Very Funny!

Janet Who??

AND...mom missed her beloved daughter so much that we had to have a doctor date today. Monica, once that baby comes, your mom won't even remember your name if she is anything like mine:) I wonder if Ruth is the same way with Amy? I guess you can't blame them:)

No Monica, I didn't go home with Ruth. It's just, after being gone all week cleaning at Mommy's, I had everything to do here. We worked out the garden 2 days. I spreaded (sp) the fertilizer like Daddy told me to so I hope I didn't burn up everything!! We'll see. Then I was so inspired by how good Mommy's house looked, I went to work on my own. I caught up on things that I only do once a year.
Court sure is a pretty dog. If Tanner needs to train, I have a big Raccoon coming to my garden. He could tree him in the Cherry tree and then shoot him out and give Court a taste of his reward. Funny how they are all the same color!
Monica~I hope you don't have much morning sickness! That was the worse part for me. You know, Blain even had morning sickness with Addy! He would go to work sick and it wouldn't let up until up in the day. Be sure and tell Mark that you want to share the experience with him!!
Then, since I hadn't seen the kids for a week, I had to have them come for a sleepover. Olivia didn't want to go home! They are soooo spoiled rotten. I don't know WHO did that!!!

Well believe it or not, Racer is getting a girlfriend! Except they have separate bedrooms!!! Tanner and Danny split Racers pen so that Court gets half and he gets half. Racer loves having her down there and I think Court prefers him to the picky girls. They are going to build her a dog house befitting a queen!! Marley and Montana actually get a long well with her. She seems to like the cats but they don't like her. Of course her size could have something to do with it!

How precious Trish, he is beautiful. Yal are going to have to expand your yard just to have room to walk outside and enjoy time with all these animals haha! What do Marley and Montana think of Court? Looks like they're getting along. Well did Rita go to Ohio with Ruth after the cleaning, haven't heard anything from her in a while. I had my first go 'round with morning sickness this week. Sunday and Monday mornings were the worst. I never actually vomited but I was very nauseas. It took a few hours before it left me. Addy that was a wonderful "sea urchin" cake you made, Mark loved it lol, is it the cake of this month? :)

 

Marley is the one with the collar and Court is the one on the leash

Meet Court!

 

Lorie its about time you got on here. Now post some of those pictures of your beautiful kids! Emily texted me at 1130 last night and said the kids were doing great! They had a bear in the camp last night, not sure if they saw it or just heard it in the trash. I think that is a common thing at Cowen though. They warn kids NOT to bring anything sweet in the cabins because of that! It is such a beautiful place, it is like it is hand picked by God! So many lives have been given to Christ at this place. All three of my kids were saved at Cowen...Lorie, Vonda has already been baptized, right? I couldn't remember, I know I remember seeing pictures of Shala, and then I thought Meme and Vonda were too. Jacob was baptized this past February. I know that he is too young to fully grasp the whole idea of being a christian, but I know that one day he will and it is such a great place to set a good foundation. The kids always come back rejuvenated. I think I need to go to the Adult Camp. They actually have a mens camp, womens camp, Extreme Camp-where they actually do some extreme outdoor stuff, like white water rafting and all sorts of things.
During your alls busy week, say a prayer for all the little campers this week, especially ours...and of course their counselors!! They are all around Jacobs age!

Oh yeah, we have a new member of the family. Her name is COURT...she is an AKC registered Bloodhound. The guy Tanner got her from actually has 4. They are gorgeous. She is only 4 months old and bigger than Marley and Montana. Her ears are soooooo long. They are used for search and rescue, apparently they have the best nose of anydog. There was a little boy who is autistic who wandered away a few months ago. No one could find him and it had been quite a while. He lived in Rupert, anyway, the police dogs couldn't find him even. So they called Marty cause they knew he had these dogs. His dog Ellie found him. Then there was a teenager in Clintonville who was suicidal and he ran off. Again they called Marty, his dog found this one too. I told Tanner it sure seemed like a waste to hunt coons with her when he could be hunting people and doing such an awesome service. Marty says they call him at all hours now, he does it as volunteer work through the Fire Dept.

Addy wait til you see her. I know you will fall in love. As soon as Tanner takes a picture I will post.
Hope you all have a great day,

Monica those pictures are beautiful. Just think, those could be the first pictures in the baby book, cause technically, your baby is there.

I was at Mommys yesterday evening and asked her what she thought of that and of course you would've thought it was her first grandkid. Oh I just love it.

I asked them if they were glad their company was gone and they both said no, they really enjoyed having Carol and Lee. Mommy also said that Goldie is coming for a visit in a couple weeks.

I got the briefest text from Emily last night that said Vonda and Jacob were having a blast at church camp and I haven't heard anything today so I guess thats good news. Emily said she wouldn't call unless someone was homesick!

I really miss my Lucy...I didn't realize that I was as attached to her as she was to me. I am actually looking at getting another. I can't find any around here though, so I am looking at a couple that has some for sale in AppleCreek Ohio. according to the directions it is about 30 minutes this side of Canton. They have a litter ready to go on Friday. So I may get up early and go check them out. Steve I know at one time you said you had a friend looking for one, if still interested, give me a call.

Mark and I went to the park yesterday with some friends from church and had some pictures taken. It was a beautiful evenening. Mark was feeling his oats lol!!

Monica~When were those pics taken? I think you are glowing!!

Hi Everyone

Hi Everyone,
I finally made it here. Janet you looked great. The girls had so much fun visiting the family and so did I. Monica congratulations on your pregnancy. I miss Vonda really bad but as long as she is having fun I will manage. Ruth just sent me the recipe for the awesome fried oatmeal. It was hard to go back to work Monday. Ruth all my fish made it home okay. Tell dad the girls were so excited to put them in there.

Trish,
Is that really a question? Of course it's chocolate!

Addy the cake looks like a sea creature you might have studied in college! But it is beautiful and the only thing that really counts is "is it chocolate?" LOL

Good job Addy

I decorated a cake! Just for a little practice, but it's a cute little cake...

All of the pictures are good, of the surprize for Ruth and Dan, and the ones of the wedding Janet you and your little ones look beautiful.sure wish I could have seen them in person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janet those dresses look really nice. The colors look much better than when you just describe them. I have to ask, what kind of shoes are the guys in black wearing? I think the kids look really good with Susan in that picture.
I took Jacob and Vonda to camp yesterday and they were super excited. Jacob has been before, but this was Vonda's first time. I think it was kind of like a culture shock at first, but she adapted really fast!

Camp Cowen

 
 
 
 

Now that wasn't so bad was it Janet? I think you look beautiful and Matthew looks like a gentleman. Little Miss Olivia is hammin' it up for the photographer haha.

Fine...if you insist! Lorie, are you seeing this?

I want to see that picture too Janet, don't be scared!!!

Don't count on it!

Janet the kids are so cute! Olivia is a doll baby and Kaiden looks like a little man. But what I was hoping to see is a picture of you in YOUR dress!