Hi Everyone!

[DianaB]

I went to my granddaughters volleyball game on Thursday!! I have all three of them playing on one team so I don't have to sit through a lot of games to watch them! I took some pictures and I'll get them on soon.

I had Karlie and Dean on Friday and Dean is traveling EVERYWHERE!!! He's not crawling yet but is doing the "get up on hands and knees then lunge forward" thing!! It's so cute!!

Then on Saturday I went to a house that Dae Lynn and Damon are going to rent (closer to us) and we started painting it. They are renting from a friend and she's given them permission to go ahead and start painting even though they aren't quite moved out and still have some repair work to do. We filled all the holes and bad cracks with joint compound and we really made the wall we painted look so good!!! I was so proud of what we'd done!! The house is really cute but has been remodeled by people who really aren't carpenters........but I hope when she gets her furniture in it won't be so noticeable. We're going to paint the whole house so it's going to be quite a project for the next couple of weeks and made even harder with us watching both of the kids!!!

[Janet]

Oh Diana...that much painting is going to be a job. I've sworn that I will never paint again. At least not until I'm thinner and much more agile...lol. You know we need pictures of everything right? I'm not sure why....but I've been wanting to look at pictures like crazy. Guess I should get out and take some too huh?

Had a great afternoon with Lynne as always. She's painting her kitchen and it's looking great! It will be so beautiful when she's done and so much brighter. Her Serena and my Brenna played and then decided it was nap time...lol. Sadie's puppies are so cute....I love the babies. Makes me wish I was gonna breed some more but when I think of all the work and where I want to be in the future....it's not a good idea. I know Lynne will be happy to share...lol

[judy]

Hard work ahead Diana! But they will be living closer, which is always nice!

Lynne, the puppies are precious!

Mackenzie was on the local radio yesterday! She sang 5 songs, and she and Jessie talked about the upcoming show, "Annie." I'll post pix, and if I can get a tape I'll put it up. I was so proud!

She is sad though because none of her friends have ever commented on her fb page about her being in the shows she is in, the newspaper, or now on the radio.
Jess tells her they are jealous. Young teenage girls! She was thrilled though that she was on the radio!

[DianaB]

I saw where you had posted on FB about Mackenzie singing on the radio!!! I thought how sad it was that I couldn't hear it but that would be so cool to put it on where we could hear it!! She has so much talent!!! I'm sure that the other girls are jealous.

Lynne should put some pictures of her kitchen up too!! We'd all love to see it. I"ll take some pictures when I go tomorrow to paint. We're a little bit worried about getting the painting all done and then having the family decided that they really don't want to move. It's a really odd situation with them moving anyway.

The girl, Traci, is one that Dae Lynn was best friends with in college. They had some big problems living together in college but have just gotten together again and things are so much different now......definitely for the better. Traci's not real good at decorating and has said that. I know that she wishes that the home she's living in now were different so I think that maybe......Dae Lynn and I may go over and paint some in her home when we have time and help to spruce it up. We'll see. I know that Traci would just love it if we did that. First we have to finish what we have planned!!!!!

Oh.....and I have a couple of auctions going on e-bay!!! I have some more stuff that I need to put on as well. Anyway....here they are!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHILDRENS-TOY-GL...item43a1609c5e

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHILDRENS-TOY-GL...item43a1608cad

[lynne b]

Diana, you can come and finish painting my kitchen anytime LOL, it's half way done, now i have to do the wall behind the stove, sink and fridge, which means i need to do some cleaning before i paint, also will be putting tile up for the back splash, i will take pic's soon.

Betsi, how is the new puppy doing? would love to see pic's of him!!

Gayle, glad to hear that Gary's back is doing better and he was able to do some serious fishing, hope he caught a whopper LOL.

Judy, hope you can find some way of getting your g-daughters radio debut on here, would love to hear her sing, sounds like she is pretty serious about her acting. You could be a famous g-ma some day LOL.

Janet, I had such a wonderful afternoon with you yesterday, i am sorry it had such a terrible ending for you, you know my feelings on the subject.

[DianaB]

Lynne, I wish that you lived closer. My daughter and I are so good at working together that we could probably finish it up for you!!

We have been painting ALL week!!! Well.....preparing the walls and painting. We've been filling in holes and cracks and spending so much time on that that it seems like we haven't done as much painting as we'd have liked to but it's looking so so nice!!!! We have Dean's room done and the living room almost done!! I have taken some pictures so I'll put them on soon.

Today I get a day off because the Dae Lynn and Amy and their families went to the circus in KC so I get to get caught up on housework and laundry. We're going to Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sunday for a wedding and will be back on Monday. I'd really prefer to just stay home!!!

[Blueyes]

Hi everybody! This is just the best thread ever It's so easy to keep up. Whoever said that Summer is a lazy time was wrong, lol! I want to see pictures of the painting jobs that are going on. It makes me want to paint something, too! I really want to redo Mike's bedroom now that Jack is gone. Yes, we have separate bedrooms Mike has very erratic sleep patterns and likes to watch tv at odd hours. I like to stay up with my lamp on to read if I want to. It just works out better for us.

Kirby is doing fine! He's growing so fast. He's 17 lbs at 11 weeks old He is in puppy kindergarten, and he loves it. He's doing good with his potty training, but still has an occasional accident. He's so laid back and calm, quite a switch from a little dog He is a lot of company for us, and we're glad we have him!!

[gja1000]

We have a little shop just down the street from my house. The name is

Lick It Bite It or Both

Can you guess what it sells?


P.S. I can't tell you what Gary calls it - let's just say it's a variation of Lick It Bite It or Both.

[Blueyes]

An ice cream store? A porn shop???