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Ok, I think I may have it this time. This is my 3rd attempt at putting video on the site.

Billi is starting to communicate verbally. She has very few words. Thankyou, hereyago, and Ut o.

Morning Hair

We'll miss you Pepper

We'll it was a very bad morning. I awoke to find our bunny dead. I really don't know what happened, she seemed healthy. It really sucks that after trying to befriend that bunny all year, when we finally get her figured out and she dies. She was neutered 6 weeks ago and it ended all her aggression. She was so lovey and soft. There were a lot of tears this morning. Joshi helped bury her and put flowers on her grave. Then I did exactly what your not suppose to do. I got her a new pet. Joshi picked out a 10 wk old kitten and promptly names her Daphnee. Our other 2 cats are 14 years old, so really they don't have too much time left. This kitten is perfect for Joshi,she's not scared of her like another bunny would be. They been playing with a string together for 45 minutes. Joshi just came out of the room and breathlessly said "I'm so proud of that kitten, she can stand on 2 feet. I can't believe she can do tricks" Joshi is under the impression that since she walks on 2 feet, she taught Daphnee this mazing feat. (pun intended)

Mikels new baby

How cute is he? I finally held him at Mikels BBQ on the 2nd. So she had to immortalize it in photos. I've been scared to hold him until now. I don't know why nature lets those babies come out half baked like that. I'm much more comfortable with babies 6 months and older. I guess its a good thing I'm not a breeder =0)

American Girls

Happy 4th of July. It was Billi's first as an American. On the 4th I always think of my girls as the classic Americans. As strange as that seems. But they started out as citizens of other countries, of modest(to say the least) means, and immigrated here. And isn't that what America is all about. First generation Americans in their line, it seems very cool to me.

We went to Little Crater Lake. To visit with friends in from Portland camping. I was underwhelmed with the lake. Slightly bigger than my bath tub. But beautiful aqua blue water. Glacier melt that comes up from under volcanic rock, considered a geological oddity. We also finally got to meet Akila, another little girl adopted from Ethiopia. She's a cutie. Fun day in the forest. It sure is beautiful where we live.

"What happened to you panties?"

Ok, Here's a quiz? Which girl in this photo isn't wearing panties? Well, we can eliminate Billi since she's still in diapers. So, if you take into account the overall togetherness of both mothers you have a pretty good bet. We were at Mikel's BBQ Thurs. The kids had been playing for hours and Ginny decided to spray them down with bug spray because the mosquitos were in full force. It comes to joshi's turn and I hear Ginny say "what happened to your panties?" Yup, my girl was (and continued) to climb, swing, play for hours in a dress with no panties. I vaguely remember telling her to get some on and she said she didn't feel like going upstairs. In order to avoid a big thing and be late to the party, I just said OK I'll go. But I never did. Hey, I can't remember everything!

The proud Farmer

Joshi's first crop has come in. We planted lots of seed this spring. Some didn't survive transplanting, but most did. This week the Nastrium were the first to produce blooms . I think she'll be really excited when her sunflowers bloom.