Quick Recap of the Week

The dogs have been having A LOT of fun together. They play and play and play and play and play! It's all we can do to get them to settle down at night. And this week, they were more active than usual. That's because Don got them a little pool to play in. But the only two who really liked playing in the water were Dixie and Ham. These pictures came from the first day that Don brought the pool home. Trooper and Mia just watched the other two go crazy playing in the water; they did not want to participate at all!

First, Dixie and Ham got in the pool and started chasing each other in circles. Then they started running in and out of the pool chasing each other and splashing water everywhere! Mia started barking, trying to get them to stop, but since they are young, they, of course, ignored her.

Then Buddy came up to see what all the barking was about and Mia, who is a very proper lady, left the chaos and the mess that "the kids" were making as if to say,"Oooo, you guys are gonna get in trouble, and I am so outta here!!"

By then, most of the water had been splashed out of the pool, and a good deal of mud had been tracked into it. But that's OK. We wanted them to have fun and I'm glad they did. The worst part was when they came running in and tracked wet paw prints all over the tile floor. HUMMM...sounds familiar. They've been doing that rather regularly!!!

I went to the garden this morning to pick a few things for dinner. Looks like tonight we will be having stuffed bell peppers, calabacitas, and zucchini bread.

Earlier in the week I picked tomatoes and hot peppers and made fresh salsa (which only lasted 2 days---it's one of Jennifer's favorite things). By the middle of next week there will be more ripe tomatoes and peppers to pick--yea! The cucumbers have been really good, and there are a couple of watermelons that will be ripe before too long. We are really enjoying the fresh produce!

Oh, fall soccer season started this week. Also, Don is doing some Boy Scout training this week so that he can officially take his boys rappelling. Consequently, I didn't see much of him this week. I think that is going to become the norm for the next couple of months.

On a sad note, I sang at another funeral at the beginning of this week. Mark Latham lost his fight with cancer. He and his wife were in our ward many years ago when we lived on the other side of town, and we were glad to see them again when we moved into this ward last year. He leaves behind children, grandchildren, and two great-grand children, the youngest of which was born last month. Our hearts go out to them.