Hello...is there anybody in there?

Hey blog readers...I am betting that most of you are figuring I have given up on this thing, been hurt in an unfortunate accident, been kidnapped by aliens, been rendered unable to use a computer or just plain dead. I assure you, none of those things have happened to me. I have simply been putting 100% effort into my "New Years Resolution". You may remember that is to have fun at all opportunities and enjoy family and friends. I must say, I have been quite successful at this "Resolution" this year. However...it has been time consuming and somewhat exhausting at times.

Here is a little catch up since my last post(May 11th).

Sadly I have to report the first big thing is that we had to put our beloved Daisy to sleep. After 7+ wonderful years of her providing much happiness and love to our family, we had to say goodbye. Many of my readers are dog/pet owners and hold their pets very near and dear to their hearts. They are truly a member of our family, and you don't realize quite how much until they are gone. Initially we were all pretty much a hot mess. Over time and with lots of "Daisy Stories" and sharing of fond memories it can be spoken about in our house without major tear shed, and trust me, that is no small accomplishment. But in the words of Sharkboy "She is up in Doggie Heaven with all the tennis balls she can chew up, all the soft comfy beds that she can snuggle on and there is plenty of fresh toilet water for her to drink". Where ever you are Daisy, we love you and miss you very much.

In June we ventured South to Florida for a little family vacation. We flew out June 12th to beautiful and sunny(and hot) Tarpon Springs, Fl. We visited with some very dear friends of ours and stayed with them for a couple of days/nights. Then we ventured over to Disney World. What a great, happy, awesome place. In the name of not rambling on and on about our Disney trip I can say this...We had a great time, we are definitely going back and Sharkboy cried when we left. Thank you Marcci for all your help and advice and know that we will be back to hang out with you and "The Mouse" again. On Thursday night of our trip we straggled back to Tarpon Springs and stayed another couple of days with our friends and toured the area. I absolutely love Florida and never before did I think it would be a nice place to retire, until now. I can see myself with a condo on the Gulf and a boat and summering on the Great Lakes(we will see).

Since then we have pretty much just been doing family things. We have some really great friends that have a Pontoon boat on Pine Lake and we all go out and hang out at the lake every chance we get. We have shared a lot of laughs, consumed many "adult beverages", and just generally relaxed in our time. We spent the 4th of July on the boat, and it was a fantastic day. This activity has placed a Pontoon of our own, on the 5(or less)year plan. It truely is very relaxing and we have such great times. I am somewhat of a water nut and Sharkboy and Jenny are seeming to be as well, so a boat is definitely in our future.

The last big thing to catch you up on is that we are expecting a new baby in our house. Now don't get all mushy...it isn't of the biped sort. We have placed a deposit on and are impatiently waiting on our next 4-legged friend. Her name is Stella Rose, she is about 3 weeks old. She is a silver Weimaraner that will be spoiled rotten and loved on more than she could ever imagine in our family. The greatest part (at least for me) is that she was born on my Birthday. In a week I will have some pictures to share, but trust me when I say she is "precious". Our family seems to be not firing on all cylinders and we think the biggest thing missing is a 4 legged purveyor of unconditional love, unending laughter and loyal companionship is just we are missing.

Well that is about all I have for updates as of now...so hopefully it won't be 2 months before my next update...but rest assured, I have not given up on my blog...

Be Kind, Be Safe...

Shalom my Peeps.