Not the best summer ever…

Not the best summer ever…

First, June, my brother David died. June was kind of a rough month. Then, July...as I pulled into the Aldi parking lot on July 1st I got a call from one of my doctor's offices, saying they'd called my insurance to get approval for an MRI later in July. The insurance company told them that our insurance had been terminated. WTF?! Surely, an error. I called the insurance company, they said that had to talk to the policy holder, which was Kevin. I called and told him and went about my shopping, hoping that things would be fixed up by the time I got home. But no. Kevin had great health insurance...

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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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as july continues…

as july continues…

the weather is still incredible...today it was only in the 70s again. here's one of our rainy days, which I love to look at and am so happy not to be riding my bike or hiking in. lately I've been...

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july!

july!

right now the weather is extraordinarily fantastic, so yay for that!  79 degrees right now, we might as well be in wales. even though we're staying home this summer, things are mighty fine.  just...

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a new lift at the end of june

a new lift at the end of june

this was the morning of june 28th, when the awesome jeff smith from his company JLS Marine boated over and installed our new boat lift.  it was quite an exciting morning, and remarkable at how...

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moving right along through june…

moving right along through june…

moving right along through june...yet another darling les photo. it's always impossible to take just one... a couple of weekend ago, amy, mom and I got invited by our friend missy to a fundraiser. ...

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more june

more june

it's been a windy summer so far.  hot, humid, windy.  this poor smoke tree cracked in the wind. and this tree out in the circle also came down.  windy. our friends glenn & Julie bought me this...

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june june and more june…

june june and more june…

i'm having a free moment right now.  it's perfectly quiet here in the house, lester is sleeping on the back of the couch nearby, everybody is asleep. I've been photoshopping my june photos,...

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the rest of june…

the rest of june…

roared past, and I can't believe it's july.  the weather has made it seem like it's august, however. meanwhile, a few june photos that weren't boat-related. les finally sat on the floor to ceiling...

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boat part 2

boat part 2

on Wednesday, morning, june 13th, we unveiled the boat and got ready to launch her.  a very exciting morning! yes, we're very proud of the boat. there are four levels of emissions, and we're second...

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