Stop and Smell the Flowers

I realize it has now been 2 months since my last posting. I'm sure the hoards of friends and family are anxiously waiting for another rambling... hehehehe... Well, for the 2 of you still reading, I did have a few things to share.

In the last 2 months we have had multiple litters of baby rabbits, have lost baby rabbits, have been bit and scratched by more than a few. And yet, we continue to enjoy breeding and raising rabbits. Adding to the new additions around here, one of the platys in our fish tank had babies! This was a new discovery that has been fun to watch. I think we have 6 little ones in there, but they're hard to count.

Aryn playing motorboat

Aryn continues to climb up on everything but still will only take 3-4 steps at any given time. We're thinking this will change soon as she really doesn't like to crawl on her knees when she's wearing shorts. So she frequently looks like she's doing the bear crawl.

Joelle had a recent fight with a bug and it's still up in the air who won the battle. The bite was above her eye and then her eye proceeded to swell. Thanks to some natural remedies the swelling is going down. JoJo frequently told us she had an owie and needed a band-aid. Other than that, Joelle talks non-stop. I will post a video soon, and her little cackle of a laugh makes everyone smile. She is a smart little ham.

A caring kiss
from middle sister to little sister

A not so happy little sister

Joelle

The little girls (and Emma too) have a great new friend coming over 4 days a week! I'm so glad we decided to go with the Young Adults group from church to the winery in Belview in January! So happy we sat with Krista Polla who said she was looking for someone to nanny for during the summer months before she starts student teaching in the fall! She has been a god-send.

Emma has started back at the Reading Therapy Center 4 days a week. Once again, we wouldn't be able to do this for her if it weren't for all the volunteer drivers! We're lucky she loves going, otherwise the 7 AM departure time all summer would be a little more difficult.

Bob continues at Home Depot, working whatever random hours he has each week. I did get him lined up to utilize his tiling skills though by helping Paul and LeAnne Syring with a bathroom remodel at their daughter's home here in Granite Falls.

And now we enter the week of Western Fest, it's retirement year! Yep, Katy and I are holding our ground on this one and will be retiring with the crowning of the 2013 Western Fest Royal family. Now we don't kid ourselves, we know this isn't really the end. We have offered to serve as guidance for the new coordinator and I think Katy will probably give a speech to future candidates, but our coordinating days will be over. This is a good thing, but also a sad thing. We like to think we have made a difference in the lives of some of these young women. They certainly have left their mark on us. But this will be a busy week, so I had to take time to enjoy my flowers while I can! Oh how I love my irises, just wish they bloomed longer.... Enjoy!