In Busta news:
Marilyn reported that there are some "new" cousins in the Czech Republic. Not sure if that means she found them or they found her. Will have to get more info on that front.
Jenny wrote in and let me know that all is well at the Law household. Jenny is back to work for the school year, Max in in daycare and Vincent is in the 3rd grade. I can hardly believe that!! When did that little guy grow up!!
Elaine wrote in and let me know that Alyssa was having her baby. I should have called this Busta section of the Blog - "Always the last to know!" I didn't even know she was pregnant!! Nothing new there though!! She did indeed have a baby GIRL! Finally! Her name is Eisley Emma (not sure on the spelling) and she was born on September 10, also Dad's birthday. Not sure of the measurements but sounds like all are doing well. We will have to see if we can get any photos or more info from her or Betty.
That is all from the Busta department at this time - keep the updates coming! You can always email me to give me info to put in the blog.
News from the Bone Compound...
Been a busy 2 weeks around here. Getting the house cleaned up and ready for our first official house party! It took some doing since I am a pretty messy person and have little to no motivation for cleaning when the weather is nice. We have had some pretty great weather around here lately too! Mid- to upper 70's to lower 80's, sunny. Can not complain about that! We had our first house party on Monday, it was really a "puppy shower!" We had lots of fun with it - served hot dogs, puppy chow...all in good fun! We got some great gifts from friends including treats and toys for our new puppy.
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| Oliver and Abby |
This week we also we dog sitting for Kent's mom while she enjoyed a much needed break in Florida. We had Abby and Oliver most of the week. They settled in pretty well after the first day or so and we found that it was easy to entertain them by moving a chair over to the picture window and letting them watch the squirrels all day long...I spent a few extra days home from work with them as I got the annual stomach flu. YUCK!! No details needed...
Looking forward to this weekend - good weather and plans for watching the Morton Pumpkin parade to see Kent's 2 nieces marching with their school band. Lexy is carrying the banner and Kate is one of the drum majorettes! Pretty cool! I think I am going to be sure to bring my camera to see if I can get a photo of me and Aaron Schock - who is from Peoria and is one of our state's congressmen...you may have seen him on TMZ!
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| Corn Maze at Tanner's |
We may also try to get to Tanner's orchard which is a big thing around these parts! It is a lot of fun and they do have really great treats including apple cider donuts! We usually get one dozen to eat and one to put in the freezer! The apples are great and so is the cider. One time we took the nieces along and went in the Corn Maze - I never saw so much corn and got so confused! I don't think we ever figured it out! We ended up coming back out the way we went in - I don't think that is quite right! It is usually so busy there that it gets a little crazy but hopefully it won't be too bad yet!
One more week before we take our trip up to Lancaster, WI to get our puppy! We have almost everything ready, except for the food and water dishes, the kennel, the collar, the leash, you know - everything!!! We do have treats and toys though!! We are waiting until we get there to determine what kind of dog we are getting. We want to see the temperament of dogs before we choose. But they have mixes of all kinds including Shih tzus, Lhasas, miniature poodles, Yorkies, Bichon, etc. They are all so cute - hopefully, it won't be too hard to decide!! But of course, taking the trip to WI means we will be missing our annual trip to Fort for the rendezvous! Well, some things will have to be saved for another time!! Also means I will be missing celebrating the birthday with Ashley at Happy Joe's!! Now that part is crummy! But we will just have to do it next time we come up north!
Well that is all the news for now from the Boneyard! Be sure to email me if you have info or updates! I love being in touch with friends and family - even if I am slow at it!!
Have a great week and see you around the compound soon...
Karen and Kent!
P.S. One of these days I'll get our photos from this year's Jamaica trip posted too! I finally got last year's Florida trip up! I'm getting pretty good at this blogging thing!!!
