beard no more

It was time...the heat was getting to my Clyde. He decided that Saturday was the time to shave his beard. Before...
and after.

I already miss the beard. Hopefully he will grow another one for me sometime this year.
We are back @ the pool. Here are the 4 Wardlings that I took to the pool. (Josh was @ scout camp.) I love taking them to the pool. They have so much fun and I love to watch them and play with them in the water.
I am always amazed @ the garden's growth. I had my first Enrichment night here @ the Brown House last Thursday and we built the 3rd garden box on the right. In it we planted cucumbers, butternut squash and watermelon. The Wardlings and I planted more cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins this morning. I am hoping for a great bounty this year. (tomatoes and ocre)

have you noticed...

that celebrities die in threes??? this week... Farrah Fawcett
then Michael Jackson.

and finally Billy Mays. (OxyClean guy)

Actually in this case 4...Ed McMahan died last week too.

past celebrity deaths in 3's...

Jimmy Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janice Joplin

Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, and Gianni Versace

John Ritter, Johnny Cash, and Robert Palmer

the list goes on and on...

turtle fun

In the early evening, it began to rain here. Worried about my garden, I took a peek out the window and I spotted this turtle mosey-ing in the front yard. The Wardlings were excited to see him. Clyde grabbed the flip and began to film our brief encounter with the turtle. It was a short visit, but a fun one.

our new cousin

This morning around 3:30am, our new aunt Michelle was hard @ work delivering this new little guy. He weighed in @ 7 lbs. 14oz. He is adorable! Congrats Kellen and Michelle!! We loved meeting him today. :) He makes the 12th grandchild on my side with #13 due in January.

in the paper

At 8 a.m. this morning, my good friend, Michelle called me. She said, 'Hello Star!' What? Then she continued to tell me that her husband was flipping through the newspaper @ work this morning and lo and behold there we were with a few of our trek children. He called her and she called me. I am quite flattered, but out of the 1000's of photographs taken, why this one to be the picture that goes with the story? I am wearing sunglasses for pete's sake! Neither Clyde nor I were mentioned by name, but it was sweet to see this morning. Ahh...trek times!