Archive for August, 2007

First Day of School

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Today was the first day of school for everyone. Sam had his first day of kindergarten, very exciting. Margaret started the third grade. Katy is in 7th grade now. Katy didn’t actually go to school until this afternoon. She didn’t even need us to go with her anymore.

Jax

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

We got our puppy today. It is a labradoodle. Half poodle, half labrador. He is very easy going and very friendly. Katy even cleaned her room so Jax could sleep with her. The kids are all very excited.

August in Tahoe

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

I just (yesterday) got back from a couple more weeks in Tahoe. We had lots of visitors and did lots of fun things. We got our kayak and used it a good bit. We went to Emerald Bay, Baldwin Beach, and Stanford Camp. I cut down a few trees. There was a fire at the [...]

Fire

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

There was a fire just down the road from us in Tahoe. It was a little close for comfort. After the Angora fire, they seemed to have jumped on this one pretty quickly and kept it small.

Sam’s Leg

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Sam got his cast removed today. His leg was pretty skunky underneath, and very, very stiff. He is soaking the the tub now, to clean up, remove the dead skin, and help him flex his joints. We are hoping he is back on his feet and running around in a couple of days.