Haven't Posted In A While

I realized that I didn't post anything in the month of June. Last post was about getting our dog. She's working out pretty well - the cats still don't really want anything to do with her, but they get along well enough. We're doing some training with her. She's smart, but she's also a bit stubborn - some things she knows what we're saying, but will only obey for a few seconds. 

We still haven't brought out the camper this year, and I honestly don't know if it will happen or not. Camping is an outdoor, socially distant, activity, but part of the fun in camping is doing all the stuff the campground has to offer - the playground, the pool, and so on. That stuff isn't the best with COVID-19 potentials. And the campground bathrooms should be strictly off limits. Our camper has a bathroom, but since it hasn't been out this year, it's still winterized from last fall. That means a lot of extra time to de-winterize in order to use the bathroom. And then, of course, if it gets used at all (even once) we'll have to winterize again before putting it back in storage this fall. All that means I'm unsure it will be used this year, which is kind of a shame.

We still don't know what school is going to look like in the fall. The first day of school is 5 weeks away and nothing has been announced. My guess is that it will be a mix of in-person learning and on-line classes. I don't know what that mix will be (half days, full days but only a few days a week, or something else).

My summer project around the house is almost complete. I built a play house for my daughter in the backyard under the porch. It's a room around 8' by 9' with a couple of windows. The front half of the play house is open all the way to the ceiling (9' or so) and the back half has a loft about 5 1/2 feet off the floor. The inside is painted white and will have rainbow-colored polka dots (the dots are still to come). The outside is painted in rainbow colors - two walls are done and a third has its base coat done. I'm hoping she'll get a lot of use out of it, because it was a couple thousand dollars to build. I guess it could eventually become a shed (although sheds are illegal according to the neighborhood bylaws).

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