Flying Lessons

Today we had our second nest of baby robins leave. But not before they behaved liked naughty little toddlers! The nest was in our wreath on the front porch and I knew they were getting ready to leave cuz they were huge. Rick took the dogs for a walk for me this morning and as soon as they got back, the babies decided it was time to go. So the 3 birds took off from the nest, right over Ricks head, and deposited a diaper full of poop on him! LOL It was like they exploded upon take-off! They also got Chilly in the face and the front porch was a mess. Soooo, they came in & I helped clean them both up. I was biting the sides of my mouth, trying not to laugh cuz Rick was definately not laughing! LOL Now, fast forward to these pictures. We came outside tonight to have a smoke & who is sitting there right on my patio furniture?? He was all alone, no noisy parents around, no siblings. So we watched him & made sure the dogs didn't notice him. Chilly walked right by him & didn't see him & the bird didn't flinch when Chilly's tale brushed his face. But Chilly knew something just wasn't right so he started sniffing around & finally came face to face with the little guy. They just stared each other down for a few seconds, Chilly gave him a little kiss (you can't see us, but we were inches away ready to intervene if necessary). Then the little bird flew away, leaving Chilly wondering where his new friend went. It was just the sweetest thing! Chilly is such a gentle soul and has apparently learned from his past mistakes. Last summer, we had a bunny nest & before I could grab him, Chilly had one in his mouth. He put it down and wanted to play with it, but he had killed it. Chilly had the most horrible look on his face & he kept looking at me like "What did I do?" I swear he was depressed for the rest of the day. He is such a character!

Chair for Baby Shower

This is a chair I painted for an up-coming baby shower. It was a pattern in an old Crafts magazine from about 15 yrs. ago. Rick made the actual chair. I made one for my niece when she was born, so this is the second one I've made. This one didn't turn out as well as the old one cuz my hands are not as steady as they used to be! lol But I am happy with it & hopefully the mom-to-be will like it too!

A Great Day!

This is a pic of me & my friend Lori playing water balloon volleyball Here is Rick, trying to keep his head from getting sunburned (his words, not mine!)
This is me standing down by the creek at Petts. The water is much higher than usual because of all the flooding from the storms
This is my awesome friend (and movie buddy) Colleen. She cheered us on in the volleyball game.
Here are our friends Carmen & Lori. Lori was my volleyball partner. Haven't laughed that much in a long long time!

Today Rick & I went to a graduation party. It was at a park here in town & we had such a nice day. Some of our good friends were there, the food was wonderful & the weather was perfect. It was a beautiful, sunny day which was a welcome relief after all the rain & flooding around the state. We played water balloon volleyball. I've never played before & it was a blast! Once I got used to it, I actually didn't suck at it! lol Good friends, good food & my first unbelievable sunburn in years. What more could a girl want???