I have posted some pictures of Mauser before - Mauser is my Aunt L’s puppy - Saturday evening - he was all about giving me kisses - but I didn’t want any of it.
So he propped his sad little face on my legs - just waiting for me to give in. When I wouldn’t he ran to Uncle Bob to complain.
He is a cute little pup.
Friday night I headed home - to Athens - to attend my cousin’s baby shower - shoot a wedding on Saturday - and hang out with my family. Jared stayed in Mansfield b/c his company had their summer picnic on Saturday - which I was bummed to miss out on. When I got to my parents house on Friday night - I noticed two bunnies in a cage - turns out my mom’s friend found a tame bunny on her way home one night - ‘cus people always drop off animals on farms in the country - and she took it home with her. It was pregnant - with eight babies. So my mom and dad took two of them home. Smokey and the Bandit.
Bandit - she loves to run around the living room and try to sneak under the couch.
Smokey - he loves to chew - and hates going back in his cage.
Smokey - he would have ate my shoe if I had let him.
We have sleepovers for PK once or twice a year. Friday night was one of those nights. Usually we have about 5 girls and 5 boys - tonight we had 1 girl and 2 boys. Thursday night I didn’t get much sleep b/c the street sweeper in Mansfield comes by our house at 4:00 AM in the middle of the month and Thursday night was THE night. So I had been up since 4 and worked 7 to 5 and then picked the kids up at 6. We took the 2 we had at the moment out to Papa V’s for pizza and wings. We brought back pizza for the one who was at soccer practice till later. We came back to the house and played Rock Band and I helped *H* with some bead necklaces. We had plans to go outside and play capture the flag but since we had 3 kids - we scratched that.
PM was bringing some RAY kids to crash the party and silly string us - but since we weren’t outside - it wasn’t nearly the right atmosphere. But it still HAD to happen so she silly stringed us in the house - and then brought ice cream to make up for it. We ate ice cream and watched Phelps win another gold - barely. We put *H* upstairs in the spare room with the boys sleeping downstairs in their sleeping bags - or so I thought. When I came down in the morning - the boys were each sleeping in a chair - in what I thought was not a comfortable position - but I forget that they are kids and nothing much phases them. I ran to Wal*Mart to pick up breakfast - tractor wheels - MMM good. The kids were all out by 10 and Jared and I were on the road to Ithaca to celebrate KT’s graduation from college - (for those of you who don’t know - KT is a friend who is attending MU and she lived with us for the fall semester last year - 2007).
We had been to her house before but at least 2 years ago or more - and neither of us drove that time so we weren’t too sure where we were going - although we had directions. The drive to someplace you haven’t been to is always longer than the drive back from that place. We got there at 1 and stayed till 4. It was nice to meet all her family and friends. I took some family photos while I was there with my new camera.
Her brother reminds me so much of mine.
Thanks again KT for having us.
I LOVE my new camera.
Then Jared and I went to Ritz to buy a new memory card for me - 4G - double YAY - and we stopped at Kohl’s to shop a little - but I still cannot find any non-jean pants that are long enough for me and nice enough to wear to weddings. We went on a date to the Outback - Jared’s favorite restaurant and had one of the worst onions EVER. We got back to Mnsfld and PM came over to watch Phelps win his last gold.
Sunday we went to church - went to PM’s for lunch -
- and then came home to chill and try to back up some of my pictures on DVD - which doesn’t work on my computer and makes me very mad - but at least Jared can do it from his machine. We met Laura and Krista for ice cream to say goodbye to Laura before she leaves for college again - last year was the summer of Laura but this year we only got to see a handful of times - not only does the weekend fly by but this summer sped by at record speed.
Friday night we went to the Tioga County Fair with PM and Clarice. The demolition derby was the event of the night and we thought - why not - it’ll be fun. And of course - I had to take my camera. Usually I enter pictures in the Troy Fair and the Tioga County Fair - but this year we were on vacation both Saturdays for drop off and pick up for the Troy Fair - and then I had a wedding both drop off and pick up days for the Tioga County Fair - and seeing as how I am digital now and took over 25,000 pictures the first year I had my camera - I couldn’t pick just a few to enter.
This baby goat was so sweet - and so soft.
PM and Clarice - excited for the derby.
It was a fun night - other than inhaling about 2 packs of secondhand smoke - and the sky was AMAZING at the end of the evening.
My Uncle Bob - married to Aunt L - lives right down the road from my parents. They share a plot of land - so to speak - across the road from Bob’s house - where he keeps his 2 goats, 2 horses, and a donkey - I think she is a donkey. Rosie - the donkey - is VERY jealous of any attention given to any other animal - which is why she just about plowed us over several times.
We decided that this goat resembles a Klingon.
Hands - one of my favorite things to take pictures of - especially hands that can tell a story. These are my Uncle Bob’s hands - they have been through it all. Those rebellious teenage years, Vietnam, placing a ring on his bride’s finger, cradling his newborn sons, delivering mail, worshipping God, building, hugging, loving, helping to tell MANY a story - and most anticipated of all - cradling his newborn GRANDSON come September. I love ya Uncle Bob.
There was a beautiful boxer the other night at the baseball game that I just HAD to take some shots of.
No, not baby babies. Baby cows.
My mom’s friend Mel runs a farm. Two weekends ago I spent some time in the mud and muck to help capture some sweet moments with her favorite calf, Sierra. Every morning Mel opens her door and Sierra runs and gives her kisses. She said that not many people believed her so she wanted proof.
Mel also has a horse, a minature horse, and a pony that chill with the cows.
Thanks Mel - I got some great shots.