THE MANY FACES OF CHARLEY KATE

                     

She’ll win your hear in a New York minute.

THE BIGGEST HOGS I’VE EVER SEEN ….

Believe it or not, I grew up on a farm --- we had two milk cows, a herd of blank angus, chickens,  and a barn full of horses and ponies.   So, having been off the farm for about 30 + years , I’m visiting family in Longview TX and as we are driving down Highway 80, I see this

The first thought that went through my mind was --- those are the biggest hogs I’ve ever seen – in fact, I said it outloud – at which time, my son (who did not grow up on said farm) kindly reminded me that they were not hogs but cows.  Honestly, I realized that as soon as I made the comment but, they were the strangest cows I’ve ever seen.  Nicknamed “oreo cows” they are actually a breed of cattle called Belted Galloways.   They come from Scotland and are apparently quite popular.  Here is a site about them.   Just thought you might enjoy learning about a different kind of oreo .

SORRY

But on this day, at this time, this is the cutest little guy ever :)

      

Wouldn’t you agree??

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???

Avery’s in kindergarten!!  Last Thursday evening was “Meet the Teacher” night and then Friday was her first day – just half a day.  This week it’s full speed ahead from 8-3 every day.  Word on the street has it that she is loving every minute of it.  She sure is growing up fast.

   

According to the parents Michael talked to Mrs. Smith is the best kindergarten teacher around so needless to say we are expecting great things from our Avery Rose this year.

I’M STILL HERE

…. and still buried in boxes.  I’ll be having a huge garage sale once I get finished going through all this stuff.  Brian got all the rest of my stuff out of storage and to the house today.  Thanks Brian.  You are the best.  Michael was scheduled to help but he was babysitting the three older girls –Thanks Mike – I know Jen appreciated the break- while Jen  and I went to a couple of salvage places with  Rob.  I found some laminate flooring – Pergo--- for half of what Home Depot was asking for some very similar.  When we got back, Michael rode down here with me and then helped Brian put some stuff in the backyard and a chair in the playroom and helped him load a chest of drawers and a small table that he is going to use in his apartment.   And off they went.

I’m having a problem with my pond.  It has gone from this (notice how high the water level is)

to this and I’m not sure why. 

I know it isn’t just evaporation because of this.  Water seeping from between the rocks on the upper level of the pond.

Someone is coming to look at it Monday and give me instructions on how to take care of the thing.    I just hope it’s not something major.

Brian has a couple of vacation days he must use between now and the end of the month so we are going to see the TX Neals via an overnight stop in MS to visit G’ma and others and then when we come home we will try to find a straighter route from TX Neals to NashVegas Neals/Ensors.  Hopefully something better than Interstate 40 all the way if you know what I mean. 

Back to the boxes.

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