Memorial Day

While I used to be into the 'Happy"  wishing of the day, as I've grown older It's become a more quiet reflection and honoring of those who died while in service...whether on home or foreign shores.

We are a very patriotic family and it felt odd to not put my flags up this year (I have small flags I put in my flower pots).  The sprinklers where I live have not been adjusted properly and would have damaged the flags I have and I want to keep them in good shape.

A new FB friend who has a drone business created this memorial and I thought I'd post it instead of the usual flags in my flowerpots.

I hope you enjoy it!

Montana Taps

                                                            (Courtesy of  iFLYBIGSKY)

The Saga

It started so innocently. A long-overdue camping trip to the Oregon Coast, followed by a short stint at the fam's beach abode.  We had visions of many adventures...and boy did we..well I ...ended up having one of the biggest 'Murphy'  events of my life.

In the order of time and not reliving every single moment of this nearly 2 year long saga.


And that's not even  counting the other mishaps that took place..the wild fires that followed us down and back.,...the Midget's teeth had a disagreement with the campground's playground equipment.. and so on...



Enjoy!

Where I Left Off...Part Three (aka we are getting there)

From here on out the rest of the ' catching up' posts will be by the event-the two biggest ones have a lot of parts to it, lol.

So without further adieu...

So This happened...(best thing ever)

Welcome, Tiny Human

She really wanted to push the ring through the window

First birthday! 

First pumpkin search

Tiny Human and No Name the worm

The end of a big day at Nonnie's house

Tiny Human has a proud moment

Tiny Human said Nonnie needed a new 'do

Nonnie pumpkins

Making Christmas cookies

She loves her llama jammies

Snow fun 2019

She is a ball of energy, sass, and all that fun stuff. Not too much wordage this time. The pictures sum it up nicely! Yes, I'm a very proud Nonnie!

Where I left off...Part Two

 Moving on (in an approximate timeline)

  This happened:

He developed a non-treatable neurological condition. :( 

Our boy in better days. 

Then this happened:

Greetings Paradox
August 2015

        She originally wanted a big fluffy calm Persian. She got psycho kitty. Paradox wears dresses occasionally and rocks the 'catwalk.'  We have a pet stroller so she can join us on walks.  The Midget is working on harness training but with the other dogs in the vicinity it's a bit dicey and we don't want to risk Paradox' safety. 

April 2017

Meowy Catmas 2018

Laser  perimeter search activated

Then this happened (you aren't seeing double):

Welcome Flufflepuff

Coming home Dec 2015 

We're home! Dec 2015

Misty, Paradox, and HRH Princess Flufflepuff Star Sassypants.

Paradox runs the joint. She has to be fed first, given treats first and generally demands to have whatever treats the dogs get.  Pumpkin, yogurt, etc. 

Misty is the sweet calm 'I'll just just hang out with you" dog. Flufflepuff?  She is a hyperspaz, all over the place, spoiled, I  shall invade your space for eternity" diva dog.  (all in fun of course).  

Flufflepuff is also a Brussels Griffon and is Misty's full blooded sister.

The Dynamic Duo Nov 2018

Misty on the left, Puff on the right.

That pretty much wraps up the critter part.



We've had a few vacations......

A silly moment Oregon Coast 2015

Oregon Coast 2015

A foggy evening 2015

My aunt found a legit message in a bottle. It was written by a vacationing blogger and had been floating for about 4 months.  While the blogger isn't active much  (pot/kettle) it is the stand-out memory from the coast that year.

June 2016

Oregon Coast June 2016

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Then came the vacation of 2017.

I've shared a couple of photos here from the trip.   We started off camping and well....that story will be it's own blog post. Murphy has made it very clear that he will be with me forever....

We caught en epic later summer moonrise on our trip home. We were East of Wenatchee, WA when this was taken.

I made a point to take the Midget to Mt. St. Helens as she'd never been. We had a lot of fun!

Mt St Helens crater

 A stunning building at sunset. It was the only thing for miles on Hwy 2 in WA State.  I later found out that this was actually a school house at one time. 

 
A very irritated squirrel at the main park Brownsville, Oregon. The park was overrun with them that summer due to the very mild winter they had.

The Midget, my aunt, and I literally stood in awe on the balcony watching the light shift. We may or may not have spontaneously sung a hymn....

  This was literally a 180 degree turn from the      sunset school, taken about 30 minutes earlier.

And finally this trip boasted the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen in all of my years travelling to the Oregon Coast. 

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And finally  the vacation of 2018.  Many things were different, some were the same.

"Skip the bypass and go straight through Portland" they said. "It will be fun" they said.

Portland, OR 2018

Five minutes and a few accidents (not involving us) later....we came upon this:

 "I-5 South is closed 7/19-7/23. Use Exit 405B for Salem"

Portland, OR 2018

O,o

The Midget chilling at the hotel.

We did get to see the famous Idaho Potato

Fogerty Creek, Oregon Coast

The Midget being silly

A parasome. A gelatenous mass of zooites. 

This year it looks like we might explore a bit more locally, although a request has been put in to go to Forks, WA.  The area is stunningly beautiful; I wouldn't mind driving up to Hurricane Ridge again.

The Midget has expressed the desire to visit her Kindergarten teacher who moved to Port Angeles several years ago. (she stays in touch with her students) 

Well darn.   I think that about does it for this part.  I hope to get caught up and post in my more normal silly style soon. 

Thus ends part two!  

Where I left off...Part One

Here is where I left off.

April 2015

Such a precious little critter

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Mid-June 2015

Then it happened.  The Stuff.   

Bad break. Freak accident.

Then this happened

Size reference:  that plate is only 1" long

Then this happened

August 2015

A  second surgery was require to remove the plate due to complications....

Then this happened

Cast finally off..

Good as new!

Here she is today, happy and very healthy...and in need of a spa day lol. 

Thus ends part one.