Baby Logan Has Arrived

Logan James Herron, 7 lbs 9 0z

The proud parents and the baby made it through the long labor and deliver. Logan made is grand entrance at about 2 am, May 11, 2010. All is well.

I am the proud Grandma!!!

Auntie Marianne got a chance to meet Logan, too.

Chicken Dinner

I was thinking about letting the chickens out for the day since they have been couped up for quite some time now. But when I looked out the back door I noticed something odd about the chicken pen. A closer inspection of the situation made me decide to leave the chickens in the chicken coup for the day. sitting on top of the chicken pen was a hawk. I quess the hawk was trying to figure out how to get to them for dinner.

Sunday, we took it easy. We ate left over pizza after church. Then just watched a movie. Gracie was being snuggly. Later today we will be going back to our church to participate in their Trunk or Treat Tailgating Party. We went last year and it was lots of fun.

Saturday evening sunset.

Dog Show Weekend

Marianne and I had a fabulous weekend doing the dog show and making a weekend get away out of it. One of the dogs in our class was a no show so there were only dogs in our class. Saturday's course was pretty bad, but Charlie and I managed to get an 84 and a second place ribbon, giving Charlie is second leg. Sunday's course was much more "user friendly", but Charlie was got a burst of silly puppiness. He did manage to get an 86, with 3rd place, earning his 3rd leg for his Rally Novice Title. GO CHARLIE!! We are very proud!!. Charlie won't even be 2 years old until Jan. 11th and he already has a title. Gracie kicked butt today in the Rally ring, earning the blue ribbon with a score of 97!! Way to go Marianne and Gracie!! So Gracie now has 2 legs towards her title.

We had a great stay at the Comfort Inn on Laurens Road in Greenville, SC. I would recommend this hotel to all. They even had a shower that was better than home...you know that had to be good!

Charlie had his first visit to Petsmart today and found the store to be very exciting! He was especially facinated with the aquariums. I think Charlie likes going shopping.

Charle and Gracie shared their cheeseburger after the dog show.

We had dinner at Tim and Mickie's place Saturday evening. It was delicious. Charlie loves Tim, but Tim's cat does not love Charlie, or Gracie!

Of course we have ribbons and new toys. Charlie was more concerned with getting dinner than having his picture taken with his ribbons. He was very tired tonight. I took his picture with all the ribbons he has earned, then he got up, and took his elephant, and went to bed.

Other important events....Marianne's 15th birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARIANNE! You are one special girl!!!

Crepe Myrtles

Believe it or not, the crepe myrtles are blooming in spite of the draught. After the year we had last year, I wasn't even sure they were still alive. I was pretty surprised when they started blooming. I have been feeling rather lazy the last few days and have not done much of anything. I trimmed a couple of the trees, but that is about it. The garden needs weeding, but the ground is so hard, and cracking, that you can't pull the weeds out anyway. Still no rain.

One Project Done

The generator is very heavy and it was really hard for me to pull it out of the garage and start it up, to keep it running right. So I built a frame with wheels so I can get it in and out of the garage much, much easier. Marianne helped me lift the generator into the frame. The wheels even have brakes on them. That way the generator won't come along when I am pulling the start cord.

Horse Trailer - Sold, Pastures - Dead

This is where the horse trailer used to be. The horse trailer sold this week. I had a lot of response about it once I put it on Craiglist in Greenville. I was glad that it sold since I have no way to pull it, but it made me sad, too.

Marianne and I went berry picking at Hardy Berry Farms Friday evening and we got rained out. I was excited because it was finally raining, but when we got home, it had not rained at our house (we are about 3 miles from Hardy Berry Farms). We have not had any rain now in over a month. As you can see, the pastures are in very bad condition. The drought is killing my garden too, even though I have been watering it every few days. It just doesn't do the same as rain.

The Pool Is Up

First, I must say thank you for letting all of us invade your glorious home in Kentucky. The porch is awesome! I know you will get endless hours of enjoyment from it. The first item on the agenda once we got home was putting up the pool. So we have a pool now. It still needs a tad more water in it, but it does have about 22 hours worth of water in it now. I just had to take the hose back to the garden side of the house. The lack of rain is taking its toll on my garden and the pastures are all brown. But the pool is great! Marianne braved the cold water the first day the pool was up. Marianne and her friend Norma both went swimming when the water was way too cold for me. Today was the first day I got in the pool. Charlie even got to go for a swim too. Gracie didn't actually swim, she just relaxed and floated. It was very refreshing for all of us. I'm sure there is not any dog hair in the pool now. Getting Charlie in and out of the pool was interesting, but worth it. He loved it. Now that there is no pool in the shed, I guess I'll have to start bringing in the hay. At least I can jump in the pool after stacking the hay this year.