Tuesday Morning Walk

Gus is intently watching 2 muskrats swimming along the opposite shore. Guess he is weighing his options after his run-in with the one in the yard. His cut is healing nicely but I am glad we had the dissolving stitches since it is still pretty tender.

The skunk cabbage is getting bigger and so far has not been affected by the overnight frosts. This morning it was only 27 when we left for our walk. I read interesting article on e-nature that told about how much heat the skunk cabbage generates as it pushes up through the ground which is why it can appear so frost resistant.


The frost clung to every blade of grass and dried weed in the open fields. It looked like everything had been painted with lace. The sun was just coming up so it was very sparkly. When I headed back to the car about an hour later there was a low lying ground fog shrouding everything and it all looked entirely different.

The Conservancy is an interesting place to walk because there is such a clash of sounds there. As Gus and I left the river banks the Canadian Geese, Ducks, and Cranes were just leaving the open fields and flying up the river. The honking, quacking, and whooping was deafening drowning out the sounds of civilization just a short distance away. As I walked along the trail you could hear the school buses in the distance along with a train whistle. The cars over on Sharon Valley Road rumbling over the bridge at times sounded like they were coming up behind us. Not too far away a tractor headed to the field with hay for the cows who bellowed a welcome to the farmer. Back on the trail the deer were running from Gus who gave half-hearted chase and the birds were serenading us with a joyous greeting to Spring.

And speaking of serenading Ayla did a wonderful job at her first violin concert. The Dexter orchestra program is quite impressive. We all enjoyed the evening very much. Ayla told us she was very nervous but it didn't show. She seems to really enjoy the violin and her Grandpa Mahony told me it came from his side of the family. He has a cousin who is/was a concert violinist.

Have a wonderful day and get outside and enjoy the warmer weather.

The Three Stooges?????

March 21, 2010 After the Spartan Win

Diggin on a chip at Los Tres Amigos
This is the face you make after steal Nana's lemon and eating it
Then this is what came next... Mommy Mommy water more water

Some pics to share

Mckenna and that smile I just love it
Mckenna and her Daddy laughing and cuddling
Gus and I on a Sunday afternoon wrestling
Mckenna and I being super silly
And yes this is Mckenna on the potty with the magizine she brought in all by herself and then went potty it was beyond adorable.

I Love Dirt

Getting in the right frame of mind for helping Great Grandpa in the garden. Mckenna in her shirt from Aunt Ashleigh. I am sure she will be a good pumpkin patter. After all she will learn from the best that the pumpkins grow bigger if you give them a little pat for encouragement.

6 week report

For two weeks, Dad/Grandpa has been diligently working on the 1,500 piece puzzle Suzanne and Ron gave him. We need Liane and Laura, both expert puzzle people, to visit!!! Cynthia has been the best helper so far, Jim and I have each added two pieces. The whole dining room table with two leaves is covered with puzzle pieces. The frame is not even complete yet!!

Recuperation is going very well. He was discharged from Occupational therapy this week. Next week he is scheduled for a physical therapy evaluation and we both think that will be discontinued too. Last week's CT scan was very good. Next scan in 3 months. The thing that concerns him the most is not driving for 6 months to a year. Speech is improving daily. I have been especially interested in what speech therapy includes: swallowing, eating, reading, comprehension, writing, arithmetic plus speaking.

One thing I've learned is bumps to the head cannot be taken lightly. Seeing those Olympians twirl around in the air, even wearing a helmet, scared me now that I know more about head injury. Dad/Grandpa's blood thinner medicine made him more at risk for a brain bleed.

We are very thankful for all the progress. Love, Mother/Grandma

Pics of my girls

Mckenna and Ayla 19 months and 10 years old
They love eachother so much
My sweet little Mckenna
Ayla
and well this is Mckenna being so stinkin cute!

My First Sign of Spring

Okay, this isn't very spring like but it looked kind of neat just slowly sinking into the snow. Which of course it is difficult to see from this picture.

Look carefully towards the top of the photo and you will see a skunk cabbage flower.

Here is a closer up view.

I took this one just so you could see the snow and didn't think I was slipping in a picture from last spring.

Gus and I went for a walk at the Conservancy down the road and boy did I wish I had snow shoes. I certainly didn't add that many steps to my pedometer but I expended a LOT of energy slugging through the heavy wet snow. I also discovered my boots need to be waterproofed again. It will most likely take the rest of the evening to regain feeling in my toes!

Cindy masquerading as Jim apparently. Didn't notice I wasn't logged in.