Patio

When we bought our house there was a gravel area beneath the upper deck.  Just loose stones and cigarette butts, pewy!  Our general contractor Bill Sherrerd got a crew together and poured a cement base.  It was so fun to watch!

First they poured a base and laid in cross bars to

prevent cracks.

Check out this huge crane!  The cement mixer

was down at the barn and they pumped the cement

all the way up to the house.

Here it comes!

This guy had giant joysticks to operate the crane.

Smoothing, getting rid of all the glumps and clumps.

Almost finished, and tinted green!

All finished, and lots of wood stored for winter.

Happy Birthday John!

John's 50th was Friday.  We had a party and John's brothers came out from New York and Vermont.  It was awesome! 

Haiku

I remember in 5th grade my teacher Mrs. Peterson asked us to write a Haiku - the 17 syllable

poem with 5 . 7 . 5 syllables per line.  Ridiculous.  I woke up last night and heard the leaves blowing and thought of Mrs. Peterson.  Okay, no laughing, here goes:

Aspens in the fall

Rustling secret whisperings

Like wings of angels

Okay, lame.  But stuck in my head.   R.I.P. Mrs. Peterson.

My Foot, Her Foot

I never realized I took so many pictures of feet!

Morgan summer happy feet

Cranberry, Pennsylvania

Morgan beach foot

Blue Hill, Maine

Brenda pool foot

Taber pool, Blue Hill, Maine

Brenda and Morgan cowboy feet

Ketchum, Idaho

Morgan tired feet

Patio deck, Elkhorn, Idaho

Lobster foot

Somewhere in Maine

Brenda's ski boots don't fit Morgan feet

Morgan trampoline feet

Neighbor's yard, Idaho

 

Happy Mother's Day feet 

Rain feet

Boise, Idaho

Walking away feet 

Morgan at the park feet

Hulen Meadows, Idaho 

John taking nap foot

 

Patches

We have a new cat.  Her name is Patches.  What is more adorable than kids and pets?

I love the shirt - Trouble Finds Me.

A gift from Morgan's Godfather, John Williams.

What could be more cozy - 

a bean bag, blanket, and my cat.

Patches sleeps in Morgan's space helmet.

Cats!  In!  Space!

These two are inseparable!

Aww!

Crazy straw glasses, ski hat, and cat.

Picnic on the Mountain

One sunny day we thought we would ride the gondola to the top of Baldy Mountain for a picnic.

Chicken and smoothies.  Yumm-o.  Check out that view!

After lunch we hiked a bit to see what we could see.

We saw lots of these sweet butterflies, but they looked

to be stuck in the mud.  : (

Here's Morgan, pretending to be a pioneer woman at

her new homestead.

Back to the gondola for the ride back down.

John and Morgan

Brenda and Morgan

Riding back down, gorgeous!

Back to school

Who remembers school lunches?  Sometimes my mom used to put a note in my lunch that said "I love you".  Morgan can't read yet, so maybe I can make a note with a heart and a smiley face.