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Merry Christmas: Almost Time to Make Pie!

Posted on Dec 24, 2011

Merry Christmas: Almost Time to Make Pie!

Such a glorious morning, the kids and Daddy Jack are all in bed. I have vision of pie making dancing in my head. Our Mystery Guest, Raccoon Girl/Boy just rumbled by my window on its way to bed…wherever that is. Fresh from terrorizing the ducks in their little duck house I am guessing.  The chicken for today’s chicken soup is baking, the ham for tomorrow is defrosting as is the cookie dough, pie crust dough, and the rolly dough…let me just say dough again. Dough. Old cat Luna Marie ( 18...

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Tree Trimming Dillon

Posted on Nov 15, 2011

Tree Trimming Dillon

A quick share. I was working on trimming our Dwarf Red Chief Plum Tree aka Redheart Plum which had a rough summer of Grasshopper defoliation, Raccoon bark chewing as well as the usual fiery Texas heat. There was a lot of death on that tree. I was out there a while trying not to give it a bad haircut.  I kept hearing squirrels. Funny we don’t have squirrels outside. Just the nine orphans indoors. Hmmm? After jogging in to check on them a few times I figured it was some branches rubbing...

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A Harry Potter Moment

Posted on Nov 2, 2011

A Harry Potter Moment

It seems everywhere I turn this last week I am quietly confronted with Harry Potter. 1. Mowing the lawn early the other morning, sun just coming up. The Dutch Elm ( Elder) Tree we planted to mark the end of the book series is glowing red when the sun hits it. I walk closer. Is it a trick of the light or is it… sunburnt, crackly. Looking quite dead. I think we lost our commemorative tree to the Texas Heat. Fetal Position, Sadness, Cry. Its the end of the world until I remind myself we...

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Dillon

Posted on Aug 18, 2011

Dillon

  Digger. Brother. Transport for Possums. Long-haired hippie sort. Figures most things out while the rest are scratching heads. That’s Our...

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Happy 21 Dillon: Birthday Cake Epiphany

Posted on Aug 11, 2011

Happy 21 Dillon: Birthday Cake Epiphany

Our Dillon-baby turned 21 on the 22nd of July. I was deep in testing the new website and by deep I mean fixing stuff I had no idea how to fix…Murg! So his birthday post like his birthday prep was a bit waylayed. It was a great day even though, Jack took the day off and I left my wounded website for the day. It got fixed as you know, you are reading it now and its not all that broken. Weee! Jack and I snuck out early in the morning to have breakfast and talk about our oldest being…so old....

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Dillon Braces Off

Posted on Jul 27, 2011

Dillon Braces Off

Amazing how time flies! 20 months in braces and now its all done for Dillon. Nathan has few more months to go. We sure are going to miss all our great friends and Penny and Hall Orthodontics. They are awesome! Here are Dillon’s Braces on/off Pictures. A bit excited to be done…….…welcoming back his cool self…………………..All teeth! Yippee!! I have been carrying around a pack of Orbit Perfectly Peach Gum for this day. First piece of gum in nearly 2 years and he passes on...

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Roses Busting Out!

Posted on Mar 29, 2011

Roses Busting Out!

  We took advantage of great weather to rip all the dead morning glory vines from the Don Juan Rose Bush. It sailed through the winter and after 2 years since transplant its starting to invade the driveway clearance with its long trailing habit. We tied up some of its branches. Something it should be too soon for.  The smaller  Peachy-Pink Rose ( foreground, no name we know of) got the treatment too. Its still in the planter, but instead of the one sickly branch it started...

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