{"id":28,"date":"2006-08-03T19:12:52","date_gmt":"2006-08-04T00:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/archives\/28"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:08:53","slug":"thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/03\/thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>and I think it may have finally cooled off around here.\u00a0 A storm rolled through and took the humidity with it.\u00a0 I am hoping it stays cool for a few days.\u00a0 I am tired of the a\/c.\u00a0 Met mi madre at the outlet mall today and picked up some school clothes for the boys, a bed at Pottery Barn for Austin, and some new sun glasses for me because Cole lost mine while we were in Pottery Barn.\u00a0 It was hot, and it wore us out.\u00a0 But we made it home before the storm so all was good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some cool things growing in my backyard.\u00a0 The yellow flower is on a gourd plant.\u00a0 Last fall we had a party with lots of gourds as decorations and the kids and dogs scattered them everywhere.\u00a0 Now we have gourd plants everywhere.\u00a0 In the sandbox, by the driveway, in the middle of the yard- you name it.\u00a0 The other flower is so very cool- they bloom every year and are always a surprise.\u00a0 I guess I forget about them.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/206074469\/IMG_0459ee.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"333\" alt=\"IMG_0459ee\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/76\/206074469_3b482096f0.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"tt-flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/photos\/photo\/206074468\/IMG_0457ee.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"410\" alt=\"IMG_0457ee\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/72\/206074468_fb0cd3cfb6.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today was the last day of camp for the older kids.\u00a0 They spent the day at Alum Creek.\u00a0 Can&#8217;t believe that summer is almost over and school will be starting soon&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and I think it may have finally cooled off around here.\u00a0 A storm rolled through and took the humidity with it.\u00a0 I am hoping it stays cool for a few days.\u00a0 I am tired of the a\/c.\u00a0 Met mi madre at the outlet mall today and picked up some school clothes for the boys, a bed at Pottery Barn for Austin, and some new sun glasses for me because Cole lost mine while we were in Pottery Barn.\u00a0 It was hot, and it wore us out.\u00a0 But we made it home before the storm so all was good.\u00a0 \u00a0 Here are some cool things growing in my backyard.\u00a0 The yellow flower is on a gourd plant.\u00a0 Last fall we had a party with lots of gourds as decorations and the kids and dogs scattered them everywhere.\u00a0 Now we have gourd plants everywhere.\u00a0 In the sandbox, by the driveway, in the middle of the yard- you name it.\u00a0 The other flower is so very cool- they bloom every year and are always a surprise.\u00a0 I guess I forget about them. \u00a0 Today was the last day of camp for the older kids.\u00a0 They spent the day at Alum Creek.\u00a0 Can&#8217;t believe that summer is almost over and school will be starting 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