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September.  Warm days.  Suddenly fall.  Echo ranch.  babies.  Doctors.  Better health. babies. Anniversary!  Finally knitting again.

That has been this lovely month.  Echo Ranch was yet again amazing.  We have been blessed with 2 sunny weekends there....can we make it 3 next year??  I took a record 1314 pictures there.  And no, I will not be posting them all here.  :-)  My camera is still broken, I have a phobia about sending it away.  I took 2 of Jacob's cameras this year, I see a trend forming.

It was warm and sunny, then all of a sudden it was fall.  Believe it or not, I am ready for winter and snow. Just around the corner is Thanksgiving and then Christmas and TIM and Katie!!!

We still watch Robin on Steve's off days, and once a week we watch Eleanor as well.  I am having SO much fun... it's tiring and rewarding. I love seeing the girls smile and laugh and know me.  Robin has Steve completely wrapped around his finger.

Steve and I celebrated our 11th anniversary last week; we went to the Salmon Bake and came home and watched Thor. I'm so glad I married my man.  We've been juicing, I know it is making a difference in our health.

I miss David.  I miss Tim.  I miss my Dad.  I miss Shelly.  Come to Juneau. Bill and Donna, Karen.  You come too.

My back was amazingly better for one week.  Then it decided to be mean.  Oh well.
My arm isn't numb anymore, so I am KNITTING!  I still have 3 1/2 baby blankets to knit.  I will be done.  It might not be until Christmas, but I will be done.  :-)

Pictures?

With so many Echo Ranch photos... if you want to see them, go to facebook.  :-)  I uploaded about 320 there.   Aren't my girls awesome???

Kids

Kids.  Isn't it amazing how much they change our lives? Once you have a child, your life is never the same.  I am always being told that my boys aren't my babies since they are grown up now, but they will always always be my babies.  My youngest just left for Bible school again.  I miss him, but I am so happy that he is learning and growing closer to God.  All my kids have a walk with Jesus, I am blessed. 

Grandkids.  There just aren't words to describe how special my girls are.  Steve watches Robin on his days off, and I'm starting to get better so I can be more involved now.  We are now watching Eleanor every other Wednesday as well.  It is work, but so so rewarding.  As I told my Dad last week, I am not a spring chicken anymore, I'm a fall chicken... I would say I'm summer but who am I kidding?  I'm a fall chicken.  :-)  Right now I'm feeling more like a late winter girl, but today was such a great day.  Robin smiled and smiled and smiled.  She laughed and was mellow and sweet.  Eleanor had the best day ever, she took her bottle like a champ, smiled,  and laughed.  Oh, and Jacob loaned me his camera so I got PICTURES.  Yay!!!  I have so missed my camera.

Look:

I love my family.  

Sunny weather

Well, I finally went for a walk.  :-)  It was super short, and even though it made me tired, and made my back hurt, I bounced back quickly.  I went and just walked down the docks at Auke Bay.  It was hot, it was sunny, it was breezy.  It smelled wonderful.  I took pictures.  :-)  

I missed Kelly's birthday, so last Friday I made some singapore chicken stew and a german chocolate cake for her.  Now that... that made me tired.  I didn't  bounce back from that so quickly.  Maybe because I went to a bridal shower for Hannah the next day, and then church the day after that.  But dinner with the family was great, I have the best family ever..... and it's getting bigger.  Ed and Danielle are engaged!!  I am so happy.  I love it when families at church become related.. :-)))))))

So I'm mostly up to date.  I just woke up from a nap, there's a cat sleeping on the back of my chair purring, the sun keeps trying to peek out, I got some sweet smiles from Robin.  It's a good day.  

I still can't hold my girls, but maybe soon.  I'm going to ask if I can try in a couple of weeks. 

July

July.  Summer is almost over, and I have yet to go on one walk, yet to set one foot on a beach.  Having a hurt back is no fun. I have been knitting a little bit here and there, reading lots, twilight  watching too much tv, listening to books on my I-Pod new moon and eclipse  and sitting.  Oh and seeing Chiropractors, massage therapists and physical therapists.  I am better, but I still can't go shopping, and I still can't pick up my girls. I can sit with them if they are still, but no standing.  Ugh and Ugh. 

Pop and Shelly went home.  I miss them so much.  I want ya'll to move here!  You too Tim and Katie!  I would be in such bliss if all my family lived here in Juneau.  

David turned 22! last week; we went to El Sombrero for dinner and then came back here for cheesecake.  

Jacob turned 30!!!!!!! today, and we are going to Asiana Gardens and then back here for carrot cake.  I have taken the easy route with birthdays this year and only made dessert, no big dinners.  I will someday be able to cook again..... right?

Dan told them it was Jacob's birthday, so they played this techno Asian birthday song and brought Jacob out some cheesecake.  Not to be missed.  :-)

Robin never fails to give me smiles when she is here, she is such a sweet happy darling. 

Erik and Miriah dedicated Eleanor to the Lord last week at Church..

So it's now 10:00 on July 19th, and my back is telling me that today was a bit too much.  We'll see if I bounce back tomorrow.  I have lots of pictures... so here you go! And well, my camera had an accident tonight and needs to go to the shop, so no more pictures for awhile.  How will I make it????

I love this smile. 

I miss you Shelly

Pop and Eleanor~ Love 

One of my favorites!

                                                     5 generations.  I'm so blessed.

Steve grew this lovely red flower from a seed for me.  :-)

Miss serious face

And laughing face

The girls

Aren't they cute?