Catch-Up

My apologies for not getting on here sooner and updating the blog. Hayden is continuing to grow...in both height and personality. He is an amazing amount of fun to be around;so, we have been taking advantage of his "fun-loving" personality by going to the pool once a week and spending lots of time outside. He knows a variety of signs now and can tell you when he is thirsty, hungry or if there is a bird, fan or light in the near vicinity! He understands more signs than he is able to do at this point - he is just so smart! However, he cannot differentiate between the signs for mum and dad...so, Shane and I have the same sign!

We had an amazing thunder and lightning show about 5 days ago. The lightning was intense and went on for hours. Apparently, there were over 1800 lightning strikes in the local area. Despite having a little rain with the storm, the lightning set off over 30 fires locally. A couple have affected houses. Burney seems to be the eye of the storm, with fires all around us. Thankfully, the wind has kept the town relatively clear of smoke...so far at least.

August is a slower month for the Lodge...which, honestly, is nice. I am tired and it is nice to be spending a little more time at home with Hayden. He has been coming to work with me more and more as it is so quiet at the Lodge. I am lucky that I get to take him to work.

Shane, for those of you that don't know, passed his RPF (Registered Professional Forester) examinations that he took in April. I am, as always - in everything he does, amazingly proud of him. He was not motivated or excited about studying the material; but, managed to do what he needed to. He has also built a sprinkler system in our front and back gardens. It is so lovely to not have to go out and move sprinklers around. It would be an under-statement to begin to talk about how incredible Shane is when he puts his mind to something.

Well, I think that is all for now. I will continue to do better on uploading to the blog.

Much love, Marisa.