There it is!

Buddy says, "Good job guys! but wait! What are you doing? You can't leave it in THAT position! I can't lay on it and sleep in the sun!!!!!" "STOP!" And yet you left it like that, not fair.

Doing Buddy's bidding

Good job, you are all working in the bushes together. . . but what is this? Joe! does every job always have to involve your 4 wheel drive truck????

Video of the rock job

This is a carefully watched video - the first time I ever had to figure out how to load a video, this ne is fairly simple and you don't have to watch it but it works, I did it and so here it is. I did check to verify that it had no obscene material on it, you know. . . like the result of drooping pants. . . . buddy does not run a tight ship so the pants are rather loose. But it is safe.

Buddy says. . .

Why are you watching Ron do all the work? Get to it y'all!

and thanks Ron for getting those stickery things out o the way.

who is in charge?

As I told you earlier, yes there is a rock in here and yes you need to move more of these nasty green things and ah hem. . . I am in charge!

THE ROCK

Is there really a rock in there? What do you think we should do? Should we move some of the brush? Who should do the hard work? What do you think?

The Kids - not really kids

Aren't they cute? Matt and Leslie on the right and Joe and Johanna on the left.

We did have a great time

Memorial Day

Memorial Day 2008

The younger ones came over and we had a picnic - brats, maceroni salad and. . . no rain. It wasn't warm when we got together, but it is only May. We had a camp fire and then Ron and the boys pulled a large rock out of the bushes. Maybe we will use it for landscaping. . . .

Ron's New Job

Ron is now an employee of the Fife School District. This means he is union, he has benefits, and he has full time work with regular hours.

When asked how he liked he new job, Ron replied, "I have new toys!" and when asked what he does, he replied, "So many lawns to mow and so little time to do them." I think he is happy.

Disclaimer

Okay - remember my last post? About the joys of working at Target? Well,

There is nothing "official" about anything I said. I am not remarking about an "official" anything regarding Target Corporation. I don't even want to!

So, we have been instructed not to post any video taken while we are at work and not to make reference to any private information on youtube.

Life as a "Target Chic"

Hey, I thought I would tell you a bit about my life as an employee of the corporation, Target. I love the corporation, I love the opportunity to be with people and just have a good time, but, I have to admit, the hours are hard. So, each day I am just a cashier, at least that's what they pay me for, but often I find I'm a confidant, a counselor, and an ear for others.

I met a beautiful, tiny little old lady, who apologized for the hair on the hat she was purchasing, but she had just begun chemo and her hair was falling out. I had no option but to hug her as she was leaving. She was just a doll! And the mother whose daughter was one phone call away from going to jail; I had no words to say other than, "I'm sorry for you." I hear about marriage problems, children problems, the coming excitement of new babies and the everyday miracles that people face. Oh what a fun place to be. So, while the hours are hard, there is a reward to this crazy job!

Oh, and I have to wear my favorite color everyday to work - RED!

Dungeness Spit

What a beautiful day. I figured something out, my favorite places in the world include water. . . especially the Puget Sound or it's beginning. . . the Strait of Juan de Fuca and maybe that's because my favorite childhood memories are from our times at Whidby Island at the Granparent's cabin.
So. . . boating on the beach is my fav! yet I STILL got motion sickness!

Dungeness Spit in Squim Washington

This was a great day, we were tired of winter so we went to Squim, it hardly ever rains there and we assumed that meant that it wouldn't snow there also.

This is Johnathan Livingston Seagul, he posed for this picture. What a goof!

The view is over the wildlife refuge! This place is amazing!

Hi, me again

Hi! Okay my official name is Buddy, and I am still a baby. But I'm told I am a rather large
baby. I am seven months old and still need all the attention that a baby needs. Yesterday
We had a thunder storm and I was in the barn looking for a dietary supplement when we had a noise so loud that I had to find Ron -NOW! He was rather surprised to find me in his arms! I guess I got scared, I have no idea how I got in his arms!

So I will do anything for Ron, I ride on his lawn tractor, I sit in his boots (they kinda smell) and I follow him everywhere he goes.

Life is good here, I like it! I just wish there was more food. . .

Hi, me again

This is my first day in this crazy house and already they have taken about a hundred pictures of me! You might think I am a model or something!

New Addition to our Family

Hi, I don't have a name, and I haven't traveled far, but I now live with these really cool people who are living in an RV! It's a nice place to live, I think I'll like it a lot. All is well except this guy who likes to embarrass me with his "rabbit ears".

Mt. Adams in the far distance

Mt. Rainier

We weren't kidding when we mentioned strenuous, but it was fun once it was accomplished. When Ron said, "Donna stand up and turn around!" I assured him that I was not letting go of my hold on this snow/ice slope! What an experience!

Hiking Mt. Rainier

One of our early goals when we returned home was to go hiking. Although we walked everywhere in Moldova and Ukraine, we wanted to experience a "hill". The real kind, called a mountain. This was a picture perfect day on a hike that was incredible. However a note to potential hikers - read the back of the map to find out if the hike is strenuous or not - this one was on that particular list! We quickly found ourselves winded, probably because we hadn't be this high without an airplane for two years, but we just took it slow and easy. It was so beautiful. And no wimps turned back!