Elmer

After the disappearance of Clyde, Jeremy wanted to get another male dog to even up the ratio of girls to boys around here.  After scouring craigslist high and low and going to the shelter and basically obsessing about it (don't tell him that tho!) he found one.  The puppies were advertised on a the board in the Sportman's Warehouse in Loveland and he picked up the number.

His name is Elmer.  He's half lab (his mama was yellow lab, no less), half red heeler and looks all black lab.  He's got a bit of white on his chin, his chest, his toes and the very tip of his tail.  And he's very much a puppy; playful and pees everywhere!  Now Nicky, our rat terrier, is a little more social (she pretty much was a grump after Clyde disappeared).  About 5 years ago we had a black lab (who ran away, is there a trend here?) who's name was Simon.  There have been several slips with the name.

We are modifying the front yard, putting back fence that we had taken down (go figure), so then we can just kick his butt out the front door in the morning instead of having to take him to the yard, 'cause we're lazy like that, lol!

Becoming a Daisy

Last night Grace became a Daisy, which is younger than a Brownie, which is younger than a Girl Scout.  It looks like there might be a lot of involvement on my part, which I'm not so keen on, but as long as she enjoys it....what the heck.  They did a craft last night which involved stringing some beads on ribbon to help them remember the Girl Scout law and they got to know each other.  There were times I ::so, like totally:: had flashbacks to my time in the sorority...songs, handshakes, ceremonies. :)  The next meeting involves starting the fundraiser.  I'm gonna be sick of those...Anna's doing one through her preschool, Grace is doing one through her elementary, and then this one too.


getting her certificate and carnation



Babies Everywhere

There's gonna be a rash of babies around here! Jeremy's parents will add 4 new grandbabies in the next year, one from each of their children. Leah was the first, the last one is due this spring. I thought I would make knitted sweaters for the new babies. The first took me 2 weeks, which is nearly a knitting record for me. It's the seamless infant kimono.  My "model" was sleeping when I was taking pictures, but I did try it on Leah and it will fit a newborn well.

The second sweater I've been eyeing for awhile on Yarn Harlot's website, so I've started that one, the Tulip sweater.

This is my last week of maternity leave, I can't believe these 6 weeks have flown by. Leah stays awake more each day. She's doing pretty good at holding her head up, there's still some head bobbing. And last night I got a full 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Awhile back, Clyde, the chihuahua went missing. The neighbor gal found his collar and remains just down the road, right on the side of the road. The mystery has been solved, but it makes me wonder about what happened because he was found right by the driveway of the neighbor who's threatened our dogs before.