1st Haircut & Grooming

Today, our "Lads" had their first professional bath and haircut. We thought that Dexter (the black & white) would be the most difficult. But, it turned out to be that Oliver (the black) raised the biggest Hoop-La. We took them to Pet Smart and Dexter went right in, but Oliver needed some prodding. When we dropped them off, they both suffered some separation anxiety, but Oliver voiced his concern the loudest. During their baths, neither liked it much and the same thing was true about their drying and grooming, but Dexter voiced his dismay more prominently and was the most difficult. When we picked them up, they both were excited to get back home and be with Mom & Dad. The previous pictures are "Before & After" pictures.

Almost 9 Months Old Now

Our great granddaughter is almost 9 months old now and I hope she never loses her dimples. Her name is Kaiya.


What a charmer!


When did "Happy Hour" end?

New Quilt for our Newest Great Grand Child

Her name is Lexis Elisabeth Whitman. She was 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and 20 inches long. Here is a picture of the quilt that here Great Grand Mother made for her. She was born to our Grand Daughter Heather in Lewiston Idaho on November 17, this year. Her father, Chris, is serving overseas for our world's freedoms. May the Lord bless all three of them.

St. Joe River, Idaho

I'm tired of the construction around our house so I'm posting a more pleasant picture to look at when you log into my blog.

This Use To Be Our Driveway

Work on the sewer continues. This hole is 8 1/2 feet deep. We would have been housebound except for the grace of our backyard neighbors. There is a gate in the fence between our properties, and they let us park our rigs in their front yard. Thanks to Sean & Debbie.

Our House; You cant get here from there.

They started work on our sewer project again today. We would be house bound, but we managed to get the rigs moved to our back yard neighbor's front yard in time. The way this construction works is, one guy digs the hole and the other guy fills it back in. In between, someone lays the sewer pipe. It's quite an operation and kept us entertained for a good long while. They should be done with the pipes by end of day tomorrow, but nobody knows when they're going to pave. Still, I feel like a little kid watching my Tonka Toys working.





These guys really know what they're doing.

Fishing Enjoyment with Family

I had the pleasure of fishing with my cousin and her husband recently at Newman Lake. I have a hard time getting into a boat so they brought a household step ladder along to help. It works great. We traveled quite a ways to get to a place that you can't get to without a motor. This year's fishing has been slow, but on this day we all did very well. I think, (and hope) that the fishing is just going to get better for the next few weeks. A great big thank you to Rick & Debbie. Debbie is my mother's first cousin. But she's still what I call MY COUSIN.