Friday, July 22, 2011

Humiliation, Thy Name is Duke


My boy had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his knee. Here he is wearing the Cone of Shame. (Anyone know the movie reference?)


Here you can see his baldness better. He is considering joining the Fur Club for Dogs.

It's been a rough week for the Duke and his Mommy. His girls will be home tomorrow to shower him with love and sympathy, which should make life better for all of us.

Monday, July 18, 2011

And They're Off!

Both K's boarded the camp van this morning and headed off to the northern regions of the state for a week of summer camp. I'm used to Big K doing this kind of thing, but I'm feeling kind of sad that Little K is old enough now. It will certainly be quiet around here for the next few days.

J-Man is signed up for a week of Vacation Bible School, so that leaves me to my own devices for a couple of hours every day. What shall I do, what shall I do? How about grocery shopping and errands! Oh yes, the freedom almost makes me giddy.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Home Sweet Home

We've just returned from our annual Cabin Trip. This year we opted to rent a cabin on the lake instead of hauling our camper to the far ends of civilization. While the rented cabin was an improvement over the camper, the plan still needs a little fine tuning before next year rolls around. I could share several pictures of our deluxe accommodations, but I think these two will adequately tell the story.

The upstairs had a separate entry from the downstairs, and was obviously added on much later with little oversight from anyone with architectural experience. Or common sense. Here is the "bathroom".


Yes, that is a toilet tucked into a nook in the wall and partially shielded by a folding screen. I don't see anything weird about that, do you? The "kitchen" is just a few feet away on the other side of the room. Let's not dwell on that point, but rather move on to the view from below.


Now we're in the original part of the cabin, decorated in a charming country motif circa 1987. You can see there the refrigerator. That pipe coming out of the ceiling looks odd, you say? Hmmm...what could it be? F-f-f-lush! Oh, dear.

It's good to be home. Where all the bathrooms have doors and the plumbing is where it should be.