WE MISS YOU

We lost three members of our family in 2007. We miss each of them dearly. Below is a quote that my Uncle Tom wanted his family to have to remember him. It has become a favorite of mine for the meaning it portrays.
We remember Nanny (January 12, 2007), Bill (May 24, 2007) and Uncle Tom (Dec. 6, 2007).

Life is Eternal

I'm standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength and I stand and watch her until she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come down to meet and mingle with each other.

Then someone at my side says, "There she's gone!" Gone where? Gone from my sight - that's all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of her destination. Her diminished size is in me, not her.

And just at that moment when someone else at my side says, "There she's gone", there are other eyes that are watching for her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, "There she comes".

Annapolis, MD

On Thursday, May 8th, we loaded up the Subaru for our trip to Annapolis, MD with Mom and Dad to attend the Memorial Service for my Uncle Tom, who died in December. We packed a lunch and left around 8 in the morning (much to the chagrin of Dad, who is not a morning person) and arrived at our Comfort Inn hotel rooms about 9 hours later. The day of the Memorial Service was pouring rain (in fact it poured the entire time we were there) and we parked outside the Naval Academy Gates and walked to the chapel. It was quite a hike in our dress clothes and umbrellas. Poor Mom was wearing sandles and her feet got soaked. It was a nice service followed by a luncheon at the Officer's Club. It was really nice to see my cousins, who I haven't seen in years. Later that night, we were going to get together again at the Westin Hotel where all my Uncle's family was staying. The four of us drove to the hotel and couldn't find anyone??? We coerced the desk person to give us some room numbers and still couldn't find a soul. We drove all the way back to the Comfort Inn to get Mom's cell phone to find that Aunt Joan had left us a message. We had walked by the restaurant in the hotel a number of times while we were there and had not thought to go in because we were told to come to a "hospitality suite". Well, we finally found the party and visited and looked at old pictures and videos until about 10. We all had fun..... finally. Saturday, we had breakfast in the hotel and hit the road again. We had rain part of the way home, but it finally quit as we got north.

Enjoy the pictures.....

NADAC Agility - Greenfield, MA

May 3-4 we attended our first outdoor agility trial of the season. We went to the same trial last year, so we were familiar with the fairgrounds and camping situation. Although it was cool and wet all weekend, we still had fun. It never really rained hard.... mostly just a drizzle. The dogs were all cool anyway and they all had a great trial. I think that Tunnellers is everyone's favorite run. The entire course is made up of only tunnels and you just run as fast as you can. It is always fun when we can be in the camper enjoying friends and their dogs.

The sun finally peaked out just as we were hooking up the camper to come home.... :)

CATCHING UP

Well, it's been over a month since my last post. Things were busy with trips to Maryland, Maine, NH and Pennsylvania. We ran a couple of agility trials and moved all our furniture into our new house at the lake. Since temps are in the high 90's today, I thought I'd stay in this afternoon in the AC and catch up on my posts. It was 85 at 8:30 this morning when I got home from the gym. YUCK!! We're not ready for this heat yet. It was 54 last Friday and I was looking for an extra blanket for my bed since I had taken off my thick comforter in favor of a lighter one. We're supposed to get thunder storms this afternoon to cool things off a bit. We're all looking forward to some more temperate summer weather.
Enjoy the new posts.....

WHAT'S NEW....
Lee left last Sunday for Germany (not as fun without visiting Jeff and Irene)
I had a orthopedic work up for my other "frozen shouder"
Had a cortisone shot.
It hasn't worked yet????
Fell off the stool when I was having x-rays of my shoulder. It had wheels on it.
Lee got back from Germany on Thursday
Packed the camper for our agility weekend
Had a great agility weekend in spite of the weather (cold and drizzle)
The sun came out as we were hooking up the camper to come home
We were home by 5:30
Unpacked everything
Started laundry.... lots of wet, dirty clothes.
Laughed hysterically at the fact that we will need to pack up again for our trip to Annapolis this Thursday. Literally.... On the Road Again....
Talked to Kevin for at least an hour.... WOW!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARL....

from your "big sister" and family

CAMPING

We uncovered the trailer and brought it up to it's summer home in the driveway to get ready for our first outing this weekend. We're going to the Greenfield Fairgrounds in Greenfield, MA to our first outdoor agility trial of the season. We love camping with all the other dog folks and always meet new people. Wish us luck....