Goodbye Kevy

This past Saturday, our beloved dog Kevy, passed away. He was 15 years old so it wasn't completely unexpected, but still so very hard. He had is share of health issues popping up in the past year but up until recently, was the picture of health. None-the-less, it is hard to believe that a big dog could live to be this old and still have a hop to his step.
I am sure everyone thinks this of their pets, but he was such a great dog. He looked a little scary to those who didn't know him but was a great big teddy bear. If he could have, he would have climbed up in your lap the first chance he got and would have covered you with stinky dog-breath kisses. Even in his old age, the kids were able to yank on his tail and tug on his ears with never even the hint of a growl.
I am truly grateful that he was able to pass on his own, peacefully. I have had to put two of our animals to sleep, which is not an easy thing for me to do because I am such an animal lover. Right now, my heart is absolutely breaking for Roxy. She will be 4 this August and she has barely known life without her good pal, Kevy.
They got along so well together and Sunday she seemed so lost without him. She kept looking in the dog house for him and she didn't have the pep in her step as usual so the kids and I spent the entire day outside with her throwing the ball, giving her a bath petting her and letting her eat treats to her hearts content.
Boy, we sure are going to miss you, old man. May there be many doggy treats and belly scratches waiting for you in heaven. Goodbye Kevy.

i heart faces - 'Pets'

This weeks theme over at iheartfaces is 'Pets'. I'll give you one chance to guess which pet below is mine...Tom or Jerry?
If you guessed Tom Trixie you are correct!

The story of how this picture came to be is almost as funny as the picture itself. This very afternoon, I was moving three bags of top soil and when I picked up the last one, a furry little baby mouse was scurrying around. Grant wanted me to catch it so I told him to grab one of his butterfly nets. He did, and I was able to capture this little feller (not without a couple of high-pitched squeals and shrieks, mind you!) Since we had actually managed to catch it, I figured we had better at least take a couple of pictures of it. I told Grant to hold the net while I tried to get a picture of him. The mouse ran to the top of the net and sat there while I snapped away. Meanwhile, our cat was enjoying a peaceful nap in the sunshine. Grant decided the cat should 'get' the mouse since that is why we have her (to keep mice out of the garage) and she is usually quite good at it. In this case, she was sleeping so soundly, she didn't even know that a mouse was right under her nose...literally!!!
For those of you who are wondering the fate of little Jerry...well he ended up running up the handle of the net, Grant screamed like a girl and dropped the net right on the cat. At that point the mouse ran right over the cat and up the back of the chair she was lying on and took an Evil Knievel leap from the top rung into an evergreen shrub, never to be seen again. The End.

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Sibling Love

We've been busy busy once again! Busy with the kids, the yard, the flower gardens, building the new shop, planting lilacs at the land, working, t-ball games, grad parties, visiting family and friends and simply enjoying summer. Tonight I have a little down time because after t-ball, the kids left for a 2, and maybe even 3, night sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's. Daycare is closed the rest of the week and the kids have been begging to go spend some time at the lake so timing was perfect. Since I am going to miss them like nuts, I thought I would share some pictures I took a few weeks back of them loving on each other!NO...Audrey did NOT revert back to a nukie. She found and old nukie of hers in the back of a drawer and decided it would be funny to act like a baby. It only lasted about 2 min but she thought she was pretty funny.
For the most part, I will just let you enjoy them enjoying each other without too many words.
NO...they were not making out! I told them to give each other a kiss and apparently Audrey is an aggressive smoocher! I better watch out for her some day.
I probably shouldn't tell you what they were doing in these next few pictures.
Can you guess?
If you guessed spitting, you are right.
NO, not big old loogies. More like 'say it don't spray it' kind of spitting. But still...YUCK! Whatever it takes to get a cute pic of them laughing together I guess!!
Oh, and check out that cute little pony tail. Audrey's hair is finally getting a little length to it so I couldn't resist trying her very first pony tail.
Now, off for a good nights sleep, in to work early and then I'm thinking a pedicure may be in the cards for tomorrow after work. It will nice to not have to rush to pick them up from daycare and to have a little time for myself but I miss them already.