Day 4 of Staycation - Cleaning the Shed

June's Staycation!  A lot happens in your own backyard.  Who needs to go to a zoo when you have critters like the character above right in your own backyard (well in Gary & Cheryl's backyard/our neighbors)?

There's plenty to do and see!  Rog installed a vent in the shed to improve the air circulation and try to dry out the interior of said shed.

So of course, then you have to 'clean' said shed.  Shell want those planters with the handles on the shelf?

A place for everything and everything in it's place!

LOVE my backyard! 

Even said shed built by my father years ago, especially now that it's clean!

xoxo

Pre-Memorial Day Festivities with the Family

The pre-Memorial day family gathering!  They came from as far as Arizona and South Carolina!  These photos are for those who couldn't make the trip for whatever reason.  We missed you ... Bryan, Ellen, Tim, Paul, Luke and the rest of you

know who you are!

It takes a lot of work to put a family gathering together ...

There is much work to do ...
moving things here ...

and moving things there!

everybody get all dressed up
 and looks their best!

people even take pictures
 of people taking pictures ...

getting a little help from your friends/family
 is always a plus

coordinating who brings what
over the cell phone

and texting too

Siblings are awesome!

2nd Cousins rock!

Grammies are so cool!

gotta have 'sports'

and family ...

and Boys

and Girls

and Cousins

and someone has to watch the napping children!
Family gatherings are the BEST!

Nice job Cousin!  It was a great party!

... more Bella, Lexi and the 'Fam'

Kev and his baby sister

Dad and the girls

"look at my sister, she's sleeping so soundly"

... "I'll just ponce on her!  She's awake now!"

two dogs and a baby bear

"I LOVE my toys"

Lexi ... Bella's new baby sister!

Bella has a new Baby sister!  We call her Lexi.  She came all the way from an animal rescue in  Kokomo, IN.  Pals For Paws Inc.  Stuff happens for a reason!  See Bella below before Lexi came ...

 she was all by herself and needed a little sister.  That could be Lexi and Bella on that pillow on the far right!  Lexi is a Scoland Terrier ... part Scotish Terrier and part West Highland White Terrier.

 Looks like they nap a lot ... huh? 
Well they nap ... but boy can they play!

 "Don't tell my 'people' brothers
 that mom put a dress on me!"

"me and Bella's Pony."

 "Practicing my 'runway' walk."

napping with my new dad and new sister!

"Dad and Aunt Stefi drove 1,000 miles and 18 hours to pick me up and bring me home.  We're still sleepy tired!  Thank YOU Mary and Bridgette and all the folks at Pals for Paws Inc. and my previous family too for loving me so much and helping me find my new home and my new sister!"

LOVE, Lexi (formerly 'Onyx')

Happy Birthday Bella

the last bit of Christmasing

 Squeezing in one more holiday gathering ... nothin' like wrapping up the season with a good old White Elephant Yankee  (regifting) Swap ... asked our guests to bring one wrapped thing from their home, a treasure that they were willing to part with for each person who wanted to play.  We had more wrapped gifts under the tree than at Christmas!

 Linda got 'crap' and traded for stuff that she traded to Rob

 Kevin got stuff (sweet treats) that he hid from us all

so we wouldn't take his stuff away from him

 Jeff got stuff,

it made us laugh

 Larry got stuff and

Bella wanted to play!

 and it was Miriam's Birthday ~

Happy Birthday Miriam!

 and Rob got stuff

and Rog got stuff,

and lost his stuff,

but got more stuff!

and Wendy got Linda's 'crap' that wasn't really 'crap' at all

and I got good vintage  stuff!

it was a lot of fun! 

Time to take down the Christmas stuff till next year!