Morning Smoke

No, I haven't taken up the habit...rather, here is a picture, facing south from Nahahum Canyon, of the smoke.

This was taken at 6:45 AM, and by 11 AM smoke was shrouding the canyon.

Murphy's Day.

Working Off the Ya-Yas

Despite the smoke, the girls had a great time being outside.  We got them up to Icicle Creek, where they hopefully wore-off their ya-yas for a little while.

It was good to get out of town.

Fires are still raging.  It's still dry out there.

Murphy's Day.

Ok, So...Heading to Nahahum?

That's all the girls have been asking: can we go to Nahahum Canyon and chase deer????

Hopefully.

Many many thanks to all the brave fire fighters.  It's a long long struggle.

We'll let you know on Monday what we end up doing, but three weekends in the city???

Murphy's Day.

Early Adaptor

There is this theory in marketing about different segments of "buyers."  All those folks who ordered their iPhones the minute it was introduced are considered "early adaptors."  People who adapt to change quickly and want the latest and greatest next best thing.

I am not an early adaptor.  Nor are any of my girls.  We fit into a marketing category defined by curmudgeon.  Content, no, really set in our ways.  If it hasn't been around since we were born, we don't want to try it.  I swear, I am the last person in America to finally buy a HDTV.

So, what did we do this past weekend (clearly way too much time on our hands).  We went from flip open phone to iPhone 5!  Holy cow!

It's so amazing, I have to settle back into my curmudgeon mode just to figure it out.

But, Annie is excited because the phone takes videos!  Problem is, she never holds still long enough for me to "capture" her!

Murphy's Day.

Stick in the Middle with You

All you  young people out there won't remember this song, but there was a really stupid song with a terribly catchy tune called: Stuck in the Middle with You.

So, it has now become Annie's theme song: labs to the left, labs to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you!

Murphy's Day.

Sweetness

I simply love this picture of Annie.  I think it shows her sweetness.

I rarely have a camera with me, however, when she is in mischief mode...running up the alley, stealing shoes, carrying around my socks....I have to remind myself that she is still sweet, just enjoying the attention.

Annie Oakley.  Sweet Annie.

Murphy's Day.

Productive Weekend

While it may not appear that way from this photo, we had a productive weekend.  The fires continue to rage near Nahahum Canyon, so we stayed away, worried about smoke and all of our lungs.  Plus, it's best to "stay out of the way" while the amazing fire crews work on Blewett Pass...so we hung around Seattle (this is probably the greatest amount of time we have spent here in years).

Last week was a construction project around the house, which required the girls to be out of the way, so much of the beginning of the week we were vagabonds, going from one park to another, then coming home to see incredible improvements (plus, the workmen loved the girls...who doesn't?).  So, it was nice to be home, enjoy the new windows, and do some work to make it look like someone actually lives here.

Needless to say, Willa spend half the time looking out the windows for deer!

Hopefully we get to go back to Nahahum Canyon next weekend.  Certainly the deer need a black lab barking at them, right?

Murphy's Day.