Kalib comes back, golfs, bakes cookies and then takes Martigne and Muzzy away; a HUGE "Thank you!" to Melanie, Charlie and Funny Face in Texas
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 4:02AM ;)
I have just been through a mini-nightmare - at the end of what was otherwise a great day. Just before midnight, two harddrives suddenly went out on me, causing me all kinds of problems. Finally, I got the harddrives running again and all the problems apparently solved, but it is 2:17 AM and here I am, just starting on my blog.
So the pictures are going to look a little dull, because I do not want to take the time to run them through Photoshop and since I shoot them RAW, they always come out of the camera a little flat and in need of sharpening.
Anyway, when I showed you Charlie and Royce, I told you that others came that day as well. It was Kalib and his parents.
Kalib had barely walked into the house when he resumed his golf game.
I used to call him Tiger Kalib when he did this, but I don't call him that anymore.
;)
And then he helped his grandma bake a brand-new batch of Christmas cookies.
He cut out a kitty cookie.
;)
Then passed the cut-out to his grandma. I photographed Kalib doing other things, too, like playing squishy-ball with Melanie and hanging out with my fish after he and I fed them, but I am going to spread those out over the next couple of nights, just so Kalib can be represented here during his absence.
;)
Lavina and Jacob had been sleeping on an air mattress in their new home. Charlie helped Jacob carry their real mattress out to their Tahoe.
;)
And then they put it on top.
;)
Kalib looks into the traveling kennel and sees Martigne. Yep - it's not bad enough that Jacob and Lavina take Kalib with them, they take Martigne, too!
;)
And Muzzy - they even took Muzzy!
;)
They drive out of the driveway.
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They only go about 50 feet, then turn around and drive back in. Obviously, they have forgotten something.
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It was Martigne's litter box.
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And Jacob forgot his football.
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They drive away again.
;)
And then they are gone for real.
I see that I switched around liberally between past and present tense. Oh well. You get the idea.
Now, I owe two big "thank yous" - one to Melanie and Charlie, who did something absolutely amazing for me today, and totally unexpected. The other is for "Funny Face" in Texas, who I have never met, but who reads this blog and who also did something quite amazing - and it too, was a total and complete surprise.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I will explain tomorrow - with pictures.
Oh, oh... one of the hard drives is out again - I think I have a major problem here.
Reader Comments (9)
I hated seeing them drive away!
It was good to see that cutie pie Kalib in this house again :)
I am always thinking of great inventions and one of the things the industrial world should consider manufacturing is a foldable queen or kind size mattress. One that you could fold whenever you needed to transport it from house to house. Oh, I suppose that is a bit farfetched and probably not feasible. It just seems like a good idea since I had to pay to haul our new queen mattress 40 miles from the store because I could not get it in the back of the pickup which has a topper on it and I did not want to tie it to the top for fear I would lose it on the highway.
I have lots of other good ideas. Just ask me.
I hope Kalib took some Christmas cookies home with him. If not, perhaps he will hve to come back tonight and get them.
Bill,
YOU are soooo welcome. Thank you for sharing your Family, pets, neighbors/friends & Alaska with us. We enjoy and look forward to plugging into your blog every day. We recognize and appreciate the endless effort you put into it, your commitment to your readers is truly amazing.
Merry Christmas & A very Happy New Year to YOU and YOURS!!!!
Please take good care and get some rest...........Funny Face & her Mister
Kalib's gotten a hair cut! He looks quite grown. And Muzzy looks a bit woebegone as he is loaded in the back of the van. If he had a barrel of brandy around his neck, he'd have taken a consolation nip, and because you and he have been such fast friends, he'd have offered you a swig. Changes abound!
Our hard drive crashed last Thursday. A computer less than a year old. $200 in repairs.. Dell would not honor the warranty because we bought it used, when it was two months old. Computers are a bane and a blessing, ain't they? But if you write, they're a necessity. Dammit.
Hello Bill! I am excited for the next blog images! I am glad you were surprised! I have always wanted to contribute to the blog, and finally found a way that you would let me do it! So, enjoy and make good use of the new tool!
Take care,
Charlie
After seeing Charlies comment I am really curious now to see what you got Bill!
love the pix of margie and kalib baking cookies. even the cellphone got into the act! thanks for encouraging me to continue working on my novel. i've finally discovered WHEN to write. in the early morning when all is quiet on cowbell road here in suburban philly and the schoolbuses are climbing up our hilly snowy street. i brew a cup of vanilla chamomile tea and heat my hands on the warm cup. i set my timer for 60 minutes, yes i do, and then begin typing. when it gongs, i set it for another 60 minutes. i live and die by my timer.
Ooooh. Oooooh! I know, I know! You lucky duck!