Dripping....

With sweat!  It was WAY too hot today!  Van said it got to 107 but weather channel said 105.  Either way it was a new record high!  UGH!!!!  We got up early this morning and went to rent the Uhaul truck for the day.  Came home to load up about 1500 pounds of scrap metal from around the property and hauled that into town to a recycling place.  After that we had a little bit of stuff to drop at the landfill.  Then it was off to Lowes though we did stop for lunch at Dairy Queen.  In Lowes we picked up the lumber and hardware needed to  complete the porch roof extension and we also got Russ his father's day present..a new gas grill.  This one is infared with loads of cooking space!  We bought it preassembled so we wouldn't have to mess with that when we got home.  Once everything was unloaded and the truck swept out we returned the truck and came home to grill steaks for dinner.  Russ even cooked the sauteed onions and mushrooms in a skillet on the side burner so we wouldn't heat up the kitchen!  The new grill works GREAT!!  Takes almost NO time to heat up, has a self cleaning feature, and uses less fuel!  Oh and the food cooks faster too!!  I fixed a ceasar salad to go with our grilled meal and we sat down to a very yummy dinner!  Russ leaves tomorrow morning for a few days of training.  Lex leaves tomorrow for a week of Church Camp.  It will be a little lonelier around here without them.  I do have a few projects going to keep me busy though and the kids have school.  And of course we have Missy!!  She is so funny!  We are so enjoying having her as a part of our family.  Training is going well too!!  She's one smart little thing!  She has been appreciative of the pool we have set up for her too.  And she has discovered the shade under the deck and craft building.  I am thankful that she did with as hot as it's been today!  Missy does still think that she ought to be allowed into our "kennel" with us and darts through the opened door faster than lightning!  For now it's easy to pick her up and put her back out.....but at the rate she is growing that won't be the case for long!
Yesterday Mykhal, Kerrie, and I spent the afternoon in Abilene getting to meet one of the homeschool moms I talk to online who also happens to be a military spouse.  It was fun to actually meet in person!!  We got to eat at one of my all time favorite places El Chico.  It was good as always!!  Then her little ones enjoyed the indoor playland in the mall and my two "shopped".  Was a lovely afternoon of visiting!  Then we ordered dinner out last night so I didn't have to cook at all yesterday!  BONUS!!

Missy

We got our puppy!!!  She is just the sweetest, most loving little thing!!  She is stubborn though so training should prove interesting at least!  She is still missing her friends and family out at my friend's house, but I know she will adjust.  She gets LOTS of attention here.  We brought her home on Tuesday and got her shots taken care of yesterday.  She does well in the car by just curling up and sleeping.  I will begin working with her on commands soon.  Letting her get settled in first. Oh and she is NOT a Lab!  Her daddy is Great Pyrenees and her mommy is Mountain Cur.  She will be a wonderful family guardian as well as a sweet companion and gentle playmate.  She will be BIG though!    We got her kennel all set up along with her dog house.  She has quickly learned to be proficient  at tangling the line run though around other objects on the porch we have yet to move.  So we keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't get too tangled!  You can just barely see the cat in the window on the left in the last photo.  That would be Skizzo glaring at his would be playmate!

Newsish stuff

So the younger two kids and I drove to my folks' house last Thursday to help take care of Noel....their Jack Russell.  Dad had his shoulder replacement surgery on Friday and though it didn't happen until later in the day than they thought it would, all went better than expected.  The doc had planned one type of replacement since he didn't think he would be able to make repairs to other parts.  But as it turned out repairs could be made and so a less extensive surgery was performed.  Dad is doing well though the long road of recovery is still ahead.  He is already doing some therapy on his own as instructed though.  While my folks were at the hospital and there was a break in needing to give Noel her meds,  the kids and I went out to see Russ' folks who live just 30 minutes away.  We found out on Thursday when arranging to go visit, that Russ' grandma (who turns 92 this year) was having emergency pacemaker surgery at the same time my dad was having his surgery.  She came through ok and is stable as far as we know.  We got to spend Friday afternoon with Russ' folks and even got to go out for dinner with them and his brother and nephew.  It was a very enjoyable time.  We drove home yesterday and after unloading we went to town to get the supplies we will need for our puppy!  We will go get her today.  I can't wait!  I think I'm more excited than the kids!!  I'm sure I'll have lots of puppy-tales and pics to post soon.