Outside, there are lots of pretty things and interesting things to see. As for Buddy, the chicks are the most interesting thing he has EVER seen. He is sure it would be a lot of fun to play with them, but that is not happening! And yes, Lady (center bottom row) really does think our bed belongs to her.
Ruthie's and our dear friend Dawn from the UK, sent a lovely balloon bouquet to help us celebrate Ruthie's birthday. Not a day goes by without her in our thoughts, but we are not in distress or gloomy. We just miss her.
What helped a lot was that our dear Mary came down for a visit with her boyfriend (whom we like a lot, by the way). They were here for Fathers Day and Ruthie's birthday.
The day to day life of household maintenance has gone on, too. Our washing machine decided to go on strike. Fortunately, we have an extended warranty and it was well again and back in action in a very short time. The water heater thought that with the washing machine up and running, it would be a good time to deprive us of hot water. Mr. Muddling to the rescue! Brand new one installed and working wonderfully. The old one was well over ten years old, so no hard feelings there!
I've been very busy for quite a while working on this one. I will do a blog post on it soon.
In short, life is good. There will always be trials and temptations to lose heart, but we are just not going to do that! God is so good to us all and I am eternally thankful.
I hope you are having a successful and overcoming time with whatever is trying to give you trouble!
Hugs and kisses,
