A/N: I still haven't started working on year 6. I've been very busy lately so I've been at college or sleeping. Even though I get a small break, that time has to be spent studying and working on a project. I may have to hold off uploading year 6. We'll see what happens. I'll see if I can work on it soon.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon.

Entry 180 day 11 Summer

Love is in the air. At least I think it is. I'll explain in a moment. The rain continued from last night, so I stayed awake at 6:00am. Which is usually when I greet Marlin when he wakes up and then I would take Romeo out. Then I would sleep until 7:00am. Well, instead, I walked into Nathan's room. And I saw him wake up. He wished me a good morning.

I planned on going out to do my chores, but then I remembered I wanted to check on something in my room. I don't remember what it was. But what happened pretty much explains why I forgot. I went in my room and then while my back was turned, Nathan walked in my room. He hesitantly called for me. I didn't know he went in there after me so I was surprised. I turned to face him and he asked if he could talk to me for a moment. I realized we were alone. Marlin was probably in the kitchen getting some food. I asked Nathan what is it he wanted to talk about. And we both walked over by my bed.

It was taking him a while to say what was bothering him. I was getting a little worried. Especially when he rubbed his eyes. Nathan couldn't even really look me in the eyes at that point. He stared at the ground when he asked if it was strange to like someone older. Like 10 years older. So... it was finally coming out. He likes someone. I shook my head no. Nathan seemed a little relieved and looked back up at me. Then he asked if I really thought so. By that time, I was running down a list of names. Who is older? My first thought was Samantha. But she has a husband and kid. Then for a brief moment, I thought of Vesta. Ugh! I'd jump off the bridge if he liked his aunt that way! I asked him who he liked. Then Nathan looked down at the ground again and hesitated. Then another person came to mind. She's 20 years older, but looks like she's still in her 20's. I asked Nathan if it was Lumina. Nathan confirmed that my guess was right. And asked what I thought. That's when Marlin asked what Nathan thought. Rather than what I thought. Nathan and I were surprised to see Marlin standing by the door that led to the kitchen. He must have snuck in when we weren't noticing. Marlin's quiet.

Anyway, Marlin walked up to us and gave his input. He said, "Between men and women, the one who falls in love is the loser. You're put on the offensive." Then Marlin asked if Nathan loved her. Nathan just looked shocked to be asked that. He didn't answer. Marlin just said that if that's the case, then he should go after her. And that was all he needed to know. They both stared at the ground at that point. ThenMarlin told Nathan good luck before he went back in the kitchen. I looked back over to Nathan. He started to walk out. He stopped and thanked me for listening. And he said that he felt better. Then Nathan went back to his room.

Honestly, I think a 20-year difference is a bit much. I wouldn't mind 10 years. And there's the fact that Lumina likes this other guy. What was his name? Pebble? Either way, even though Lumina wouldn't go for the idea, I shouldn't shoot Nathan down. I want him to follow his heart. The important thing is that he learns how to love. Seeing him start to like someone, but is unsure of themselves reminds me of myself.

After all that, I took care if my animals and the grass was ready. So I cut all of that down for fodder. I didn't want to tire myself out so I didn't go fishing or do any extra work. The last 2 Watermelons were harvested, and I planted the last Melon seed. I'm back up at 40,000G. So that's good news. Later in the day, both Marlin and Nathan were talking in the kitchen. I wonder what it was about. Maybe the event that morning. Nathan told me that he needs to really think about the whole Lumina issue. I trust my boy, er... little man. Yep, I gotta keep reminding myself that he's 26-years old. The rain started back up tonight. But I don't mind. I must say, this has been one interesting first day of Summer.

Entry 181 day 12

The fruit are almost ready to be picked. That'll be nice. It rained a little, then stopped today. So I was able to wash my animals like I usually do every 3 days. I had a slow start, so I didn't do much. I did get to see my favorite episode of Detective-wait-en-see though. Tomorrow, I want to go see Lumina. It's been a while since I've seen her. But I should hurry if I do that. Van comes tomorrow. That and I'll probably have to pick fruit from the trees. It started raining again. I hope it'll stop by tomorrow.

Entry 182 day 13

Marlin complemented me today. That warms my heart. He's so sweet.

Well, I realized that I made a slight mistake in my counting before. It was 3 trees that gave me fruit. The banana, orange and peach trees. I wasn't paying attention before and just thought it was 2.

Anyway, it didn't rain. So that was good. I sold a bunch of fish to Van again. The Snelt is worth more that Colombo.

Nathan went over to Vesta's after I paid her a visit. I saw Muffy later, she said that she's so hot from the summer heat that she feels faint. Oh, and I was looking for Lumina, but I couldn't find her at the villa. So I went to see if I could find her in the forest. And I saw a huge lizard with a bandage and splint on it's front leg. It must have been hurt somehow. I left and I ran into Lumina. I'm still trying to figure out exactly where she was before. So she said she saw the lizard too. And she wondered who could have fixed up the lizard's leg. I wonder too. Oh well, nothing else really happened so I'll stop here.

Entry 183 day 14

I collected more fruit. I put a few in the fridge and the rest will be sold.

Nathan came out with me in the field. He complained about how hot it was. That's summer for you.

The turnip seeds I planted are almost ready for harvest. I think I'll keep them in the fridge. They're an excellent ingredient for Fish Stew. I decided to keep all the golden eggs I get and wait to sell them to Van. That way I can haggle for a better price. I'll reach that 50,000G mark. Just you wait. I'm getting a craving for some Earth Soup. Maybe I'll make some for Marlin and myself.

Oh yeah, all the big fish I catch will be sold. The smalls ones will be for my family to eat. So it evens out. Hopefully, the next time I see Van will be a big pay day. My horse is funny. Stan keeps walking close to me when I fish. Is he watching me?

Entry 184 day 15

Between washing my animals, shaking trees for fruit, cutting fodder and harvesting 20 turnips, I was very tired and hungry. Like I wanted, I made Marlin and I some Earth Soup. I cooked a lot of it and now I feel a thousand times better.

When I went fishing, I decided to move to a spot other than the river. It's farther than home, but I gave the Turtle Swamp a try. Which is close to the beach. Ah, the beach. Where I met Takakura face to face when I first came here. Good times... anyway, I only had time to catch one fish. But I think it's a good one. It may have taken forever to catch just one fish, but I caught a fairly rare one. So that makes up for it. I guess I should try fishing there more often.

I saw that raccoon by Vesta's. He's so cute. Well, like I said, I'm keeping all the Turnips. I want to try cooking more. But I have to remember to sell some crops. Other than saving them all for ingredients. I'm gonna lose money by keeping more than I sell. I didn't get much money from yesterday. But I think I'll get more tomorrow. I think.

Entry 185 day 16

Today, Marlin said he really liked the Earth soup. He also said he wished I would make more. After that I went to watch a little tv that morning. I usually check the weather report. No matter how unreliable it can be at times. A documentary came on. It was talking about a super rare fish that lives in Forget-Me-Not. And that it lives in ponds and swamps. They also said it's so rare, only a few people have ever caught a large one. So the people in Forget-Me-Not should be on the lookout for the Arna. I knew that if I ever caught one, it would probably be a small one. That, and in the far future. I went on to do my work after watching.

The 3 trees stopped giving fruit since Summer is almost over. The other trees should give fruit in Fall though. So I don't mind. Well, after I did my chores, I went to my new fishing spot. The Turtle Swamp. I caught a few big Colombo fish. Even if they are big, they are so common that they don't sell for much. I think the biggest ones sell for 50G. It was getting a little late. So I was going to catch just one more fish before heading home. I waited over an hour for a bite and was thinking I should just give up. Stan was so bored waiting for me he fell asleep again. My poor horse. A fish suddenly started nibbling at the bait. I waited for the right moment. And the fish bit the hook. So I tried to reel it in. But that fish was fighting very hard and for a long time. I had to hold on with all I had. Then I was finally able to pull it in. You wouldn't believe how long it took. Guess what it was? An Arna! And it was a huge one! What luck! To think that the show just told me this morning how rare it is and I just got one! I'm in a really good mood! When Van comes on the 8th, I'm getting a big pay day! I'm definitely making the swamp my official fishing spot!

Entry 186 day 17

Not a lot happened. I couldn't find Celia though. I wonder where she went. Marlin's been saying that our son has been eating a lot more recently and he guesses it's natural for growing boys to do that. Interesting how my husband seems to notice that. I certainly haven't noticed Nathan's eating patterns. Maybe Marlin's getting bored and is focusing on small things. I don't know. I might be reading too much into that. Then again, it's not like Marlin ever leaves the farm.

Anyway, I fished at Turtle Swamp again. I didn't catch much. But that's alright, it's not like I expect to catch another Arna any time so soon.

Summer is almost over. That means I'll have to buy more seeds soon. Speaking of that, Nathan was at Vesta's looking at the crops there. He keeps asking me questions about farming. I do my best to answer. My son has been reading a lot of books too. Oh, and Nathan sometimes says that we've never been on a family trip. Which is true. We've been way too busy with farm life to do that. It must make him want to go on a trip. I have to agree. I think that would be nice. I wish I could take a vacation. But I'm needed at Natsume farm. Oh well... Van comes tomorrow. I wonder how much money I'll get. Before I forget, Romeo did something really cute. He came by my side and fell asleep. It's little moments like that, that make me almost not mind his constant meowing. Ah well, he just loves me. That's all I can think of. I'm going to bed.

Entry 187 day 18

Pay day! Wahoo! I haggled my tail off and now I currently have 51,533G! Of course, after I buy seeds it'll drop under the 50,000G mark. But there's no way I won't have at least 50,000 by the end of the year! I'm so happy I could sing! I harvested most of the melons. The rest should be ready by tomorrow. And I cut down the wilting melon plants. So most of the land is ready for the next batch of seeds. I'm thinking... Tomato and Yams. Well, that took up most of the day so I'll have to cut this entry short. But Woo hoo! Today ruled!

Entry 188 day 19

Turns out the grass was ready to be cut. I guess that's good since Fall will be here soon. Cutting all that fodder made me very busy. It was a lot! I harvested the rest of the Melons. Then I bought 40 Yam seeds from Vesta, and 40 Tomato seeds from Celia. I'm surprised that I'm just 1,000 short of 50,000G after buying all those seeds.

Anyway, it started to rain around 2:00pm. So I hurried to let my animals in. After that, I went to the river to fish. I didn't want Stan to get all wet from taking me to the swamp. I wasn't going to walk all the way over there either. So fishing in the river was easier. It's right by my farm anyway. I think the rain is stopping. I currently don't have crops growing, so the rain is more of a hindrance. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll plant all my seeds. If I'm lucky, it'll rain then too.

Entry 189 day 20

It's the last day of Summer. It rained a little, but it stopped. The only person I really had a chance to talk to was Celia. She was at my Sis-in-law's all by herself. Vesta must have gone to visit Romana. I guess. I saw her at a far distance going in that direction. I went to Turtle Swamp with my horse to do a little fishing. I waited hours for a fish to bite. Then it started raining. I wanted to go back to my farm and let my animals inside the barn, but something told me to wait. I did, and a fish started bitting the hook suddenly. I battled hard to reel it in. And when I finally did, it was a big Arna. Wow. It wasn't as big as the first one, but it should fetch a good price. I can't believe I caught another one. That's just crazy luck.

I rode Stan back to my farm and let him and the other animals back into the barn. After that, I planted all 80 Tomato and Yam seeds. That took a while. Back at home, I noticed Nathan seemed a little down today. I have no idea why. As his mother, it made me a little sad too. I always want him to be happy. With that goofy little smile of his.

This reminds me of his teen years. He was always sad back then. But I'm sure he'll be back to his cheery self in no time. You know, he was sitting next to that teddy bear that I got him when he was a kid. I still think it's evil. Stuffed toys should not breathe. Anyway, I need to focus. Half the year has gone by. I need to keep working. I may have gotten older, and have crows feet. But I can still work hard to provide for my family. Takakura has taught me that. On to Fall!