Hi Everyone!

[paula1961]

Gayle you are one busy lady! Sorry you are sitting at the airport. Are you going alone?
Try to at least get to do a little something fun while you are there. Hope you have a safe trip. We'll hold down the fort while you're away.

[gja1000]

Hi guys! Up early this morning getting readyfor a long boring day. Oh Boy!

Gary wasgoing to come with me but our daughter is having minor foot surgery a d so he stayed home to help her and so she wouldn't have to keep our boys. It's best though, I don't get finished before 5:00 any day so we wouldn't have been able to make it to any museums anyway.

Y'all have a good day!

[judy]

I'm having a Board meeting of the Catskill Women's Network here tonight. I'm making chicken with green beans and feta cheese. It's really delicious and easy to make. We all bring a dish to these Board meetings.

I have Marcia coming to clean later, and then I'll set up, and I'm ready. I'm so excited to be able to have people in my home. I love entertaining!

Yesterday, I went to a new friend, Lynn's house. She started a Giving Circle, and I originally didn't want to bother, but I am so glad I got to know Lynn and went to the meeting. She is a lovely woman, with 3 daughters in college, and not enough money! She manages well though. Her home is a beautiful country house, and I met some very nice new people.

I had the grandkids Thursday through Saturday, and enjoyed them so much! They were just so much fun! It is much better when the weather is nice and they can run around outside. Brandon and Kassidy found an earthworm, Swimmie, and made him a house in a cardboard box with dirt and leaves and water. This took a lot of work! Swimmie did not make it though, and I grabbed him and threw him into the dirt before they could put salt on him. I am not so sure he was 100% dead yet.

Jessie had TWO unexpected litters. She has been busy with the deliveries and the pups. Then she told me that the two little Japanese Chins tied! I just laughed at her I am not sure they understand the dog approach to reproduction! Female goes into heat...male smells it...she lets him tie on certain days....oh...puppies!

Well, they are adults, and will manage it however they manage it. I keep saying "How wonderful!" a lot. It keeps things so harmonious!

[lynne b]

Saturday we celebrated my mom's 75th b-day, she has come along way from almost 3 yrs ago. She was so surprised that I had planned this for her. My brother and sil came home from California, my uncle on my dad's side and his family came in from Ohio and then turned around and drove back home the same day, about a 5 hr drive one way, pluse i got as many cousins and high school friend and other friends to come also, and as many g-kids and gg-kids, there was probably around 40/50 people there, we had the party at the house where us kids grew up, my brother owns it now, it felt just like old times like whenever my mom would plan the family get togethers. The weather was gloomy but ended staying dry so the kids could play outside. The emotional part of that day is my brother is here to see about fixing up the house to rent it out, it has set empty for almost 5 yrs and just needs updated. The thought of someone else living in the house that i grew up in is really bothering me, even though it has sit empty i have always known that it was the one place i could always go to. I have visions of renters living there and me just going there and walking in on them just like i always walk into the house. LOL
Sunday we went to Coloumbus Ohio to a dog show, a 5 hr drive one way, we met the breeder that i bred Sadie with last April, well i kept her little girl, the breeder kept her and if she has the attitude for the ring she is going to show her for me, she definatley has the looks, everyone was just in aww of her, she got her 1st show bow put in yesterday, she looked so good in it. I none the less was a wreck having to leave her there, she is such a sweetheart of a girl and my 1st little one, she weighs 4lb on the nose. well we should know in a few weeks weather or not she has what it takes to be shown. she will be living in Michigan during this time so i can't just pop in and see her, i know this is harder on me than it is her, the 5 hr drive home was a very queit one for both me and my hubby.
The 1st pic is my mom and only some of her g-kids, gg-kids and the youngest boy held by his mom is a great great g-son, there are other g-kids that were not able to make it. the girl in the white sweatshirt is my daughter and her 2 daughters are in there also, 2nd pic is g-kids, 3rd pic is my Serena who we left yesterday and last pic is her daddy, he is very close to being dual championed.

[Janet]

I'm so glad everything went so well for your Mother's surprise party. After speaking with you I know she had a great time.

Serena looks gorgeous Lynne. I hope she'll have the attitude to become a Champion....how great would that be???? I know you miss her already, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her and you!

Love the pictures....I was hoping to see one of your brother...lol

[Blueyes]

I loved the pictures too, Lynn. Sounds like a really nice party
Judy, I'm so glad you are busy with your friends!

Everybody is busy, busy...and it's not even summer yet, lol!!

I've been busy, too. I'm trying to spend as much time as I can with my kids before they leave the country. They couldn't get their visas to do mission work in Scotland, so they'll be moving to Cebu, Philippines. I'll be keeping y'all updated, but right now I can barely even type about it. I'm really going to need you ladies...

I love you all

[judy]

Awww, Lynne. What an event you guys had! It is wonderful that your Mom's health has gotten better! You have a beautiful family. The dogs are gorgeous!
I hope Serena makes champion! She has the looks for sure. I bet you do miss her!

Betsi, you are in my heart. It will be so hard to say goodbye. The Philippines do sound like a beautiful place to go though, and I hope you get to visit a few times a year.

[DianaB]

Judy, I'm so glad that you're making friends and becoming an active part of your community!! I know that you're excited to finally have others see your home and all of your hard work!! I'm sure that you'll get lots of compliments!!!

Gayle, you constantly amaze me!! All of your travels and your work!!! You are soooo busy and yet you still find time to be on here with us!!! It sounds like you did a wonderful job getting your report together and understood everything so well that you could answer questions with having to search for the answers!! I hope they give you a HUGE raise!!!! I hope that you can find some time to enjoy being in DC and not in meetings all day long!! Your posts after a trip are always so interesting and so I'm looking forward to hearing all about it!!! Just stay safe!!!

Lynne, it sounds like you planned a wonderful party for your Mom!!! I'm sure that she loved having all of her family around!! She's a very beautiful lady!! I know that after I've moved out of a house that I have a hard time thinking about someone else living there too. I've even gone back to houses and asked to visit them again......it's not the same though!!! I even had a couple of girls ask to come back and visit our last home.....I know that it was hard on them to see things different too. It was funny because we had all kinds of things that showed they had lived there......we had their names carved in the woodwork here and there and the kids would find little toys and stuff in the yard from them!! The kids thought that was so cool so they buried little things all over the yard for the next people......sadly though we now own the home and it's in such bad shape that no one will ever live there again to find their little "treasures". Ahhhhh.......memories!!!!