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July 2008
July 23, 2008
VACATION'S OVER!
The one day of the year I dread the most is the day AFTER our summer family vacation. Why??? You'd think I'd be all relaxed, refreshed, renewed after a long, lazy week on the beach. I am...until I get home and my garden-maniac husband starts picking and harvesting every little vegetable and fruit he can get his hands on. Now, don't get me wrong...I love fresh fruits and vegetables...just not BUSHELS of them the day I get home from vacation! So I always get to spend that day doing something with them...canning, freezing, whatever. Makes me almost glad to see him go back to work (almost!)!
green beans,
apples,
apricots...
fresh from the garden...
what to do with them?!
July 28, 2008
THE GREATEST JOY IN THE WORLD!
So often I've heard people say, "There's nothing like being a grandma!" Then they pull out their "Brag Books" and show off all their photos of the grandchildren. I NEVER thought I'd be one of those kind of grandmas...UNTIL my first grandchild was born! Nothing can describe the feelings I had when my son Kristoffer called with the exciting news that baby Karter had made his way into the world. There's just something about hearing MY baby boy (has it really been 26 years?!) cry with joy over the telephone lines as he shared all the vital details. Life will never be the same for the new "Grandma" (I even love how that sounds!).
But, since that day, I realize grandmas are not like they used to be. They used to be OLD (I'm not OLD, am I?), wrinkly (don't even go THERE!), just
"grandmotherly"...you know what I mean. I'm part of the new breed of grandmas...YOUNG, FUN, BEAUTIFUL, ENERGETIC...okay, maybe I'm going
a little bit overboard, but you know what I mean! If you don't, you will when YOU become a grandma!
Baby Karter came to visit this past week. Okay, he did bring his mother Dana along too, and we "oohed" and "aahed" over his every move, fought over
who got to feed him, and even loved changing his dirty diapers. Not to leave Dana out, we did GRACIOUSLY let her have the feedings/changings in the
middle of the night! He just stole our hearts with every coo (he is SO intelligent!) and smile (I swear it's NOT just gas!). We love our little guy!
July 30, 2008
THE "PEA-CHICKS" HAVE HATCHED!
After 4 weeks of incubating under their mama, 2 baby peacocks hatched over the weekend! Aren't they adorable? I think they have the biggest little eyes for their baby heads. But the little chicks have a confusing family tree...because... ...SURPRISE!... Here is their mama!That's right! This chicken sat on those big peacock eggs and hatched out the little ones, and she doesn't seem to even notice the difference! It won't be long before her babies outgrow her,but for now she's a very protective adoptive mama hen! The biological parents are oblivious to the whole thing! That's a peacock, for you!One question...is
"peachick" a real word?!
