Merry Christmas!

Every year, I repost the video of my daughter's solo in church back in '07

because I love it. Hope you enjoy! (I know she hates when I do this,lol, but that's what mothers are for :)

Wreaths Across America 2014

This past Saturday the 13th, Tony and I participated as volunteers in the wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery.

The link to my blogpost about it on my other blog (and the link to the pictures we took)
is  HERE

We unfortunately missed the opening ceremony because the Metro was a mad crush of volunteers heading to the cemetery, and we had to use our phones to take pictures because the entire pack of extra batteries we'd bought were useless :( but it was still an uplifting, moving, awe-inspiring event to be a part of, honoring our nation's fallen heroes. 

More Autumn pics

Autumn pictures

Last year, it occurred to us After fall was over, that we should have taken pictures of the trees in the back as they changed colors. So this year, we're trying to do that.

First pictures were taken Thurs,Sept 25.

And the second set of pictures were taken yesterday and today.

More to come in the days ahead..

Our "Three Amigos"

A friend in Australia refers to her dogs as 'the 3 Amigos', and now that Bo has joined our family, we have our Own 'Three Amigos'

                                        Brownie,Riggo and Bo

It was hilarious this morning when I tried to do my stretches for my back (I hurt my back the end of August)..I normally do them in a room where I can close the door, since I lay on the floor to do them..but all three dogs were napping, so I thought I'd try lying on the floor in the front room.

Is there such a thing as 'too much love'? I think so,LOL, at least it felt that way this morning when as soon as I laid on the floor, I suddenly had the 3 dogs plus one of the cats decided that my actions meant I wanted to play with them...I was literally 'rolling on the floor laughing' while trying to fend off the affections of all of the pets, ha ha.

I gave up and decided to go stretch in a room where I could shut the door!

Bo,Riggo and Brownie

Well ,it's always fun to have pets. and this Used to be My couch, ha ha.

Remembering on September 11th

Over on my troop support blog, I've posted

Remembering on September 11th

Please join me today in keeping the families and friends of all those lost on that day in our thoughts and prayers.

Never forget.

The Summer of the Birds

After our Memorial day cookout, we had just left our canvas chairs folded up and leaning against the wall. The next time we went to get them out, we discovered a bird had made a nest in one of them!

                                      there were 5 eggs in the nest. we left the chair where it was, and blocked it                                        off so that the dogs couldn't get to it.

                                    the eggs hatched

                                   
                                           Momma bird fed her hungry youngsters

                                      and the babies hung around just long enough for our cookout on July 5 and                                        6 .. and then on the 6th? they left the nest one by one and flew away :)

                                        Very cool!!