Oh, gosh, hello!
I see I've been absent from the blog for a month! Wow,
time really does seem to travel at the speed of the Parker Solar Probe.
A number of exciting and wonderful and touching things
have happened in my life, and I want to share all of them with you so that you
can share in the fun and good times, but it will take a few blog posts to do
them justice, so look for me to be a bit more regular in posting once a week—at
least for a while. I have quite a few writing projects to work on, and
sometimes they get in the way of the blog—and since those projects earn dog
food money and this one does not, you know where my time needs to be spent. But
I'll try to squeeze it all in.
Speaking of buying dog food....
This girl came into our lives this week. Her name is
June. Isn't she lovely? I will tell her story soon. Right now she is learning
to live with a cat. ("Mom lady! Mom lady! What is that creature?!? What is that creature??")
And I bought a car. Finally. Good ol' Cloud (my 2003
Ford Ranger) is still with us, even with 181,000 miles on her. My insurance rep
from Hartford asked, "Will you be keeping the Ranger on your policy?"
"Yes," I said, "as long as my dog still
needs it."
After researching vehicles for months, I bought a Subaru
Crosstrek. "Sky" has already been to San Diego, Utah, and the Central
Coast. Love this car.
I made the trip to Utah to visit Best Friends AnimalSanctuary. Blog post to follow.
The second biggest change in my life (after June's
arrival), would be The Granddaughter moving out. The college girl is now safely
installed in her dorm at Cal Poly, Pomona, and has already been attending
classes. I am so, so proud of this girl, and equally proud of Ellie, The Oldest
Granddaughter, who is back at University of Alaska for another year, now a
pre-med major.
And what is The Grandson up to, you ask? He had his
first real job this summer, working on the lake in Lake Arrowhead. He was
quickly promoted (as I knew he would be) and absolutely loved being outside to
work with boats, boaters and lake-goers. He may or may not have saved some
money. He does have a girlfriend, though, so....
On this beautiful Sunday morning, I took my two good
dogs into the hills south of town and watched as June galloped up and down the
trail, thrilled to be out in the fresh air. Sgt. Thomas Tibbs trotted faithfully
along at my side. He is a sedate old man now, and more precious to me as each
day goes by.
Thanks for reading this far! Catch me here again next
Sunday! I promise!
