I Love My Owls!

Day 265 Home
If you look real closely, you'll see the owl looking at me in as I hoot at him in the trees!

Day 266 Home
Steve's grandma decided she didn't need her collection of "partners" anymore. Because I have the printer's box, Linda gave them to me. I love them!

Day 267 Road to the dump - Okanogan
Love this view!

Day 268 Wenatchee, WA
My travel date this afternoon! I had to go to Wenatchee for a dentist appointment and Lyndsi decided to keep me company!

Day 270 Home
This is the earliest I've gone to be all year! And it's a Friday night!!

Day 271 Home
The Vedders family called tonight to see if we wanted to have dinner tonight. They brought some pizza fixings over and we had yummy pizza! We always have such a great time together.

Day 272 Home
Steve and Dylan are off hunting this evening! They've been out scouting around so we'll see if they get anything tonight.



Day 273 Home
I got this pretty little lily from my GLAD trainer - Sara. I hope I can keep it alive!

 



Day 274 Home
Lyndsi created a very clever hairstyle tonight!

Day 275 Home
I love my painting! Steve bought this for me this summer after I worked on something. He used it as a bribe!

And Friday Nights are Made For Blogging!

Day 254 Home
Funny little mouthpiece! This is what's helping me sleep at night! I love it!

Day 255 Home
Look how big the chicks are getting! They are very skittish but they sure are cute! We're pretty sure 2 are roosters and 1 is a hen...we'll see!

Day 256 Home
Dylan so nicely stopped to pose for a picture on his way out the door to school. As you can see, he loves getting his picture taken! Had to get a shot of his newest sport uniform - football!

Day 257 Home
Our garden's bounty! I love the colors!

Day 258 Home
Just what every mom/wife wants to come home to - good lord! Steve was working on painting the trim of the house and Lyndsi and Dylan decided to join him. Dylan disappeared before I got home but Lyndsi hung out for a bit.

Day 260 Okanogan Middle School
Picking Dylan up from football practice...

Day 261 Home
Look at this cute face! Lucy hangs out with me in the evenings. I enjoy the company!

Day 262 Lake Roosevelt Football Field
Dylan's second football game. Hurt his hip this time but came off smiling!

Day 263 Okanogan High School
I thought this was a funny little shot of my newest professional development. I was working with a friends and we were "Facetimed" into a workshop whose other participants were online. We were all posting updates and refreshing the results , as well as checking our emails, so there were 2 or three electronic devices being used at all times!

Day 264 Eastside Omak Sports Complex
Steve volunteered to be Lyndsi's soccer coach this year. I think Lyndsi only played because Steve was her coach! They're having a good time together.

Dreary Days Call for Blogging

Day 246 Home
Lyndsi decorated this cute cupcake cake for the fair - hope she does well! Because it's not as easy as it looks....
 

Day 247 Okanogan County Fairgrounds
Poor Fred wasn't quite ready for the noise of the fairgrounds. I think he thought he'd been abandoned! One night it rained and blew so hard his cage was soaked. Hopefully he took cover in his tube! Fred took a blue ribbon home with him!

Day 248 Okanogan County Fairgrounds
Fred and ....someone! This is Fred's pen for the weekend. He shared with Mylan's pig. Neither one really liked being at the fair so they slept a lot!

Day 249 Okanogan County Fairgrounds
Dylan just completed his fitting and showing. He did great! It was harder than he thought but he was so good! Fred responded well, though he tried to find the nearest exit at any and all opportunities. I was so proud of Dylan for trying this new adventure.

Day 250 Okanogan County Fairgrounds
Dylan walked up into the stands to thank Brian Whitley for buying Fred the Fair Pig. Another proud day for me! Not only did Dylan get into that ring with Fred alone, he showed off  Fred's assets and then made the trek up into the crowded stands to personally thank the representative of the company who paid a lot of money for Fred. Way to go, Dylan!

Day 251 Okanogan County Fairgrounds
Last day of fair! We were watching a bit of horse racing before picking up Lyndsi's crafts and going home. We'd already said our good byes to Fred and the other pigs - that was the hardest part of the day!

Day 252 Home
This is how Lyndsi typically reads! She doesn't last long once her head hits that pillow. I also love her glasses! They look so grown up!

Day 253 Viewmont Drive
Over the weekend we had a torrential downpour that caused all sorts of flash floods and road damage, yard damage, house damage. And we missed it all! It didn't rain that hard at the fairgrounds, where we were watching kids show their animals. So coming home to our road practically washed out was quite a shock! The estimates for repairs ran at about the $300,000 range! Wow!