Home Sweet Home

With the Denali in the shop and the bug broke down at Grandmothers, it's needless to say I've been spending a lot of time at home.  To make things easier we go outside to walk the dogs twice a day (before and after her nap) to the end of the property line- stopping at the mailbox each of the 4 times we pass it because it's so much fun to open and look inside.  She seems to sleep better after a good game of follow the leader too.

She is talking more and more, using words more and more too.  I will sometimes sit for so long to listen to what she is saying to figure out what she is trying to say.  'wa wa' is water, she has only used it a few times and did so in a very loud way... but I still gave it to her.  I have yet to figure out what 'a-da-ga-tuah' means, but she is usually determined to say it.  I'll hear it over and over as fast as she can repeat it sometimes.

Damage Control

Earlier this month, a semi truck clipped a SDG&E power cord that was hanging low (because it had grown through a tree?) right behind the fence to our backyard.  The truck didn't realize the damage he caused, he was just lost and looking for a way out; but the effects were immediately known in our home when the heater sounded like it blew up and then caught fire.  I screamed 'FIRE' and got out of the way knowing Blue would be there (from the living room) in a flash.  He came to our rescue and got the heater outside; then he was on to damage control.  The power box normally on the pole up above was now plowed into my father-in-law's backhoe, causing the glass windows to break and put a major dent in the cab. 
The electric workers spent all day working, and we were able to get power back on just as darkness was settling in.  We lost our stove, heater, AC, Internet router, VCR, and a few other things when the power surge came back to our house after the power box fell.  We were lucky though, our neighbors didn't have power for a week!

It was a long day without power, but we had a great time playing outside.  The baby kept us both busy studying rocks, dirt and other icky things found on the ground out of the way of the workers. 

Long Lost Photos

I found a chip... well, actually... Anastasia found a chip to an old camera with pictures on it- Jackpot! Finding old pictures not known of is like treasure to me, I love pictures and take far too many because of it.

Anastasia's Grandmother on her Daddy's side with Duke- back when HE was the baby.

A sneak peek of what was to come- big changes for Duke!

Kissy Kissy

Where we fell in love, we also exchanged vows seven years later.

Mom, Trent and Desteny when they came to visit for the summer- LOVE YOU GUYS!!