Day 175

The McMenamin's Sampler...all gone! We each got one with our room package, along with a growler filled with whichever brew we decide is our favorite.

Day 174

Stopped to see the girls after work, but left them to spend the night with Mom while we head to McMenamin's in the morning. Lucy looked so sad as I went out the door...it's like she couldn't believe she didn't get to go home with me!

Day 173

A little retail therapy at Kohl's today...getting ready for the 4th of July with placemats and dish towels.  How cute are these?

Day 172

52 Pick Up has nothing on this! I dropped my entire box of Project Life cards. I'm not sure how many that is, but trust me, it's a lot. And it's two different kits, plus some seasonal and occasion mini packs I had all color coded and arranged just so. Blah! Putting this back together was not much fun.

Day 171

A couple of my favorite cars from Cool Desert Nights. Watched at the fire station again this year, with Mom, Uncle Larry, Aunt Sue and Caitlyn.

Day 170

Caityln finally got some pool time over at Mel's this afternoon. She had the whole pool to herself, to swim, float, dive and...well...whatever this maneuver was?!?

Day 169

Been hearing the commercial for this stuff for some time now. Rob convinced me to order some, and it finally arrived today. We'll see if it helps itchy Lucy and chubby Baylee!

Day 168

Well look who stopped by the office again today for a visit. It's Baby Dean! He's grown so much since the last time I saw him, getting to be such a big boy. He's pulling himself up on things, scooting all over the place. I'm sure he will be walking in no time! And he's still just the happiest boy...flirting with the ladies.  You don't realize just how much he's changing until you look at other pictures - like when he visited the office back in February. Hope his mom brings him in a little more often...every four months is just too long to go between visits!

Day 167

Rob bought the most beautiful bouquet of flowers for me, for our 2nd anniversary. With everything else that has been going on the last couple days, I am just now snapping a picture of them - but they are truly the prettiest flowers he has given me yet.

And to his credit, he remembered that my bouquet from our wedding had peonies in it, so he made sure the one he brought me this weekend had some too...and roses, and carnations, and beautiful big spider mums...all in varying hues of pink. Thanks Bean...and Happy Anniversary!

Day 166

Rob and I with Father Champoux for our Convalidation Ceremony - or our Marriage Blessing. It was a beautiful way to celebrate our second wedding anniversary...with family and friends this time!

Day 165

Here's the finished product. A dozen little glass jars wrapped with a navy blue bow for our BBQ after our Marriage Blessing.

It's going to be a really informal affair, but I thought about what I could do to add just a small touch of color and decor to the tables. I came up with the idea to do these short, squatty 1/2 pint canning jars. They are the perfect size to hold a tea light - which in this case happens to be citronella to ward off bees and bugs and such - it's a twofer! Mom, Billie and I were out shopping yesterday and I picked them up, and then today I added a sheer ribbon bow for a decorative touch...voila party decorations!

Day 164

Happy Birthday to our Sweet Lucy! She is seven years old today. And again this year, she got a bone cookie from Blylee's to celebrate her special day.

Unfortunately, she looks a little more scared than happy, but maybe that's just because, like the rest of us, we don't like having birthdays as much as we did when we were kids?!? Even this old girl has been touched by grey hair!  Or maybe it's because she thought she was in trouble, having to just sit still so I could snap her picture, when all she really wanted to do was tear into her birthday cookie!

Happy Birthday sweet girl. I hope we get to celebrate many, many more with you.

Day 163

Poor Rob. This is pretty much what dinner looks like for him most nights of the week. With him working swing shift, he doesn't get home until around 11:00 p.m. So most of the time he comes home to find whatever was for dinner, waiting for him in the microwave.

If I'm home and cook dinner, then he will usually find a plate made up for him. But if I happen to spend the evening with Mom, like tonight, he will find some containers filled with leftovers she has sent home for him. Tonight's menu? Pork loin, macaroni and cheese and green beans.

Day 162

This is Baylee the lurker.

As I've said before, Lucy likes to eat at bed time, after all of her 'pack' is in one place, and settled. Well, Baylee has a tendency to bully her way in, and take over Lucy's bowl. Sometimes she just won't take no for an answer and even gets sent to time-out while Lucy finishes eating.

Lately though, while Lucy eats Baylee refuses to get in her bed, but lies just outside of it instead. That way she has a bird's eye view that allows her to see when Lucy is finished, and then she can come sniffing around for crumbs.  So this seems to be the compromise we have worked out...her lurking at the end of the bed...all innocent like, when we all know she is anything but!

Day 161

Oh Baylee Girl. You are so silly. I wanted to take a picture of her before bed, but she was being camera shy! Hard as I tried, it was like she just knew I wanted to take her picture and she insisted on looking away.  Well, her head was turned away, but she was giving a bit of a beady eye in my general direction - as if to say...I see you over there Mom, and I want no part of it.

Looks like she was photo bombed my Lucy's two front paws!