This past month has been a hard one. Toby's boss and golf buddy passed away on October 11th. Tob was able to go to Louisiana for the funeral with 4 other employees which I think helped immensely with the healing process. We wish everyone was able to go, but they are planning on having a memorial here sometime soon to honor Bart and bring some closure. We also have one of Barts best friends living with us for the time being. He's pretty great I have to say and besides barking while I am trying to sleep during the day he has very few flaws.
Meet Sam. Sam will be with us until his mom is able to pick him up and take him to his new home. He is an 8 year old border collie mix and LOVES to hike and run, so we get along just fine. His dad use to run with him every morning at 5 am before work. Now that he is with us, he has to wait until noon when I am good and ready, but he's adjusting and is getting along great with Barley. In fact I think Barley is learning a few manners from the old lad.
The great thing about Tob's job and the people he works with is how everyone comes together during tough times, it's truly an extended family. So during the past month I have gotten quite a few opportunities to hike and visit with some of the other wives. It's been therapeutic on my end as well as theirs I think. Sam was well known and loved at work and in the community by co-workers and friends and will be missed when he leaves, but we are all enjoying our time with him.
Moving on, or back I should say, to Shaun and Amy's wedding. I realized I never posted pictures of the beautiful flower girl! She looked so grown up in her dress.........
but wasn't much for posing for photos.
I have gotten to spend more time with Eve-line (the wife of Tob's engine assistant) this year as well and have really enjoyed our visits and hikes together. She's a great mama and packs Sasha her beautiful 2 1/2 year old with her any time she can.
Just couldn't leave this one out.....These two were bonding the night before Tob left for Louisiana. Barley is quite the snuggle bug and we sure are attached to him.
Now lets think WAY back to August..........Ok you there yet?
Lex and her friend Anna did their first quilting class. They spent 2 hours a day for a week working on a quilt with 2 other girls and their fabulous instructor Joann. Lexy's is about a twin size. She did an extra border and made hers a bit bigger than everyone else, which of course was more time consuming. The only down fall of the class was the girls didn't finish their quilts so that left the mom's to help. Since I have NO clue what I am doing, I am grateful for my friend Leslie who does and is helping us with Lexy's too.
They aren't quite done yet but getting closer and I promise to post closer pictures of the finished product when it's complete in the upcoming weeks, months or year...Hopefully sooner than later, but we'll see.
Ahh, then Halloween. Nojah and I dressed up at the last minute. This is the 2nd year I have had Halloween off from work so I thought I should participate in the fun. I pieced together a gypsy outfit with Lexy's size 7-10 tights (up to 75lbs) It was quite the sight watching me get them on and a friends earrings and heels. Nojah became a basketball player after practice, Lex called herself the wicked witch of the east or west (can't remember) and Tob quickly transformed himself into Boba Fet a bounty hunter from star wars.
I wish I would have taken pictures of the bus. Lex decorated it and we rolled in style with a wig with devil ears, a tail taped on the hind end, and Halloween pumpkin lights, spider webs and spiders throughout the interior. We threw a bunch of good friends in and enjoyed a couple of solid hours walking from house to house collecting treats.
So there you have it in a nutshell, life here in rural America. Hope everyone is having a wonderful fall. We got our first snow and sledding day mid October but now we are back to 50-60 degree days. I love fall but sure am looking forward to winter festivities as well.
5 comments:
Great post. I am impressed with the quilts. I am itching to go hiking and your pictures of your adventures just make me want to go even more! Your costumes are cute! I am sorry for the loss of your friend.
Love your costumes! You guys did good. Sorry to hear about Toby's boss. But man, your pictures are awesome! I can't wait until next summer when Gabe is a little bigger and can hike so we don't have to take two kid packs!
Wow! Lots going on! Sorry about the loss of your friend. Lex does look very grown up in her flower girl dress... and sewing a quilt. They grow up too fast! And you all look great for Halloween. :)
I'm sorry to hear about Toby's boss. The death of someone we care about is always a difficult pill to swallow. Sam sounds like a wonderful dog!
Your costumes were great. Well, I'm not sure about Nojah's--I really didn't get it, but hey, that's probably me! Could you even walk after putting those tights on?
That's exciting to see Lexy's quilt. It's a good thing she's making her own cuz if everyone waits for me to make them one they'll be waiting a very long time!
I thought of you on Halloween cuz Sarah's neighbor has a VW Bus he's fixed up and I wished Toby could see it. Evidently the guy was offered $85,000 for it and he turned it down.
Barley is getting huge!
I actually tried to wear childrens nylons back in college for Halloween too! I bought them at the dollar store, and it was the only size they had. LOL Apparently we think alike, just use what we can and make it work!
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