Wrapping up April
Kevin dedicates a good portion of his time to keeping the cats in their respective outside areas. He finally thwarted Lester from escaping the fenced yard (but probably only temporarily), and somehow Spot managed to escape from his private (shared with lemon Drop) kitty patio AKA the cat prison yard. After Kevin had expanded it, Spot was able to climb up and out, and here, on a chilly April morning, Kevin made repairs while I sat around in my pajamas. Amy observed the machinations and though it was funny that we were both standing up over the top of the fortress. Spot continued to do this...

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Three more photos of september, and that’s it.
winnie, always darling. lester popping up from the vincas! this continues to be my favorite boat on the lake, and i'm confident that at some point they'll stop by and take us for a ride. ok then,...
one more thing in september, which was so long ago already…
whew, how is it that we're so close to the end of the year? how did that happen? meanwhile, i realized i hadn't posted all of my photos from september and was not going to do so, but mom and i...
a chipmunk caper
on sunday kevin and i were sitting on the couch and he heard a ruckus, thinking it must be chester picking on winnie. but that wasn't it; winnie was with us. he thought it could be lester and...
here in springfield,
it feels like the end of october. brrrr, it's cold and grey and rainy. yuck. we're about to go see the new "blade runner," to forget all about this weather. les paul refuses to give up this...
wrapping up september, as the end of october is in sight…
On sept. 18th kevin and i headed over to the fairgrounds to see this convoy of military vehicles. they were trekking all the way to california on route 66, and i'm hoping kevin will remember some...
Turkey Run State Park
Turkey Run State Park in Indiana is fantastic. We went there when i was a kid and did a little hiking, and maybe we stayed at the lodge. I know we went back there about 15 or so years ago, stayed...
something completely different for our anniversary…
our 11th anniversary, to be exact! September 16th, which fell on a saturday this year. so hard to believe that it's been 11 years... after i'd seen herman's hermits at the IL state fair in...
broke!
on monday afternoon, after I 'd posted the stuff about falling in the road on saturday, the urgent care place called me to say that my nose was, indeed, fractured. this is the first time i've ever...
craaack…
that was the sound of my forehead hitting the asphalt on the road on saturday morning. not the best way to start the weekend. we'd been planning to visit kevin's siblings in northern IL but kevin...








