Moving????

For the longest time, Jamey and I have wanted to move out of the city and purchase a home with some property in a more rural setting. We both liked the idea of having the ability to have a large garden, livestock and pool and/or pond. The ultimate goal to be able to have a more self sufficient lifestyle. We wouldn't want to be Amish, the Internet and other electronic niceties are too enticing. Anyway, we spent the last month or so looking in our area for properties that meet our expectations. Last week we had a excepted offer on one that full fills nearly all of them. Did I mention the 9 car, 2500 sqft., heated garage. It also is boardered by the Maumee State Forrest on 2 sides. Venison anyone?

We just had our inspection yesterday and it is all in God's hands now. I just have to keep reminding myself about that.

By the way, anyone need a house in Perrysburg?

New Members of the family

Well as many of you know we have been dogless for over a year and a half. We tried a rabbit and leopard gecko but, neither filled the gap in our hearts for a dog. So in July we added not one but, two Labradooles to our family. Jamey had been talking to a breeder for nearly a year and this summer, on Caleb's birthday, she had litter of two. We originally were only going to get the boy, Oliver (on left), due to having more of the Poodle traits. Our main reason was due to their hypoallergenic qualities. But, when we took one of our MANY trips out to the farm where they lives, we ended up with two in the car. We couldn't resist the playfulness of his sister Elli.

PS. Don't let the cute little puppy photos warm your hearts too much. They doubled their size from 6 to 9 weeks and now at 11 weeks, they are the largest puppies the breeder has ever had.

Catching Up with this...

Again my posts have been very limited this summer. We have been so busy with the kids and family that it has been hard to keep up. I last left you all with Emma's casting in Alice in Wonderland. It was a big commitment, taking up all of July and most of August. She did an amazing job and received a lot of praise from the directors, actors and parents. In addition to singing lessons, she took part in a camp called Broadway Bound. The highlight was working with the singer who played El Woods and Sarpay on Broadway, Bailey Hanks. All of it continued to help her out of her "shell". I know it is hard to believe she has one but, on stage can be intimidating. We were both very proud of her and it is exciting to see her talents grow.

Both studios she work at have used videos of her singing on their websites and if you follow Jamy's FB page you can see postings from time to time.