play word games together. I also sat through some programmes on 'scary moments' which was on YouTube - his choice!

Went to see Ivy horse riding her beloved pony Dottie. She is really riding we'll and her love for Dottie is there for all to see.

Went to see Benny at his 'Golf camp' - it was a simulated course and he did very well when he concentrated!

Also went to watch him at soccer training - Justin still trains one of the teams.

 

At the moment Lauren, Ivy and Benny have gone to Chicago to visit friends so that leaves Justin and I to look after the chickens - there are 8 of them - we get about 4 fresh eggs a day! We also have Rooster, the dog, who hasn't been well, to keep our eye on! Lauren's dad was a vet so he's been checking on Roo.

The weather has been very warm but yesterday was horrendous - even I had to go into the air conditioned house! It reached about 42C!! A couple of dips in the pool didn't help! Justin and I went out in the car late afternoon and it was registering the temperature at 103°.  Thankfully thunder and lightening rolled in during the evening and has cleared the air.

You can still see remnants of where the hurricane came through last September. On the edge of their boundary is woodland - plenty of trees fell during the hurricane. Ivy, Ben and I were in the pool the other day when we heard a strange noise, maybe deer rooting around in the wood, when suddenly a tree crashed to the ground! 

As I sit here a friendly little fellow passes by 

Sometimes he's bright green sometimes brown!