Thanks, the 4th and Shadow

Will and Diana came on Saturday, the 28th of June, to help us get the patio down. Thanks for all your help. Carbon was gone to scout camp for a week so not much has been done since. We had a 4th of July gathering and had lots of food and fun. The patio seemed so much bigger. News update on Shadow. He suffered a back injury that has left him with nerve damage. He spent a night at the animal hospital and came home Tuesday evening with a bag load of prescriptions. He is doing much better. However, he probably won't be able to run like he used to. Hopefully he will be able to get around. He is confined to a dog crate for two weeks so that he can rest and recuperate. I have to carry him outside to do his business and then carry him back in. He can't jump up or go up or down stairs.

Patio Progress...

Well, the patio is in progress. And you can see that it is not being filled in with cement. After looking around at other cement patios in the neighborhood, we decided to build a wood deck instead. Hopefully it will look beautiful when it is completed.

Old Ugly Patio

School is finally out. I have so many things I want to do. Top of the list is to do something about the patio. It is time it gets fixed up. The boards are rotting and screws are poking out. I am going to pull them up and fill in the spaces with cement. Then, if I can figure out how to do it, I am going to put a new surface down. Also, I am looking for an affordable patio set. If you see one on sale somewhere, let me know.

Baby Daxton is Here!

A new grandbaby arrived early this morning. Daxton entered at about 5:30 a.m. this morning. He's big and healthy. Congratulations to Alan, Jenny and big sister Robbie!!!

Update...

It's been a while since I updated my blog. We got the fence fixed and after some threats, they came back and did it right. Carbon survived his long inpatient stay with Lifetree Clinical Research. That was a long 7 weeks! One of the best things that happened was Jacob coming home. He came home February 5th and now weighs 8lbs 4oz. I caught him smiling so I just had to put his picture up. He seems to be doing well and is slowly growing.

What Happened to the Fence??

We had an unexpected surprise Tuesday morning. It really wasn't a nice surprise either. I guess during the night a car slid through our fence and into the yard. It took out about half of the front fence and broke the wooden post on the side fence. My cranberry cottoneasters got destroyed too! I just love honest people, because the person who did it just drove away. Who do you think gets to foot the bill to fix it?

Ace and Shadow

Amy and Jeremy had a dog. Now we have two dogs. When you have to move, what do you do with your animal friend? You find a good home for him. A family that Amy knew was travelling here to Utah to visit. They kindly allowed Ace to travel with them.



Shadow isn't too thrilled, but he has always been top dog. Now he has to share my affection with another. Ace is so lovable and good, I don't think he'll be a problem. I hope that they learn to get along and that Shadow will let Ace play with his toys.