Saturday, we snuck out for a crawfish boil with my med school friends. We bought an automatic dog fountain, water deal for the dogs a few weeks ago & Molly realized that she could flood the porch, play in the mud & dig wicked holes. That didn't really fly with Russell so he just made a concrete addition that causes the water to rapidly run to the other side. That good 'ol contractor eye came out & it has a TX highway worthy slope to it---I haven't tried it yet, but you might be able to intertube along it if you left the hose running :)
So, sad day for Molly on one count, but she did get a new Taj Mahal sized crate. It could really hold a small elephant because it's smallest dimension is 48". I'm too embarrassed to show a picture of the old one; CPS would be after me because her ears (which, in my defense, are really big) stuck completely out the top. So, score for Molly on this one.
Sunday, we slated our front porch. This is before...
This is after...
The porch was deceptively big & the 12 inch squares were deceptively heavy after a while. I was in charge of arranging the tiles RANDOMLY. That is the kiss of death for my symmetrical, logical, pattern-oriented personality. My randomness is pre-planned....hence, not random. So, we ended up with a bunch of black tiles left over (thank goodness there were enough!) because I guess I tended towards the colored ones. Russ did a great job actually laying the slate, and we're excited about how it turned out.
Finally, after a post about fun, but ulimately irrelevant & unimportant things, I have to add a few prayers requests that have been heavy on my heart over the weekend. In the midst of my playing & enjoying time off, this last week has been full of hardship for several of our dear friends. Links to all of these families are on my list...
--Rebecca Watkins (Abilene tennis girls, remember Becky? She's a year younger than me & played at Cooper.) Her mom, Denise, died of brain cancer on Friday.
--Kylie (This is Russell's best friend's niece; Hollie's daughter.) She's 16 months old & in the hospital again with unexplained fever. The docs are worried about leukemia, which is obviously every family's worst nightmare. That's worst-case-scenario; waiting on answers.
--Ben Fox's brother has been fighting his way through the ICU, having a really rough & scary post-op course.
5 comments:
Kylie cells in the blood smear are normal, we are all happy about that and you have been a huge help to Hollie! As a natural stone seller, I give you guys an A+ on your porch!
Hope to see you soon,
Annie
Hey girl! Thank you for the prayers (and prayer requests!)...it means so much!
OK, what does a low temp mean? All this time they have been saying she needs to be fever free for 48 hours, and now her temp is so low (94-96). They keep telling me that she could be cold...but I am not sure I am buying that one.
Does this bring up new concerns? Or is it normal? I couldn't find your number from the last time we talked so I thought I would leave you a comment!
Thanks for your prayers AND HELP!!! It is so appreciated!
Russell did fabulous on the porch! The dog crate reminds me of a funny story that was told last time we were together!
Your prayer requests were touching. I had no idea about Rebecca's mom. They are all in my prayers.
The porch looks awesome! And the tiles are random, but perfectly placed...good job!
I will be praying for those families.
Hi Sara, It is so good to hear from you! I love reading your blog. Welcome to Dallas! How long have you guys been here? Jason and I would LOVE to meet you and your husband at Watermark some week. Please let me know if you want to try it out!
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