Catching up on my dear friend Katie's travel blog last night inspired me to keep up with my records. Of course, the big news is the arrival of Jael Serah, better known as Baby Pancake, on the 4th of July. We had spent a lovely evening at Pickett's Trout Farm, enjoying a potluck dinner, hiking, boating, games, and fireworks. By the time we were packing up, I could tell things were getting serious, so the older boys got sent home with Dan; and Lance, Malachi, Havi, and I drove to our friend Jerry's, where we had a home-away-from-home birth suite set up. I put the little kids to bed while Lance and Jerry filled my waterbirthing tub. Lance let my attendant friends know to be on their way ASAP. Our neighbor Theresa arrived, 20 minutes later the baby (caught, just barely, by her daddy), and 4 minutes after that Katie, Kat, and Marissa with her preteen daughter Lily. So much better than a hospital birth. Havi, baby, and I stayed with Jerry (and his air conditioning) for almost 2 weeks while the menfolk held down the fort and worked hard to finish the foundation and start framing the roof. The past two months have included: The past two weeks have been very fruitful, literally. Our friends at the Sequatchie Valley Institute are out of town, so we've been there several times to harvest bucketfuls of their apples and pears. Gideon, Ezra, and I have spent many hours peeling and chopping. Campfire Master Isaac cooked several batches into sauces and compotes for freezing. I'm hoping to get over to Theresa's this weekend for a canning-fest.
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