July & the 4th of July

So, once again my main excitement for the month revoles around my sister Robin and her family (the Caudills). Last year for the 4th of July the Caudills came to Michigan and spent about a week. Then Libby stay a week at my parents house and a week with Josh's parents. But do to the fact that Josh had lost his job in June they were unable to afford the trip to Mi. So, in lew of that the Caudills met my parents half way between Lansing, MI and Centreville, VA. Which was some where in Ohio. Where Libby and Abby were handed over to the care of my parents. So that the girls could at lest come and visit both my parents and Joshs parents. So, a whole week with a 4 & 2 year old ensued at my parents house. OH those girls are SO much fun! They both have their own personality and are not afraid to show it! One of the main thing my mom and I did with the girls was take them to the local county fair. There they rode the little kiddie rides, went to the petting zoo, looking at the farm animals ( it's a 4H fair too) and went on a awesome pony ride!
I have mentioned before that I have my own place and that I have been kinda fixing it up and doing repairs. Well, at the end of July I hired someone to resealed the roof to my house. It was coated with a black tar-like stuff , so you can imagine what it was like inside the house in the summer. Yeah, not so much fun. Especially since I had vowed NOT to turn on the A/C. Since I was saving SO much money that way I made sure that Brad (the guy who did it for me) got new sealant in white, I made a bit of difference. Instead of walking into a furnace like house when I cam home for work. It was more like walking into a shaded area, still hot but not sweltering.