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2025

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 I had no idea that I had left off posting FOR A WHOLE YEAR! time flies? It certainly does.  Nothing terribley awe-inspiring has happened, just life as usual.  It has certainly been a change to have husband at home all the time.  Not entirely pleasant, but at least we have flexibility to come and go.... except for the grandkids.  We continue to have them every day after school and help ferry them to their various sports, which is at times annoying.  But still, "Making memories"! Lets see where I left off last year, and bring the important things up to date: November birthdays and Thanksgiving were quiet but nice with DS the Elder and family DGD turns 5 DH is even older   Thanksgiving Christmas Eve  Christmas Day the best Daddies play Barbies Our winter did not go as planned.  We had hoped to spend some time down south during the worst of the winter cold, but Snelly's leaks dictated a full overhaul of her front cab-over and that took a lot of ...
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Summer 2024

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 Summer has been... well... summery? Busy with lots of activities, especially since DH recovered from his knee replacement.  As previously posted, we bought the motorhome and took a couple of two-night local excursions to test her out and figure out the set-up and take-down routines,  Everything went well, and with a couple of improvements/repairs (getting the roof leak fixed and SIX new tires), we were ready to hit the road! Outing #1, Split Rock Park in Garretson, SD. Always pack yummy food for "camping". The dogs did ok, but Chino's coat got really messy... So, in light of Chino's coat being a real pain to care for and more camp outings coming up... I had him shaved down! His Gorgeousness in full coat. Not terribly attractive, but extremely functional. The kids say he looks "broken" when he lays like this! Then there were plenty of days to do things at home...  Gardening, sewing, and we had DGD for almost 2 weeks between her summer program and the start o...
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SUMMERTIME!!!!!

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 Well, THIS will be a summer to remember! We did have a relatively long spring, with temperatures fluctuating from high to low, but mostly cooler than usual.  June through mid-July has been nice and rather wet, but now things are drying out and warming up to the usual.  My health is finally improving.   The body aches and fatigue WERE caused by the cholesterol medicine, and since I have stopped taking it, things have gotten progressively better.  I have felt a real improvement especially in the past couple of weeks and feel like my old self again! I might go back on something else or a lower dosage, but that remains to be decided....  The garden is going well.  I have harvested peas and now potatoes.  Onions are ready, the garlic is done and out.  Green beans are coming on strong and so are the broccoli and cabbage, and even a couple of cauliflower.  The fridge is full and I have green beans in the freezer.... at least I did! I went...
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Spring 2024

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 Well, we finally have what could be considered a wet spring!  There were a few occasional warm days  (even up to 80* in March), but then March went out like a lion with wind and showers and cooler weather and it has stayed that way all through April.  Our sump pump has been running steadily and our back yard was beginning to get flooded - but that was from the neighbor's because we switched our exhaust to the front/street. Here are some photos from April: April 1 - no foolin'! And then came sun and WIND! Little Miss likes to lead Mr. FancyPants around, and he just goes along! We're cleaning up the front border as things start to pop up! And divided a clump of seeded garlic to see if it will grow into bulbs. Family project to pick rocks.... And Little Miss with her best buddy - on a warmer day (but it wasn't really THAT warm). Planting peas in the garden with my two garden helpers! Just how big IS Mr. FancyPants? Most of these are outdoor activities, but not every da...
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