YUM-YUM

  Margaret's children wait to be  fed a snack. And, I do mean fed with a fork!! They are, front row, left to right, Maisey, Charlotte, Spot, Back row, Oscar, Bethanne and Lucy. Zachery, Emma and Grace are not pictured. I will post their portraits soon..you've had enough of a shock for now.

Miss. Piggy

This is Bethanne, she is one of Margaret's dogs.  Bethie, as we often call her,  is the happiest dog in the world. ( Margaret calls her her change of life baby. ) Bethie is, shall we say, a little on the slow side.  Love her heart,  she is such a joy and pleasure we don't know what we'd do without her around to cheer us.  Bethie is a tad over weight and has a hard time breathing so she snorts when she trys to move fast.  Sophia heard her snorting and was thrilled and confused.  She got very excited and said, "That's a piggy!"

Time Outside

Although hot today there was a nice breeze and pleasant shade to find shelter in under the trees, so, I grabbed my little camera, and Cyrus, and we took a stroll around the yard.  There we found Margaret surrounded by the babies as she trimmed a shrub.

The blue sky was filled with puffy white clouds and there was bright sun shine; a pleasant change from the gray days of heat and rain we have been having.

Working Hard! Cleaning my sister's downstairs space.....

This is the before picture of Jim's room.  This will become a TV room when Margaret and I get it cleared and cleaned.

Lord..I don't believe I've ever worked this hard before!  It's not my age, or lack of conditioning, that has added to my having to take longer to complete a task.  The tasks are more intensive and time consuming than I've experienced before...Even more than the time I helped a friend clean and paint the interior of a house a body had been in for several weeks before it was found!  And, believe me, in the summer heat of North Carolina that is not good!  But, I see a light at the end of this tunnel and the cleaning is moving along much faster now.  The cats, all 7 of them,  and the 9 dogs, have been banned from the premises and I will have to be vigilant on my watch to keep them upstairs, but, I believe I am up to the task. 
Margaret and I are going to fix the garage up for the cats by making some runs on the shelving and making some nice bedding.  The dogs will have to be put out from upstairs and no longer use the doggie door (now blocked off) in the basement. 
My daughter, Marian, is coming to help paint next week.  And, my other daughter, Anna Marie, will be in to help also.  They are my life raft in this stormy sea.  Lord knows what I would do without them.