David, so happy

David, so happy

I've been looking and looking through the thousands of photos on my computer for pictures of David, and somehow I found this fabulous one. We were all at Shaw's Garden in St. Louis. He looked so happy, didn't he? Ok then, G

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boat!!! part 1

boat!!! part 1

part one, of many parts ongoing for a long time to come... after mom and my perilous failed boat ride involving crashing and scraping along the shoreline, we bought a new boat. nobody in springfield...

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friday

friday

although it's early june, it feels like august.  91 degrees right now, feels like 96.  might as well be time for the fair. meanwhile, the end of may....this tiny fawn was curled up outside amy's...

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a three hour tour (a three hour tour)

a three hour tour (a three hour tour)

I don't know why our boat ride Saturday morning reminds me of Gilligan's island - we didn't intend to go out for a three-hour tour, and we weren't shipwrecked on a desert island...but still, it was...

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wednesday

wednesday

it's like I jinxed things by writing that Winnie was OK as of yesterday - last night I stayed up much too late for no good reason at all, and this morning I was awakened by a sound that I couldn't...

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post-memorial day activity

post-memorial day activity

it's a very busy day for me here on the day after memorial.  I have a bit of free time in between working, though. the not great news is that Winnie had another seizure after I posted that post on...

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post-birthday cake

post-birthday cake

I had some of this for breakfast.  not the whole thing, mind you; much was eaten last night, and not entirely by me.                      ...

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good news for winnie!

good news for winnie!

this morning we took him to the vet and he rode on my lap - he was much less stressed there rather than in a crate.  I told kevin to be extra sure that we didn't have an accident since Winnie wasn't...

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Winnie, plus happier times…

Winnie, plus happier times…

Winnie isn't doing well.  he had a seizure the night before last just after we'd gone to bed.  it was horrible, as he writhed and convulsed, for what seemed like forever.  I called the emergency vet...

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may, in the middle of summer…

may, in the middle of summer…

I kept saying that it'd probably go from really cold around here to incredibly hot.  and unfortunately I was right.  right now as I sit here in the air conditioning, it's 90 degrees outside.  c'mon....

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