August 21, 2006

She's my baby girl, and she was 25 years old a couple of weeks ago. I cannot believe I have a child this old, but at the same time, I'm so excited about the young adult she's become. We've had a rough year or so, in our personal relationship, but we seem to have worked things out. We talk most every night now, via instant messages, and cell phones with no long distance fees.

This last Christmas, she moved from Seattle, Washington, to Los Angeles, California, to follow her rock and roll dreams. Then, a couple of months ago she had some lab work done after not feeling well. One of the lab tests came back abnormal with cells in a pre-cancerous state. She will need to have these cells removed so that they do not develop into full blown cancer cells. I want to be with her when she goes in for surgery to remove these pre-cancerous cells. I've been assured she will be fine, but the procedure, as with any surgery, will be uncomfortable and she wants her mom to be with her.

Kick Off...

Photo Courtesy of BSU.

Boise State University Football kicks off the season with Sacramento State University, tonight at 7:00 p.m., at our BSU Statium. It's going to be a beautiful evening with 72 degrees and blue sky.

Update: BSU wins, 45 to 0.

Saturday, In McCall

Saturday, my guy was out on a run, my son was running a booth at the State Fair, and I drove up to McCall to visit with my parents, who have stayed there most of the summer, and my aunt and uncle. My aunt and uncle were up from Hanford, California, enjoying a relaxing couple of weeks at the Ponderosa State Park in McCall. We had a wonderful campfire lunch bar-b-que and potluck. After visiting for a couple of hours, I went photo shooting around town and the beaches of the Payette Lake. Then, drove the 100 mile trek home along the Payette River. It was pretty late in the day, but I still found a few river rafters.

And Then There Were None...

The first to go was Betty. You can see her blanky and bah-ba, setting on the table behind her, all folded and ready to go.

Then, within the hour, Sammy... ...and Timmy were gone too.

They all took a blanky and a couple of toys that smell like mom and home, a bag of food, and some "puppy training" info. It's hard to let them go sometimes.

Puppies & Summer

I cannot believe how fast this summer has gone by. With only a few weeks left before Fall officially begins, the feel in the air is starting to change. There's been a couple of cooler mornings recently, almost fall like. It's a cool 79 out today, but has been in the 90's all week.

This is Sadie. She's a year and a half old now, the puppy we kept from last year's litter. What a character she is! See that rag toy? That's her Santa, and don't even try to take it away from her. lol It's amazing how these little guys physically change so much during their first year.

I'm feeling a bit sad. You see, tomorrow my puppies will be 8 weeks old and going to their new homes. Their new families are so excited, they can barely stand the wait. These families have been counting down the days. I took this whole week off work knowing it would be the puppies' last week with us. I've been playing and training with them, all week.

This is Betty, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam.... She is going home to live with a half sister who is just a couple of months older than her. The girls have the same dad. I'm so happy Betty will not be alone all day, and that she's going to have someone to play with.

And, here's the boys... Sammy and Tiny Tim. Aren't they cute!? That's Sammy on the right. The gal that adopted Timmy, couldn't stand it and decided to adopt Sammy too. She didn't want them to end up alone all day.

The next couple of photos were taken with a cell phone camera, that doesn't really do the job...

Tiny Tim

Sammy

I'm so happy the puppies all have wonderful homes to go to. If I didn't already have so many dogs, I would seriously think about keeping Tiny Tim... he's got such a great personality. Oh! They all do! But, they say, when picking out a new dog, get down on the floor with them, let the dog pick you... that's the one you want. And, I think, Tim has picked me!

Five Weeks Old...

Aren't they cute!? The puppies are 5 weeks old now and romping around, playing all the time. They are so darn cute, I can barely stand it.

Update on my computer... It died! I have lost most all my digital photos, and I am just sick! I did a backup to cd's about a year ago, so I do have those from before then. Tonight, I checked my camera memory sticks, thinking maybe, just maybe, I hadn't deleted them... they hold nearly 400 photos. They're gone too. I remember deleting the memory sticks after making sure I had downloaded all of the photos onto my computer. ARGH!!! Okay, enough whining... I will backup my photos from now on, saving them in different places, so if this happens again, I'll be able to reload them from somewhere else. Hard way to learn this lesson.

OMG!

I hope it's not true, I really hope it's not! My computer crashed last weekend, hard! We think the hard drive is gone, along with all, well, a lot of my photos! I know better than not to have a backup done... ARGH!!! We are hoping to restore the photos off that hard drive.

My guy has let me borrow his laptop, which he really needs while out on the road, but he let me borrow it this week. Thank you! I've been working so much at work and at home, I haven't had much time to use his laptop, but the weekend is coming...... Please send all your positive thoughts my way, in hopes that I haven't lost my photos. Thank you, all.

Today's my exhusband's birthday... I made sure to remind my kids to call their dad to wish him a happy birthday. We've been divorced for 10 years, it's funny how you don't really forget certain things.

Today's also my parents' wedding anniversary. They're up in this gorgeous little town, that's become much too popular in recent years, enjoying themselves, lounging around in that clear mountain air.

I didn't know the name of my most favorite bridge (ya, I like bridges).... Along Hwy 55, between Smith's Ferry and the top of the mountain is a single arched, concrete bridge over the Payette River. A few weeks ago it was reported that they found the original blue prints and they have started restoring this old beauty to it's original specifications.

I'm rambling here, I have been looking through old entries to find photos and came across this one... Rainbow Bridge, just above Smith's Ferry, Idaho, on Hwy 55. I think of Harley now, everytime I see this bridge, and know he's fine, he's across that Rainbow Bridge in the sky. Yes, I'm rambling, I need to get to bed. LOL

Grand-puppies

My guy's Mom came to visit her "grand-puppies" this weekend. She went home today, like most grandmothers, full of photo evidence of her beautiful grand-puppies. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a brag book to show them in.

The puppies were two weeks old Friday. Saturday morning we found they had just started opening their tiny little eyes. They are such snugglers. Oh! Puppy breath is starting!

Before Anymore Time Goes By

So much has been going on around here, but I cannot wait any longer to post these...

One Day Old ~ July 1, 2006

Our Little Miss Molly had a litter of puppies on Friday, June 30th. These little guys weighed in at only 3.75 oz., 4.25 oz., and 5.13 oz. All are doing well, gaining weight and growing like weeds. Above, from left to right, is little boy, little girl, and big boy.

One Week Old ~ July 10, 2006

I can't wait until their little eyes open and they start romping around. Puppies are so much fun. From left to right, Big Boy, Little Boy, and Girl. And yes, these babies will be going to their new families at the end of August.

One Proud Momma

May 19, 2006
My son received a set of drums for Christmas a couple of years ago. Lessons followed for a year before he felt he didn't need lessons any longer. On this night in May, he and his band played at the Relay for Life benefit in our town. This was the first time I was able to hear him play his drums with his band. I was pretty impressed! I hadn't even heard him practice at home before... I am at work long hours and I have asked him to keep it down after a certain hour so the neighbors won't complain. He did an excellent job at the Relay for Life benefit!



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South Central Idaho

May 9, 2006
In search of blooming camas flowers, we took a day trip up Idaho's Hwy 20 into south central Idaho. We were about a week early to find the valley full of blue camas. Actually, our spring temperatures came so late this year, the flowers were late. We intended to make it back the next week to see the valley in full camas bloom and didn't make. It sure was pretty there, even without the camas blooms.