Dog Days of Summer

It has been a while since I posted a new blog - sorry but our life does not seem very exciting. I figured everyone was tired of hearing about our trips to our cabin. For us, that is about as exciting as it gets! It is exciting for us this year now that we have a well and water in the cabin.

Speaking of dog days - our pups are growing like all the weeds around our place. I bought these two pillows for them to lay down on but this picture is of one of the few times they are not laying down next to each other on one pillow. They are such good buds and have a great time together. I have never had a single incidence of them running off. They are very content to stay around the house and by my side - almost to an annoyance.

Today we were privileged to support Ben and Megan in the blessing of their son Tafton. It was a great day with lots of family support from Megan's family. They had many family members in from out of town for a family reunion over the weekend. I think we over ran the church. We certainly would have over ran Ben and Megan's house so we had it at a park by their house. It was very nice.

August also brings the dread of knowing that school is just around the corner for Shirley and then for Megan shortly after. We still have many projects we would like to get done but as always, the time and funds run out long before the ideas!

This year, August also means preparing for a trip over seas. I have the opportunity to attend the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Munich, Germany. The best part is that the tab will be picked up by Cardiovascular Credentialing International who I do consulting work for. I have mixed feelings - on one hand I am excited to go back to Germany. It has been a long time since Grandma Passey and I went to visit Hudson and Carol in the fall of 1975. On the other hand, it would be much nicer if Shirley could go with me. I wish these trips could happen while school is out so she could get away. Also, I have done very little to get ready for the trip.

Shirley was doing some cleaning down stairs and came across some great photos. I thought I would include the one below. I remember Shirley organizing an Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa's house every year. This year was 1989 and we were fortunate to have some of Carol's kids there. Just like puppies and weeds kids grow up too! If you look close, it looks like Ben is sporting a wicked mullet! I would say they are pretty cute kids.