Well, you sure couldn't tell that summer was over by the temperature we are still having! All this week it's supposed to be over 100 degrees. Everyone who knows this area keeps telling me to enjoy it because fall and winter were right around the corner. I LOOK for autumn and winter. I'm a cold blooded person. Cool is my friend!! At any rate, school is back in, so my weekly calls to the Grandsons have begun. Thomas told me today that he had a great first day of school. He had fun. Couldn't remember his teacher's name but she was nice. Oh, and he had corn dogs, fruit and green beans for lunch. He didn't eat the green beans cause he doesn't like them, but he ate the corn dog and fruit. Eric has been counting the days till school starts for him...and he starts later than Thomas. He starts on Thursday, so this morning his heart was broken because he couldn't go to school. He'll go every day starting next Monday, so for now he's at a very uneasy peace.

We added the rest of the slate porch floor today. Now we have to find a 7x12 foot piece of indoor outdoor carpet for the rest. The rest is done on the new porch. Our awning is still a camo tarp....you can't see it of coarse, but it's there and very tacky. But I can accept it's presence for a little while longer. We've been busy so it's ok.

Suzy and Bryan and the Pood are due here for a visit on Friday. I'm pretty excited about seeing them after so long away from them. They've been with Suzy's Mom and Grama. Bryan has such a wonderful time with his nonna and granny goose. He's a good boy and I miss him alot. Counting the days Bry...3 more to go!!!!!

The weather at night is so cool on the porch. So no matter how hot it's been, we can sip iced tea, in the dark and talk about our day. Frank, Carmela, sometimes Viola and myself...we have good talks. Life changing talks. They're good. I'm ready to move on.  Life on the porch is good. Blessings to you all. May you all have a porch to sit on and contemplate your lives paths.  It's pretty awesome.

Hello dear ones,

   Today was hot, but windy so not so bad. I woke up feeling so good and positive! I have a neighbor who is like a daughter to me. She is a wonderful young woman, amazing mother/auntie/sister. Frank and I love her and her sister very much. But, I'm off on a tangent....she was over and we sat on the porch until 12:30 am, last night. We talked about so many things, but what was the heart of our talk was about loving ones self and being able to love others.  Since I became a Christian I haven't had a real problem loving people. The one thing I asked the Lord for was the gift of Love. I didn't know at the time that God had a sense of humor....He gave me what I asked for. I found as I went along, that I loved people...even people that I used to dislike immensely. I hadn't thought ahead when I asked for the Love gift. Anyway, I've found that having that gift is actually a true blessing. I've had my heart hurt a few times, but when I love honestly the hurt doesn't stay. So as Carmela and I talked she opened my eyes to my capacity to love and why she thought people loved me so much. I hope that didn't sound to...well, to ME. You know what I mean?? I love whole heartedly, believe me...but I've always had a problem with loving or even liking myself. I joke about my weight, I joke about my clumbsiness, I joke about everything about me, but inside I HATE doing that. I think that it's because deep down, I like myself. I like who I am. But that always seemed so....well, so selfish. After talking with Cam last night I realized that it isn't a bad thing to like ones self. It's ok. So I thought about that through the night and woke up feeling great and having that on the fore front of my thoughts. I have to tell you, the difference I felt today was amazing. I was happy to be HOT. Can you believe that??!!?? I was just happy and so full of peace and love.

  So, sitting on my porch has helped to open my eyes to some things I needed to know. We have such a good time on the porch. My manager of the RV Park said she noticed we ALWAYS have people over. And we do. It's a great place to meet, laugh and love. I find my porch a great place to be....especially when friends and family can come over, feel comfortable and be loved by everyone else here. Thank you Lord for the wonderful gift of Love that You blessed me with. Life on the Porch is good...be blessed dear ones. You are on my heart. :-)

Hello dear ones,

   I was sitting out on the porch this evening, thinking about the school year. I remember when I was young, the summer seemed to go on forever. Usually, after a week or so though, me and my sisters were bored 'cause we had "done it all". We would tell Mom that we didn't have anything to do and she'd say, "I'll give you something to do! Now, go out and play!!" Since we were NOT interested in doing chores, we always found things to do. In those days, it was safe to walk out on the road. No one would bother you and we always found treasures in the ditch! Down in the field in front of the house was this HUGH rock that we'd play on. It was the size of an elephant and we had lots of fun playing on it and pretending.(My brother lives there now, and when I saw "the rock" for the first time in years, it was shocking to see that it was so small...I wondered when it had shrunk.) Summer was exciting, fun, wonderful and boring. Yeah, the good ole' days.

   Now though, I'm glad that school is starting up. The grandchildren play to much with their XBox, PS2 and our computers. We bought them their game stations AND games...now I'm sorry we did. We had Thomas and Eric, two of our grandsons this summer. We made them play outside, swim at the pool, take walks with me, ride their bikes...they loved it. But they also played their games for a couple hours or more at night before they'd sleep. I was just to tired to argue with them about it. That's where the kids now a days have us. We're just to tired. At least Grandma is.

   But school is back, so the kids can do some "learning". It's SO good for them, VERY good for mom's and dad's and WONDERFUL for grandparents! Hey, we paid our taxes.....send the kids to school!

   Blessings to every one. Life is so good, and restful, and peaceful....on the porch.

Hello everyone,

   I hope this finds you all content, happy and full of life! Today it was quite warm here, but wonderful non the less.

   Thomas went home on Friday. I miss him SO much. Thomas is my 7, almost 8 yr. old grandson. He spends his summers with PaPa and I. He's my first grandchild and is so close to my heart. I was in the delivery room when he was born. Such a cute little miracle. Now, such a big boy with huge blue eyes, very inquisitive and a quick smile. I miss him....

   My new porch is done except for the out door carpet. Frank is still trying to come up with a design for the stairs that he will be happy with. I keep telling him just to make them look like the steps on the other side of the porch, but he isn't convinced that he likes that idea. I have to make him SEE the finished product before he'll agree to it. Funny, the ones we use on the front part of the porch, work great and look fine. He makes me laugh.

     I have re-arranged the porch furniture three times now. I love being able to do that. I can't in the RV because all the furniture is nailed down, so I shall work out my frustrations on the porch furniture. It's fun!

   I pray that you all are having a blessed summer. It's been hot, I've lost some dear friends to a necessary move and Thomas is home, but life on my much bigger porch is great... :-)

Hello all,

   Well, Frank started his famous "deck in a day" today. He calls it a deck, I call it a porch. He's from the west, (Spokane, WA) and I'm from the east (N. Attleboro, MA). Potatoe, Potatoe....

   He was at it at about 8:30 this morning. By noon it was framed. At about 2:30 this afternoon, it was 97 degrees so he took a nap. When he got up at 4 or so, he put the decking on, the steps were moved to the place I wanted them and the cross members/supports were almost done. He had made the porch from an 8'x12' to a 16'x16'. So now, the porch is larger than my 5th wheel RV. But that's ok. I love my porch and spend a LOT of time on it.

   Tomorrow he will be finished with the larger "deck/porch" except for the rails. Since I want them sort of fancy or decorative, they will be done probably in the next 2 weeks or so.  I already had the out side furniture arranged on the unfinished deck this evening. Frank will have to move EVERYTHING tomorrow morning to finish, but I just had to see what the furniture would look like on the porch. As we sat and watched the sun set, it was truly beautiful. My fountain lights had just turned on, the sky was darkening purples and pinks and we were sitting, drinking iced-tea laughing and loving and enjoying each other's company. Truly beautiful. I love that man SO much.

   I would love to put a picture in today, of the before's and during's, but alas I've forgotten how to insert pictures and my Suzy isn't here to help...Bryan isn't here to help either. Or Kent....he's gone too. The Pood is also gone, but he knows NOTHING about computers!  So the pictures will have to wait until they come for a visit. Then you will see what a genius my Frank is.

   Have a wonderful tomorrow. Life on my new and improved porch is great...

My goodness, where has July gone?? As I sat on the porch today I realized that it was the last day of the month. Do you realize that means Christmas is only 4months and 25 days away? Is your shopping done? Is it even started yet? Are your cards addressed? And most important of all?????? DO YOU HAVE THE POSTAGE FOR THE CARDS?????

There, there...calm down now. Take a deep breath! We can do this. If we get started right away, we'll still make it before the 24th of December.

Awwwww.....I find if I talk to myself like this, Christmas will come and go without a hitch. I feel very calm right now. Breathe in, breathe out...yes, very calm indeed.

Anyway, the long hot days of July are gone, next are the long hot days of August. LOVE 'EM!!! Only a day until my porch goes into renovation. I'm excited and jazzed. New idea keep pouring in and I jot them down. Frank comes home from work, reads them on their little "post-its" and then throws them in the trash. He knows what he wants to do...lol. Actually, he has taken to one of my ideas. I want him to tile part of the deck with shale looking rock to match the fountain area. He likes that idea, so it stays.  The rest, like a spa/hot tub, built in bar, ceiling fans....are a big NO, as he puts it. So unreasonable. Just because this is an RV Park and we'll be leaving one day....daaannnggg!

Anyway, I'll keep you updated on the building AND the ideas that get past him. Blessings to you all.  Life continues to be great...here on the porch.

Hello everyone,

   Today was a beautiful day, here on the porch.

The skies were smokless!! Praise the Lord! It was a warm 93 degrees and the sun was sparkling and radiant. If I hadn't fallen 3 or 4 days ago and hurt myself terribly, I would have totally enjoyed the day! I was out side on the porch, rocking on my rocker...but I didn't move much. My left hip and lower back hurt awfully. So as long as I didn't move much, it was very pleasant.

Anyway, I still miss my Suzy, Kent, Bryan and Pood, so I was asking Frank if there was anything we could do to change what had become my "comfort" zone with Suzy and family. After much thought and discussion AND a trip to our local Lowes...we've decided to add to my porch. So next week end Frank is adding 8'x8' MORE to the deck. He's going to take our awning/tarp down and put a stable roof on the deck. We get some pretty severe wind here and it wrecks havoc with the awning/tarp...so he's replacing it with that wavy, panel that comes in a variety of colors now. I've chosen dark brown to match my RV. (It's called "smoke" quite ironically)

At any rate, the porch will definetly look different. Of coarse we all know that I won't forget Suzy and the gang, but it's a good excuse for change.

I pray you all are blessed mightely by our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. I know I am...as I sit and revel in HIS beauty...on my porch...

Hi Everyone!

   Well, as I was reminded recently, it's time to update and STOP WHINNING! Thank you Sister Shirley for the swift kick in the behind to get me going again! I need that from time to time.

   It's been very nice here on the porch. Frank put an automatic sprinkler set-up on our 4 sprinklers in the lawn. So now, every night at about 8:30, he and I go out and sit on the porch and watch the sprinklers come on. We then sit and talk and watch the lawn get watered for the hour it's set on. Makes the porch and our time together, very special. We had bought one of those "lawn art" sprinklers...all copper with a dragonfly in the center ring. It's so pretty when it's off and even prettier when it's on.

   Thomas is doing very well. He has some new friends, but still misses Bryan. Carmella, our neighbor who lived sort of behind where Suzy was living, is spending alot more tiime at home now. She had #19 problems also. Anyway, she's expecting a baby and is SO cute! Her 9 yr. old daughter, Fallon is just crazy about being a big sister, and little cousin Seth wants a new baby very soon! They are just adorable and have started calling Frank and I "Grandma and PaPa". I love being a Grandma, so as you can guess...I'm happy as can be!

   I hear from my Suzy almost every day. This makes my heart smile and the rest of me happy. I miss our talks, but we're both going about doing for our Master, so things are working out. She'll always be in my heart and forever my Sister. God is good and always does what is best for us...always!!!

   Well folks, that's about all that's going on, on the porch. It's still pretty hot, but it is July in Redding as Frank reminds me alot.  So I drink gallons of  "fence post" tea and stay indoors until it cools off. Right now we're looking to buy another RV. We need a bigger one. Will keep you all posted.

   Be blessed dear friends...life on the porch is GREAT!

Hello everyone,

   Well, when I go out to sit on my porch, it's pretty lonely. My beloved "family" in # 18 has moved. I look to my left and the spot is sooo empty. It's just not the same with my Suzy, Bryan, Kent and Pood gone. Oh, don't get me wrong, the scenery is still beautiful. Frank went down today and cleared out some more of the Cove brush. You can see it better now. The geese are still there, growing like crazy. The air has cleared up quite a bit from all the smoke. Thank God the fires are almost totally controlled up here! It really is beautiful on Cove Circle. But, my heart is gone...for now. I know that I know that the Lord has a plan for me. So I will sit quietly and listen for Him to speak to me, out on my porch. Blessings to you all...life is good, but lonely...on the porch.

Hello everyone,

Finally rested up, cooled down and found time to update my blog. I hope you all enjoyed your fourth of July. We were up in Klamath Falls with two of our three daughters, and 4 of our 5 grandchildren. It was Liam's birthday. He turned 7 on the 4th. It was a Dinosaur Party. Lots of people showed up at the wonderfully planned and executed party. We had a T-Rex pinata, and cake with dinosaurs and volcano's on it. Lots of presents...mostly dinosaurs. He loved all his gifts and had a great time partying with his friends and family. Then that evening, our kids with their kids, went to watch the fire works downtown and Frank and I sat on Franki and Sean's second floor balcony and watched the fireworks from 3 towns surrounding K. Falls and even saw the show K. Falls put on. It was so pretty, cool and private. So we all  had fun on the fourth. Saturday late afternoon, Frank started feeling a little sick, so we went home early. Thomas came back with us for a few more weeks. Frank ended up getting pretty sick by 1:00 a.m. He started throwing up every 15 or 20 minutes and did this for a day. Finally figured out he had a kidney stone. He's still sick and today is Tuesday. So tomorrow he's going to the Dr. whether he wants to or not. He's only been drinking milk since Sunday. Can't hold anything else down. Can't go to work, which makes me sick and I can't hold anything down...(not really, but I am worried about his recovery. He never gets sick like this. He always bounces right back up after an illness.) In 30 yrs. he's had 4 sick days. This week he's had 3. That says something. I'll keep you updated on how he's doing.

My precious friend and Sister, Suzy; has finally found a spot to move her "Cabin" to. Unfortunetly it's far from us, here in Redding. God blessed my life with Susy and her family, so now it's time to share what she has brought into my life. The love, compassion, understanding, her positiveness. All goes to show what an amazing woman she is and how much difference she makes in the world. Bryan is just a responsible in his ministries, too. They are Godly people doing the will of the Lord. Blessings to them. They have taught me to stop talking and listen to people and not judge them. Try to put yourself in their places, then work things out. I will miss our daily talks sitting at our bistro together. But I'm sure the Lord has a better bistro for her at her next job. Go with God dear Suzy. You will be miss here in Marina Park Rv. very much. We love you all...Patti, Frank, Thomas, Ragu, Patches and Stinky.

Hello dear Ones,

Today it reached 103 on my porch! I was actually in my air conditioned RV looking out the window. I'm sure I was cooler than alot of people as I have my ac set at 60 degrees 24/7. Hubby calls our place "the Meat Locker"....how rude!

Today there was some excitement around here. Almost tragic excitement. While swimming with my daughter and her 3 children, my 17 month old granddaughter came closer than I'm comfortable with to drowning. I was in the deep end of the pool, she was in the shallow end, in her "baby floatie" and her mom was in the area of the 5 foot mark, when she tried to get to mommy and fell out of her floatie. It took us almost 10 seconds to get to her and when we pulled her up her little eyes were closed and she was making NO noise. My daughter started hitting her back when all of a sudden, she spit out about a cup of water and started crying. She gagged some more, spit some more and after a few minutes, was ok. Tonight before they headed back to Oregon, she was back to her old self. Being cute, flirting, screaming at her brothers, kissing Papa and me. But it's a scare I'll NEVER forget. It took almost an hour to calm down Mommy and stop her crying. God blessed us today. We didn't loose Jessi. Lesson learned.

Then our neighbor in # 3 wasn't seen all day, so another neighbor, Eli came over and asked me if I'd go over and check on him. We did, and after several minutes of banging on his RV, he feebly called out and said he needed help. We were able to get the amulance and fire dept. over very quickly. He was taken to the hospital and is ok as I write this. God had his hands full today! We are blessed SO much and alot of us aren't even aware of it. Sadly, some don't care.

Except for the heat, close call with Jessi and Terry having to go to the hospital, it wasn't too bad of a day. Praying that your day went smoother than mine...be blessed. Life on my porch is STILL good and very blessed by God.

 Hello every. I'm crying twice here because two of my best friends are gone for a few weeks and I miss them already. They left on Thrusday I think and today is Sunday. It's been a pretty long three days. Yesterday we had some awful thunder/lightening storms and rain/hail for hours. I heard today that we had 75 fires going in Shasta and Tehema Counties. So our little bowl of a town is just full of smoke. It covers the sun  and everything is hazy. Plus, those of us with asthma have a hard time breathing. I stay inside a lot so I'm ok. But my grandson Thomas has Bronchial Asthma and forgot his breather. So he's having a bit of trouble. But we're all having fun here and my porch was never so active! Can hardly wait until Suzy and Bryan come home so we can have our late night chats in the cool of the evening, on the porch.

The boys are doing great. Eric has settled right down. We were afraid he'd throw a fit because this is the first time he's been apart from his Mommy. He's having a great time at the pool and eats everything I cook. No question. I figure because it's all new for him...but both boys are doing great. I'm keeping Eric for one more week then Franki and Sean will come down to get him and go to Splash Down for Liam's birthday. Liam is our other grandson. He'll be 7 on the fourth of July, so will have a party here while they're down here. Then we'll keep Thomas for another 4 or 5 weeks.

Well folds, my eyes are starting to cross. I think I had better go to bed. Take care and be blessed. Life on the porch is great...even tho 2 very important people are missing. They're gone, but not forgotten.  Stay cool....life is hot, but good on the porch....

My goodness. I was just reading Suzy's blog and realized that I haven't written in days! Where has my enthusiasm gone for my Blog? Where has my excitement gone? My Drive? My Will??? Oh wait, I have my 7 and 5 yr. old grandsons with me. Now I remember where everything has gone. I went up on Friday the 13th at 3:00 am to Klamath to get them, on the train. Then we came back down here on Saturday the 14th arriving in Redding at 2:30 in the morning. We loaded the boys into the truck and came home. I fell into bed at 3:30 am and haven't rested since!!!! Actually...I'd like to say that I was joking, but  I'm quite serious.  Yesterday we were at the pool at 9:00 am and swam until close to 2 pm. Today we were at the pool at 9:30, then took about a mile walk, came back and swam for another 6 hrs. Then I cooked dinner and did the breakfast dishes. When I turned to tell the boys that supper was ready, they were both asleep. (The little traitors!!) So they will be H U N G R Y tomorrow morning. I'll be lucky to sleep past 7:30. But you know what? This is wonderful. Tomorrow the 3 of us are going to take our bikes and go riding. Since I haven't been on a bike in almost 30 years, this should be interesting. We just bought Eric his bike. He's the 5 year old. So tomorrow should be quite an experience.

I'm exhausted, so will close. Be blessed dear friends....life on the porch is wonderful!!!

Hello all,

   Well today was another wonderful day here in Cove Circle. Our pond glistened in the sun, the swans, geese and ducks quacked happily, the cats slept contentedly in the shade and I stayed in the RV because it was over 100 degrees and I DO NOT venture outside when it's that hot! :-)

   I'm taking the train up to Klamath Falls at 3:15 am. I have promised two of my 4 grandsons that they can stay the summer with me. Thomas usually stays with us anyway, but this is the first time away from Mommy, so I have no idea how Eric will do. Eric is Thomas' little brother. He's 5 right now. He's ADHD, and  Grandma isn't. I expect that I will be able to lose a few pounds chasing him around. I hope so anyway...last summer I lost 13 lbs. having Thomas. I'm guessing that I could lose about 165 lbs. with Eric. He's a smidge more active than Thomas. Anyone who knows me will by now have realized that I am being as sarcastic as I can be. Eric will have me dead by days end. But, I want to try having him stay with us. I promised him and that's that!

   Tonight we went to church and I invited Suzy and Bryan. I think they had a good time. Suzy is such a great friend AND she's holding me accountable where I need help in my Christian walk. Quite an undertaking, but I think she's up for the challenge. She and Bryan are such encouragements to me. Anyway, the service was nice and the music was wonderful. Afterwards, we had soup and burgers at the restarant where we worship and it, too was good. We had to leave before my brother Ed and I ordered a piece of German Chocolate cake with coconut pecan icing. Ed and I just knew we were getting weak in our vow to be "good" diabetics. So we left, unfullfilled. Not spiritually, German Chocolate Cakelly.

   Well, I must close. I have to do some last minute packing for my trip. Be blessed dear ones. Life on the porch is so, so sweet.

Hello dear ones,

   I hope you are all well. Shirley you are in my prayers all day long. Know that in your heart, ok? God is good, and He will take care of us.

   The weather is not as hot as I've been expecting. I'm still spending alot of time inside, but when I go out I'm surprised that the heat doesn't sear the air out of my lungs and then I have to crawl back to the house. So far so good.

I'm going to try to send a pic of Stinky. He's the only one left you haven't seen. He's a cutie pie and loves just about everyone....well, me, Frank and Cindy. But he's a cutie pie none the less. Here goes:  

   Well, it said I didn't have enough room, so I'll have Suzy or Bryan look at it tomorrow. Be blessed every one. Life on the porch is calm and peaceful....

Hi again,

   Since I had no trouble downloading the pictures of the geese I took today, I thought I'd try to get my kitty's one more time. Hope it works.... Ok, the one with the calico is Patches, queen of the couch! The black one is Ragu, he's the king of the porch. I'll have to wait for next time to get Stinky in the blog. He just won't sit still for a picture! Bye for now...

Hello everyone,

   Sometimes I am so filled with the love of God that I think I will explode and cover everyone within a mile with, well...love! Today was so wonderful for me.

   It started out with my daughter Cindi calling me quietly from outside to come and see something. I got up and stood in the door and there on my lawn were about 50 geese and gosslings grazing. It was beautiful. The Mom's and Dad's (about 5 pair) were watching for danger as their babies (three different sizes and ages) were "peeping and nibbling" the grass. I ran back in, got my camera and some muffins and started clicking away and feeding the sweet little darlings. It was wonderful. After about 15 or 20 minutes, they "ducked" (hehe) under the fence and made their way back down the hill side and swam away in our "pond". A few minutes later I had to get a shovel and remove their waste, but it was worth it. They were gorgous!

   I then spent the afternoon and into the evening with Bryan and Suzy. We visited, shared and laughed even more than we did yesterday. Bryan is an amazing young man. I know I've said it before, but that young man never fails to surprise me! I'd rather spend time with him than most adults I know. He's respectful, intelligent and funny. He can talk about pretty much most things and is quite smart about computers. He was so patient with me and answered all my questions without making me feel so dumb. I'm not that computer savvy, but he is and isn't afraid to share his knowledge! Thanks again Bryan for the great day. You and your mom are just AWESOME!!!!

   We've had our share of drama around here lately, but Kent took the bull by the horns, settled things and it's been so peaceful, quiet and positive. I don't know what we'd do without our friends. I hope I never have to find out.

   Be blessed everyone...life on the porch continues to be wonderful!!!

Hello everyone,

   This entry finds me in a very thoughtful position. Sometimes, even when we try so hard not to do something, we end up being the "cause" of a problem. I've been reassured several times that I wasn't the cause, but I know that had I kept quiet about a situation that was going on, no one would have been upset. But the situation had to be talked about, hence the "thoughtful position".

   Where do we draw the line between gossip and being helpful? Is it gossip if someone gets hurt? Is it gossip if someone gets hurt and it wasn't talked about? Where do you draw that line? I know that God only wants "good" to come out of our mouths. The book of James talkes about our tongues and the damage we cause by not controlling it. Do our intentions come into play when we "talk" to each other. I really don't know. I do know that I'll be watching my tongue VERY closely from now on. I don't like hurting people and I especially don't like people that I love being hurt because of something I may have said. It just isn't right.

   If anyone out there has any advice for me, please leave a comment. You know, we can try daily to do the right thing. I know this because I do...try everyday to be the nicest person I can be. I mess up as I think we all do, from time to time. But despite all the mistakes we make, I also know that I'm covered by the grace and mercy of God. And with a repentant heart, HE will forgive me and help me to become a stronger person. Knowing this makes my life on the porch good. Be blessed, I know I am.

Today Suzy and I spent most of the day together visiting, trying to run an errand and sipping on a Venti Mocha and Venti Carmel Frappichino from Starbucks. I took a long drink of my Carmel Frappichino and knew then that life was good. :-) I just can't say enough about Suzy and her family. I know I've said this dozens of times before, but they are a special and precious gift from God and I sooooo appreciate them!

I was looking at the gosslings down on the pond today and realized that they are practically all grown up! I kept looking for the 30 or 40 babies and all I say was 30 or 40 grown up geese. They're beautiful and graceful, but they aren't little balls of yellow fluff anymore. So I'll need to get pictures and update my albums.

My baby boy, Stink looks like he has a foxtail in his jaw. Gosh I hate it when the kittys get hurt or get stickers in them. You can't help but love the little guys. They bring so much pleasure into our lives.

It's been pretty nice around here of late. My Sweetie, Frank takes such good care of our lawn. We moved here about a year ago and the lawn we now have WAS a gravel and sticker turn around for cars. Now it's a beautiful green, soft lawn. We have two little tables and chairs set up in different parts of the lawn and a nice picnic table with umbrella. We couldn't ask for a nicer place to live. The wonderful neighbors is just icing on the cake of life. :-)

That's about all friends...be blessed and know that life is good on the porch.