Happy Birthday Kelly!!

My Baby Girl turns 29....so many happy memories!!

We are so proud of the woman you have become!!

May your day be filled with joy and happiness!!

Looking forward to seeing you next week.

Chi Pups - So Sweet!

Little Ms Lucy had her puppies this morning...in the laundry basket. She had four pups and I think they are all boys. Not a one of them is the same color as from her last litter!

Mother and babies are all doing well.

I hope summer has decided to stay around awhile. The garden is doing well, (all the rain we've been having) it seems to have drawn the attention of a new visitor. She is happy to just stay out in the garden and watch it grow! The potatoes and peas are blooming and I have little tomatoes growing...I am so ready for garden veggies!

The chicks are growing and have taken over the chicken house since the 3 old hens can't seem to be nice to them. The old hens don't really care though because they get to free range and they love it, the only problem being it can be like an Easter egg hunt to find where they have layed their eggs.

Lucy is about to have a litter of pups, this will be her 2nd and last. I think she will have them in the next week or so.

Since I had this week off of work, we decided to take a little trip. We drove over to Seattle to visit Mike's old neighborhood. We drove by his old school, then went to Lincoln Park to see the saltwater pool he used to swim in. What a pretty park, right on the sound. Next we went to Alki Beach, then over to Ivar's for fish & chips and chowder. BTW Garmin's are a wonderful thing!!

Vacation!!

Last week Mike and I drove back to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to visit Kelly and Ryan in their new home. It is a nice drive about 21 hrs. We spent our 1st night in Medicine Hat, Alberta then got to Kelly and Ryan's at around 3pm the next day. Their home is beautiful!! They have only been there a little over a month but they are getting it very homey. Kelly does a wonderful job in that department! The weather was great while we were there, they took us to Lake Manitoba one afternoon....nice sandy beaches.

There is even lots of seating available

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The grand-dogs love it too!

One evening they took us into Winnipeg where we enjoyed an East Indian buffet....Delicious! There were all kinds of foods to try!! Then we went to the Imax and watched Avitar w/ 3D glasses. What fun!

On another evening Ryan took us to where he works ( he is a flight instructor in the Canadian military). He even gave a lesson in the flight simulator that pilots actually practice in, that was soo cool...just like being in a real plane!

It wasn't all play while we were there, we did want to help them out some too. Since their new appliances arrived while we were there Mike was able to install their dishwasher and range hood. He and Ryan installed the garage door opener too. Okay, I mostly did play...I shopped, walked the dogs with Kelly, shopped some more, ate to much good food and had a totally fun time with my daughter.

It is always bittersweet to have to go home..But we will be back and can't wait to see all the progress they will have made outside at their home.

The Roof & Dormers

The weather finally gave the guys a break and they were able to get the sheathing up on the roof. These two dormers go into the living room and foyer, there will be a third that is faux. This house is about 2100 sq ft.

My new to me car...Pearl...an '08 Pt Cruiser. I LOVE IT!! It is so fun to drive. We are driving it over to Manitoba next week to visit Kelly and Ryan. This is the first car I have ever had that is what I wanted.

The Walls are Up!!

I love this part of seeing a house built...it feels like things are really beginning to happen! The next two pictures are of the front of the house.

The living room is on the right with the big windows, the two windows on the left are the two secondary bedrooms, and the entry door into the foyer is in the middle.

This is the back of the house (picture below)

Looking into what will be the dining room and kitchen (below)

In this shot you can see where the two sliding glass doors will be in the living room, the laundry room door and the sliding glass door into the dining room (below)

Mike has mountains of dirt and rock to move and more back filling to do but the tractor has broke down. Hopefully the mechanic will get it fixed next week.

House # 4...off to a Good Start!

It has been an eventful last few weeks...the work continues on house #4. Here Jimmy is getting ready for the cement to be poured into the foundation walls, I guess that contraption he is carrying is to to get rid of any evil spirits in the concrete...ghost buster style(lol)

Kelly, always ready to help out!

The pour went well,

Next the floor joists...

Then the floor.

Now for the back filling.

All was going well...then the hydraulics went out on the tractor, so now waiting for it to be repaired.

Here are a few pix of Easter...Kelly and Mike coloring eggs..

Easter Dinner

Kelly and I hiked up to the top of the hill behind our house, you can see our home and home site below. What a wonderful view!! That is a walk I need to take a lot more often.

Lucy and Nevaeh on a walk..

All tuckered out with Daisey.

What intelligent grandpups I have!!

Mike playing favorites

We have had a wonderful spring with Kelly home for a visit! On Monday she loaded up her puppies and took off for her new home in Manitoba. We miss her, but are looking forward to visiting her and Ryan and seeing their new home next month.