Willy and the bug!

Maybe it's a girl/boy thing...but Willy was definitely not as gentle with his bug as Muffiny was with the grasshopper! I left out the final one to keep this rated G!

Chivon's School Picture

Well, what can a VERY proud G-Ter say but WOW! Hard to believe she's a freshman in high school! Go to http://missourigang.blogspot.com/2008/09/chivon-and-marching-band.html to see her in the marching band and cheerleading!

AHS Class of '68 40th Reunion

I am so glad I went up to attend my class reunion. The people are wonderful, the stories were so fun, and the day was just fantastic. Here we are! Go the the Reunion blog site link on the right to see more!

Doggies at Play

Willy begs Bodie to play...then they run and play and run and play. Then they crash and sleep! Notice the chicken that has been completely de-stuffed! It's hilarious. But they have left the cow in tact. Willy likes to make it moo!

Kaitlin and the Doggies

Kaitlin Plays the Wicked Witch

Kaitlin participated in a two week acting camp at our local Theatre Artists Studio. She had a lot of fun and ended up in the lead role in the play "Fairy Tale Courtroom, The Trial of the Wicked Witch". It's a hilarious tale of the Witch being accused of crimes against all of the characters.

The first picture on stage is the prosecutor giving opening statements, the judge above and the Wicked Witch and her attorney looking on.

The second picture is Prince Charming being confronted by Sleeping Beauty and Snow White when they realize he was a two-timer. They subsequently have a hilarious spat, and are then walked off by their ears by the bailiff.

Many of these kids are from a local homeless shelter, and were given an opportunity to participate in the camp and the play. They also learned some group songs and dancing which they performed after the play. There was not a dry eye in the house when they sang "High Hopes"!

Car insurance anyone?

Here's one of my little buddies that lives behind my sun hanging on the porch. They come out at night to get bugs!

Willy goes Phoebe on me!

When I visited Janny and Bob in CT, one of the funniest things I had ever seen was Phoebe in the dishwasher...She just crawls on in and gets her licks in! Well...it appears Willy-Nilly may have something in common with his cousin!

In Your Face!

Playing with the camera...trying close ups of the doggies! Isn't Willy-Nilly's underbite a hoot?

When NOT to pull weeds!

Check out the "volunteers" in my yard. Last year, I had volunteer cantaloupes. This year...flowers!

Ty, Carrie and Vance on the road to the Final Four!

I was so delighted to get a call from Carrie that they wanted to come for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers game here in Phoenix. Though they didn't beat UCLA, they played them better than any other team and it was wonderful to have time with them and Vance. Thanks to Ty for bringing Vance so Auntie Terry could get to know him better. He's special, that's for sure!

My wonderful family visits!

These are thanks to Jean...Big Brother speaks! Janny, Sean, Bill and Me at cocktail time!

Jean and her ne-few!

Janny meets the doggies!

I am so embarrassed to say that I only got TWO pics of the big weekend...I was so busy enjoying the love, I totally forgot about cameras! But Jean is such a great photographer, please see her site for more pics of this wonderful time! This is my neighbor Mindy and her darling little girl, Hayden.

And note Oma Jean is right there with the baby and looks very comfy with a burp rag on her shoulder!

Kaitlin meets Willy Nilly

Kaitlin is my "adopted" granddaughter...she's the same age as Chivon and loves my doggies!

And then SLEEP!

Whew...takes a lot out of a doggie, standing up to big sister and playing with big brother!

Oh That Willy-Nilly

So here comes Willy-Nilly. For those who don't know, Misty (the Schnauzer girl) is now 14 and diabetic and completely blind. But she's finding a new "spirit" with the little dogs running and playing and she tries to nip them on the way by. Good news is they are too fast, so all are happy! Well, all love toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls. So I gave Willy-Nilly the tp roll and Misty the paper towel roll. The sequence is when he decided he wanted her roll too. She gave him a BIG growl, and he looked up, assessed the situation, and grabbed it! He was not impressed with her huffing and puffing! Last pic is Bodie pouting!

Introducing my new baby, Willy-Nilly

This is our newest family member, Willy-Nilly. He's a Lhasa Apso-Poodle mix, which we think is a "Lotsa Poo"! He's delightful, social, and loves being here.

More to come...