Vacation!

Lew is now on vacation again for another week!

Kim, Joe, Kaelen, Kelsey, and Cocoa arrived in Maine today!

New blog theme: Five-second Friday. :)

The Right Idea

It is "toasty" outside today.

 

What is the ideal way to deal with it?

 

Just take a tip from the cats!

 

Jerry knows how to relax.

Is it cooler on top of the fridge, Marilyn?

Dad 264: King Me!

(I am supposed to go for a beach walk with a friend this afternoon, so I hope the rain holds off. Enjoy Dad's post! ~ Tracy)

 

Derf Here! Another beautiful sunny morning in the Northeast. The weather, however, is supposed to deteriorate throughout the rest of the day. Possible to get to around 90° today with showers or thunder showers. Hope the weather doesn't get as severe as it was in Central Maine yesterday. We can hope!

 

I had a root canal last Friday. I guess it went well. Only a little over $1,000. Now I must return to my regular dentist for either a full filling or crown. Probably a crown and another $1,000. I should have had the tooth pulled. But that would have required me to go to another dentist, an oral surgeon. Years ago my dentist did it all. Oh, this age of specialists. Certainly requires more payments! A fact!

 

The next two days will be spent going to therapy sessions and waiting for our Illinois family to arrive for a couple of weeks. Isn't anticipation great?! Sooo....

 

Until next time!

 

Toodle Pip!

 

Derf!

Kitty In the Kitchen

Here's what I found late this morning in our kitchen:

Gee, I wonder how that happened?

Only one of our cats is able to jump onto the counter. I won't name her.

To do: Consider hiring a cat whisperer.

Update on 2015 Reading Challenge

Here's where things stand:

• As of this coming Thursday there will be 22 weeks left in 2015.
• I currently have 19 books to go in the challenge.
• And that, my dear readers, is an average of less than one book per week.

If you look at my challenge link (click HERE) you will see that I have already selected the possible books to complete the remaining categories.

I am about 1/3 of the way through War and Peace, have read some of the Mark Twain short stories, and am reading the Flavia de Luce novel.

I will probably finish the Flavia book within the week while I continue to plug away on the other two. But I will also start another book after Flavia.

At this rate, I should finish the challenge early!

Happy (Early) Birthday, Adam!

Adam turns two this coming Wednesday, but we celebrated tonight.

Emily made an adorable farm cake, complete with manure truck.

Happy Birthday, Adam!

Tooth Update, Etc.

Dad had his root canal this morning. The local anesthetic has since worn off so his face is back to normal. (If I wanted to be funny, I would add, "Well, as normal as it can be." But that would be unkind, wouldn't it?)

He still has to have some further work done on the tooth. (Apparently the dental professionals "divide and conquer" these days, which probably also results in larger fees for all. Imagine that.) So, additional updates to come. Perhaps Dad will share more in one of his future posts.

Mom had occupational therapy and physical therapy appointments today. I went and sat in on both sessions. There are a couple arm exercises that someone needs to help her with. ("Someone" = yours truly and/or Derf.) The O.T. said that she will probably experience some pain during these exercises. I am wondering if I should invest in a good pair of earplugs.

Smile!