Darling Les Paul, and St. Kevin of Assissi…

Darling Les Paul, and St. Kevin of Assissi…

We took Lester to the vet last week because he'd lost more weight. He was 6.5 lbs and the vet said that if he lost a half pound more, we should have him put to sleep. Ouch. Really? Horrible. She explained that if he was that skinny he would be uncomfortable and didn't want him to be uncomfortable. This was devastating news, but when we got home and thought about it, we decided that even if she said we'd need to put him to sleep, that didn't mean we had to. Amy was outraged that a vet would suggest that, and a couple friends agreed that that was a radical idea. But another friend said that...

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Wrapping up September

Wrapping up September

Spot and Lemondrop, almost always happy to share my legs for the sleeping. They aren't bothered by the fact that their combined weight crushes my legs a little bit. But they're so cute! This...

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More September Excitement

More September Excitement

First - we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16th! Amazing, really. I can't believe that it's been twenty years already. Blink of an eye for sure. We went to the Chesapeake Seafood...

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The Car Show

The Car Show

We took place in the Illinois Secretary of State Vehicle show again this year, for the third year in a row. That is to say, Kevin entered three vehicles and I drove the Thing there and back plus I...

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The Rest of JuneCon

The Rest of JuneCon

We got through the trivia questions and also the very complaining Q&A, and we got a vew more pictures taken. Then there was a costume contest; they'd posted online a long time ago that only ten...

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JuneCon! Part 1

JuneCon! Part 1

JuneCon was a celebration of June's Journey's 9th Anniversary. I've been playing the game almost since it started. It's a hidden object game, and the storyline is set in the 20s involving the...

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Chicago!

Chicago!

Thursday Sept. 3rd, Amy, Mom and I took the train to Chicago. We were headed to "JuneCon," a night of celebration by our favorite online game, June's Journey. The event was on Friday night, so we...

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Wrapping up August…

Wrapping up August…

Here are some photos of the very last Tomb Ceremony of the summer, which kind of wraps up summer...except that it's about 96 today and feels like its 100 and something. Enough with the heat already....

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Other Stuff in August.

Other Stuff in August.

The fun things in August were Kevin's birthday celebration, including an awesome kayak down Long Bay, plus a festive birthday dinner. And then the fair with Bev was also enjoyable. But after the...

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