Father's Day was a great excuse to have a bar-b-cue and swim day at the Taylor's.
I know my Sunday Showcases are usually about my house but I thought why not show off the Taylor's pool. The water was actually very warm. But after a few hours, the skin on my fingers and toes began to wrinkle so it was time for me to say farewell.
Happy Father's Day Jamie. I couldn't pick a better person for the father of my grandchildren.
Violet has joined a summer book club with some of her school friends. They usually hold meetings in the library but since the room was booked, one of her friends offered to host at her house. Nine 9-year olds at someone's house turns into more of a play date than book club meeting. Add to that the mother served snacks so the sugar rush wasn't helping. After 10 minutes of total and utter chaos, I was ready to snatch Violet up and take her home. Thankfully one of the mothers stepped in and gained control of the meeting.
It still wasn't completely controlled but what can you except from little girls. Violet is so well behaved that she and one of her friends were the only ones who remained seated through the entire meeting and actually acted as though they were interested. I still think this is a great idea for social as well as learning experiences. But I may be "busy" on days when the library room is booked!
I can't believe Goldie is already 5 months old. It's been a week since I've seen her since they were vacationing in Tennessee and I feel as though she's really grown.
At my old house I had 5 hummingbirds that shared my feeder. I use share lightly because hummingbirds are very territorial creatures and don't like sharing. If one was feeding and another approached, the first one would dive bomb the other to keep it away from the sweet nectar.
The fence got installed just in time for the Taylor's to go on vacation. Jamie brought Lola and Khloe over for a "trial run" to make sure they couldn't escape. Houdini (Khloe) walked right through the bars on the fence. Geez! Now I don't have problems with Khloe listening to me. Thank goodness it wasn't Lola who was able to escape.
But I wasn't comfortable with letting the dogs out and constantly wondering if Khloe would be visiting the neighbors. So Teresa came over with some plastic fencing she'd used for her tomato plants. Now the backyard is secure and I'll be able to remove the zip ties and roll up the temporary restraining wall after the dogs go home. No escaping on my watch!
