These Days...

Through the years I have taken several of these "face-to-face" pictures of our girls. This time they just couldn't get quite as close as usual.

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I had a wonderful time at the baby shower Elisa (left) gave Shannon (right) Saturday. I love getting together for these type of events. It's a great chance to see people we just don't get to see often enough. Also a chance for good conversation and a lot of laughs with friends and loved ones.

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Aside from the heat, this summer is going well. We have a fairly quiet week followedy by two weeks of Vacation Bible School. The first week with our church, Freedom Fellowship where I'll be doing crafts with the kids. The second week will be with the church where the kids participate in AWANA during the school year. When that one's finished it will be time for baby Kaitlyn to be here. We get to enjoy her for a few weeks before our vacation. When we get back we'll just have a couple of weeks before baby Zach is due! This year at least, summer looks good!

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Back to the pets... Had I written yesterday I might have mentioned we think Mischief might be pregnant again. Since I'm writing this today, however, we think maybe she was pregnant and maybe she had her kittens today. The little bulge she had yesterday is gone. I was also summoned to the back yard this morning by the high-pitched and continued yelps from my dog. Mischief was attacking Izzie! I brought Izzie in for a few hours and sent her back out. Within minutes the same thing was happening. Kenneth took Izzie out when he got home and again the attack began. So...we're thinking maybe Mischief had kittens and is being protective. We'll see how this plays out. Of course having Kit-Kat and Izzie in the house together for such long periods of time is like having another set of siblings picking at each other all day!

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Happy July! Remember our flag and its history. Embrace the freedoms our independence affords.