...and so forth.

The house if full again after Rick's and AJ's return. Neither is employed.

• Construction continues on the house. It's an inconvenience that had AJ sleeping several hours in DJ's room this morning.

• Mark, Rick, and J pruchased squirt guns and a kiddie pool the other day. The three of them could have been seen sitting in it in the back yard the other day. I don't know if that is considering awkward, gay, or genius.
• Considering the heat, it was a good decision. The pool is in the front yard and we spent several hours sitting on chairs with our feet in it watching cars pass today.
• DJ went back to Wausau for Strei's grad party. We'll miss him terribly.
• Mark discovered that his new apartment in Richfield, MN is in the ghetto. He'll fit right in.
• The wall that was shared between the upstairs living room and Ben/AJ's room is gone. All that's is there now is a big blue tarp (for privacy). When the carpenters put it up the remarked that should AJ bring a girl home it would be nice if somebody let him use their room.