News of the day...

I'm a "shifter"...not yet a drifter. I managed to get from home to work and back with no damage to me or the car. (See that poor little car Dad exiled to the dirt roads?) Anyway...here's my next project - the Garage Sale.

House Updates

Here are some pictures of the house as it is now... We still have some rooms to "hang", the bedrooms and office, the upstairs. The big Mexican sun that was in the kitchen in Flagstaff will hang outside, just not sure which wall on the patio - suggestions, Mom? We are going to Springdale for my driving lesson and to let Sarah swim in the river. We will try to meet up with Dean Russell (Flag Qwest) who's there with his dad on a trip. L8r!

More Bear pictures

I did promise more bear pictures...

Sorry for Interruption

Hi. I apologize for being "out" for so long. I finally have pictures on the walls, the filing cabinet in the office, and most of our belongings "settled". School is also relatively under control. So I thought before I went to bed that I would finally update for you Saturday morning computer checkers... Here are some pics from Labor Day (MB and pals) and our CERT trainings. I still have not had the garage sale, but I will...(even if it bombs). I will take more pictures tomorrow and post some time Sunday...unless I forget. My plan is to learn how to drive the Corolla Sunday...now that gas prices are going back down.

Starting fresh...

It's that time of year...school is starting. We have finished the house, taken our first vacation not associated with a family event in 10 years, and Andy is considering another change of career. It's time to start over, at least on my calendar. So I'm attempting to simplify somewhat...combining Sarah's blog and the house blog, and including other information about the humans that care for Tempest and Sarah.

Here are some pictures from our vacation...as soon as we hang some wall art, I'll take more pictures and post them. You'll notice the bear in the middle picture. This poor guy was just trying to decide where to go when he crossed the footpath. Everyone kept their cool (even Sarah) and he went on his way. We had something in the order of 600 pictures on our trip (don't you love digital photography)...I may keep using them for a while. Sarah had a blast, but now that we're home, she's adjusting to being on her own. Apparently, while I thought she was doing fabulously on her own , she's been spending time with the neighbor...getting walks and playtime with her puppies.