Brrrrrrr..

Julia took this picture. I just love it. This is the down spout at my mom's house in WA. She has a real 'eye' for photography.

You can see more of her pictures by going to her Flickr account. She will be uploading more pictures in the next few days.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 01/01/11

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Lake

We spent a little time at the lake this weekend. Mackenzie and her Dad met us there. The dog had a blast running around. We let him off the leash a few times and he really enjoyed that!

Sometimes...

Sometimes you just have to feel the wind in your hair and sand in your- paws.

Happy Birthday, Honey!

Saturday is a big day . Two of the most special men in my life are celebrating big things!  (See the post below this one). Tomorrow is my husband 63rd bithday. We hope to go out to dinner tonight and tomorrow he and Brandon have a special daddy/son 'date' planned.


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Proverbs 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousnes


Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

Happy Second Retirement, Daddy

Saturday marks the second retirement for my daddy. Daddy was in the army as an MP and later hired on with the police dept.  Daddy retired as a Sgt, after a 30 year career in the King County Sheriff's Dept in WA. During that time, he did more than just patrol. He was a detective and other vital positions within the the dept. To me, however, he was just daddy. I hired on later on the same dept.  We were able to work together for a few years of those years. I was at one end of the radio while he was at the other. I wish I had a picture available of him in  his police uniform. To me he was and is the most handsome man, especially in his uniform.  My daddy moved to Leavenworth, a Bavarian theme village in the Cascade mountains. In 1994 he took a job as school bus driver. He says it is because the CIA was not hiring at the time. LOL. He has driven a shuttle bus around for tourists during the many village festivals .  He even drove the bus for the fire fighters during a major fire not far from their town. He's done odd jobs around town too, made friends and been active in his church.. He's also been in 11 parades around the state wearing-- See him here----> Liederhosen and playing the alphorn. Finally, now he gets to really retire. He will have time to do more wood working projects, visit with friends at the local Starbucks and train his new puppy. This is a well deserved retirement for a man who has been working hard since his early teens. Enjoy yourself Daddy. I love you!

Mr. (or Mrs) Swoop & Poop

Remember my BATTY (click on Batty)  post a few weeks ago? He's still 'hanging' around at night. We left the porch light on in hopes he would avoid the area. It helped to keep him away, temporarily. But soon as that light was off, he would find his way back. It's kinda creepy to think he was lurking out there while we were outside with the dog, just waiting for his opportunity to go to bed in our back porch. LOL.  The evidence of his returning is in the increasing levels of bat guano on my walls. Ick! This is a screened in back porch that we use for storage. It has a arch way where a door should be. It's not as simple as putting up a door. And it's not as simple as using a garden hose to clean off the mess either. Bat guano is not solid .  Yes, he eats bugs.  I agree that is a good thing. However, I would prefer he eat the bugs and poop the remains somewhere other than my back porch!! I don't mind the bats in the area. I see them at twilight and hear them fly over head and protest my being outside with the dog. It is MY back porch for pity sake, not his! I do not like opening the door and having him swoop at me trying to escape. I don't want him flying in my garage either. Or worse yet, getting in my house.  I also don't want them 'painting' my white walls with green guano. My husband has been sick so he has not felt like searching for netting or screening and he has not felt like dealing with it. I totally understand. I could have done it myself but leaving the light on was a quick fix. This morning I woke to more guano on my bathroom window. It was such a lovely (NOT) sight. LOL.  My hubby is off to the hardware store today to get what we need to cover up our open doorway.

A friend suggested I get a bat box. A bat box is like a bird house. I kinda like that idea. I don't really want to hurt the bat. I just want it to move on. We laughed at the bat box idea. It's such a metaphor for my life. While others have pretty bird houses or a hummingbird feeder. Only I would be in the minority and own a bat box!!