It's June!

 The months are going by fast. It's been a week of AC on, windows closed, then AC off, windows open. Repeat. Repeat.

Ralph is growing lettuces in his hydroponic thing. It's amazing- you cut off what you want, but never more than 1/3 of the lettuces. By the next day, more are growing! We have lettuce from it at least every other day!

I had another page finish, and moved the piece on the q snap frame. It's coming out so well! I treat each page as a project, which keeps it from getting boring. My goal is to have it done by the end of the year. I'm not saying which year! I've got almost 2 years into it, but I've put it aside twice for a few months. 

June is Manda and Jake's birthdays, and Manda and Ben's 12 anniversary. The 26th, their anniversary, is also the sad 3rd anniversary of Joseph's death. It's so hard to believe he's gone. I pass the cemetery where he's buried frequently.  His ashes are buried with Mom's. Dad is next to them, and my grandparents are in the next row. Every time I go by them, I salute my Dad and my Pop, blow a kiss to Mom and MomMom, and touch my hand to my heart for Joseph. I talk to them, and I tear up every time. Just writing about them makes me tear up. Mom, Dad, and my grandparents lived long lives, all well into their 80's. Joseph was 32. 32 forever he'll be. He's already missed so much, and my heart hurts thinking that he'll miss so many milestones of Joey's. 

I hope he's resting in peace.