Brush Your Teeth Kevin!

What's going on Grandma?
Grandma thinks she might stop being so lazy now and tell a story!
This morning I walked up to the fence and found Kevin and Hector talking to each other!
Kevin was talking right up close to Hector and wouldn't move his face out of Hector's face!
Hector tried to hold his breath because Kevin has not brushed his teeth in a long, long time!  
After I took a picture of that Hector ran and ran to get away from Kevin!  Kevin ran after him laughing, like donkeys do!  It was so funny!  Finally Hector stopped running because he remembered that he hasn't brushed his teeth in a long, long time either!  He thought- just maybe, his teeth needed to be cleaner too!
Maybe I'll get them each a toothbrush for Christmas!  
Baby, Hunter and Snowball do not want to get a toothbrush for a gift!  They don't even want to talk about this!  Whooey Who, Bossy, Mr Hoppy Toad and Joe Joe think maybe mouth wash would be good for them!  They don't have teeth!  Do they????  
Well that is Grandma's story for the day!  Hope you like it!  
I love and miss you all sooo much!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo 

Lazy Grandma :)

What is going on with Grandma?  Grandma is getting lazy telling about things! This bear looks lazy too! So many things go on but I just don't get to the computer to write them!  I am getting excited about seeing you all soon!  Then we will see all of the animals and play with them!   It has been cold here and math has kept your uncles real busy!  Me too!  Grandpa works hard and likes to watch ballgames at night, Uncle Jesse watches them with him.
Uncle Jake snacks a lot and plays & plays!  He is never bored!  Me either!
All of the animals are being very good and getting lots to eat.  Joe Joe is so happy about the dog food - Hunter, Lady and Baby are just letting him sneak it while they nap!   Bossy and Whooey Who are happy about it getting warmer.  Hector and Kevin eat and play all day!  
Jack is a jackrabbit - did you know that? That means he can jump real high and fast because he has longer legs than regular rabbits!   Mommy can tell you about that.  God made so many animals!  What is your favorite animal?  My favorite is ...
Well I can't say-  I like almost all of them!
Mr. Hoppy Toad is still not out yet.  Still no rain.  He will be up soon.  I am ready to see him- I like him a lot!
Ok- Grandma better go fold some clothes- and fix everyone a snack.
Sweet sleep!   I miss you so much! xo
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Jack The Rabbit

What's going on Grandma?
Here is Jack the rabbit!  He is being real still so Hunter won't see him.  Hunter and Baby like to chase him and Jack gets tired so he hides down by the old barn.   Jack can be still for a real long time!  He almost looks like my rabbit statue I have in the back yard!  But Jack is very real and very fast when he runs!  Hunter and Baby can't catch him and Lady doesn't even try!  Whooey Who just watches Jack and says Who Who sometimes!   Bossy thinks Jack's ears are kinda cool because the stick up so high!  Like a spiky hair doo!   Joe Joe has seen Jack lots of times- Jack has scared him before when he was sneaking dog food!   Hector and Kevin let Jack eat hay with them for a little while but when he eats too much they kick him a little to get him to go back to his own home.  Mr. Hoppy Toad has not come out of the ground yet - I think he will as soon as it rains and softens the dirt!  Maybe I am wrong but I think I am right!  Grandpa says that Jack better stay out of his garden!  I know that Jack will be very hungry for the vegetables in Grandpa's garden so I am going to make him a garden he can eat in- I think I will plant him some cabbage and carrots!   Hunter and Baby will like Jack coming close to the house so they can chase him across the field!  It is so funny to see Hunter, Baby, Hector and Kevin all run at the same time!
Guess who wins?  Did you say Hunter?  Jack is faster than Hunter is!  You will have to see that!  
Now Grandma is going to get ready for bed.  I walked with the animals for over an hour tonight!
We had lots of fun!  I miss you all but I will see you soon!  ;)   
Love 4ever, Grandma xo            Lady just looked in the front door at me and is begging for a cookie- I will sneak her one!   Baby is waiting for your chicken nuggets! 

Emmasays

What's going on Grandma?
Here is a humming bird!  What does Emmasay???  I will write a story soon!  Joe Joe has been so busy!
Guess what he is doing?  Yep!  You guessed it!  Dunking dog food in the bird water!  
I love you all so very, very much!  Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Monkey Around?

What's going on Grandma?
I was looking for a picture and look what I found!  Two little monkeys!  
One is playing a trick on the other one!  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake laughed about it and thought I should send you the picture!  Grandpa said I should too!   I bet Mommy will laugh!
I hope you like it!   Maybe you can play that trick on someone!  Grandpa and his brothers do that trick a lot!  It is funny!
I wonder what Hector and Kevin would think of the monkeys?  They have never seen a monkey-
none of the farm animals have!  I think they would laugh at them!  Hector and Kevin would let them ride on them!  Wouldn't that be fun!  Hunter, Lady and Baby would try to get them to give them a snack but I don't think the monkeys would do that!  They would probably eat the snacks!  Monkeys like snacks too!
Whooey Who would probably say something wise to them and they would scratch their heads and wonder what he said!   Bossy would be giving them a spiky hair doo!  That would be cute!
Mr. Hoppy Toad would maybe run and hide!   Joe Joe would sneak dog food while the monkeys showed off!   That is what I think they would all do!  What would you do if you were with these monkeys?   Grandma would try to dress them in clothes!  Remember, I like to dress animals-  I really do!
Grandpa just fixed us all some popcorn so I better go eat some!  Grandpa will fix you some when you come!  We will have fun!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

All Friends!

What's going on Grandma?
Look at this group of friends!  They all like each other  and play good together!
I thought you would like to see a picture of them.   Floppy the rabbit, Squeeky the mouse, Buttons the kitty and Patches the puppy!  Aren't they so cute!  
Grandma will have to come back later and write the story!  I will be right back... I love you so much! xo
Ok!  Grandma's back!  We went to Uncle Jake's basketball game!   It was a very exciting game and Jake's team won!  Uncle Jake did real good!  Uncle Jesse will play again real soon!
So fun to watch them- Grandpa gets so happy about the games- I do too!  
Let's talk about the little group of friends in the picture.  What do you think they are doing?
I am trying to guess but I can't figure it out!   Maybe they are a little pet zoo.  Maybe they are in a commercial for white things!  Maybe they all just got on the porch and lined up to get their picture taken and little Patches, the puppy, fell asleep waiting!   Maybe Buttons the kitty is trying to see what Squeeky the mouse is eating.   Maybe Floppy the rabbit is thinking about hopping off the porch and eating a carrot!   I think they all got a bath and are drying off in the sun!  What do you think they are doing? 
Grandma wants to know what you think!
Hunter, Lady and Baby came running to the car when we got home tonight- We went to Sonic and got onion rings and they smelled them!   Now I have to get them a snack too!   The wind is blowing so all the other animals are snuggled up and sleeping.  
Grandpa says we all need to get to bed - we will listen to him!  We are tired!
I miss you so much!   Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Peek a Boo!

What's going on Grandma?
Look at the kitty hiding in the bucket!  How sweet!  I wish we could have her.  I thought I would send you her picture.  Her name is Peek a Boo!  She sticks out her tongue when she wants her milk- what would Mommy do if you stuck out your tongue when you want milk?   If you try it let me know what she does!   Lady does that sometimes when she wants a cookie.  Mr Hoppy Toad catches his bugs with his tongue!  This little kitty's tongue is so cute!  She is winking at the camera- I don't think she is shy!  I think she is funny and cute and I wish I had her!
All the animals are asleep and Grandpa is telling us to get a snack and get to bed early tonight- he is tired.  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are playing a game on the TV- a basketball game!  They have been laughing and shouting for a long time now!  I wonder who is winning?  Sounds like Uncle Jake is - he is laughing the loudest!  
Grandpa is cleaning the kitchen so Grandma can write to you- That's a good Grandpa!  
I made some cookies today so that will be our snack.  I wish you were here to help us eat them!
I hope Lady doesn't smell them!  I will save one for her to have tomorrow.  She will be so happy!  Baby wants your chicken nuggets, she doesn't like cookies.  Hunter acts like he doesn't care what he eats but I know he likes steak the best!  Me too! :)
I better go help Grandpa :)
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Sally The Cow

What's going on Grandma?
Sally the cow is smiling really big for you!   She lives down by the barn that Whooey Who  stays in for the winter.  She likes the camera, you can tell!  Big smile for my grandkids, Sally! 
 Good girl!
I can sing songs to her and all her friends and they just stand there and smile at me!
They like the song Jesus loves me- the best!   I want to pet Sally but she thinks I better not!  Why does she think I better not?  Who told her I better not?  I tell her that I think I better but she still thinks I better not!  I better keep trying and maybe one day she will think I better pet her too!  
The wind is blowing real hard today.  The animals are all laying around until it stops blowing so hard!
Bossey is ducking his head to stay out of the wind but I see his spikey hair sticking up!
Whooey Who is down the road by Sally and he is taking a nap!
Hunter, Lady and Baby are snuggled up together on the back porch and they didn't see Joe Joe get a piece of dog food!  Somebody saw him!  Guess who!
Goldie thinks I haven't told you about his new trick- so I better tell you!  He took a bath in a big bowl and he couldn't see out the sides because it wasn't a glass bowl- he got upset and Grandpa had to calm him down!  He had never been in a place he could not see out of before and he did not like it!  When he was upset about it- he learned some new moves!  He can hop up and down!  Now Goldie thinks he should be in the circus or somewhere to show off!  Uncle Jake thinks he should just be his very own fish and stay here with us!  Goldie wants to show off for you when you come!
Hector and Kevin are standing with their faces in the wind and their long ears are blowing backwards!  So cute!  They are smiling!  Did I tell you that Sally the cow is their friend?  She is!  They go to her yard and see her every day!  They smile at each other!   I am smiling at you right now!  Are you smiling at me too?  I hope so!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Cute But Stinky

What's going on Grandma?
Whooey Who has a barn friend!  See the little skunk, she was trying to be real still but Hunter, Lady and Baby know all about skunks!  They wanted to be sure that I was warned!  Skunks spray a real stinky odor!  Real, real stinky!  Worse than anything you have ever smelled!  We smell bad things so often on the farm that we almost think some smell actually smell good to us!  But not skunk spray!  No way!
Hector and Kevin will help the little skunk get back to her family.  They will keep Hunter, Lady and Baby out of the barn yard until she can run.  They don't want to hurt her they are just barking and she won't move until they leave!  I think Whooey Who is friends with her.  I think they both like to eat stuff that is in the barn!   Bossey wants her to spike her hair but he can't get her to hear him because of all the barking!   
Joe Joe might try to put a white stripe down his back too if he sees her!  Wouldn't that be funny?
Mr Hoppy Toad's house is not to far from the barn so he might be wondering what all the barking is about!  I'll tell him when it gets warmer and he comes out!  
Time to feed Grandpa and your uncles!  I know what to have this time!  A pot of beans and lots of cornbread and a stinky onion!   Do you like onions?  I do!   
We had a stinky story, didn't we?  We haven't had a stinky story yet!  That was fun unless I go back outside and the little skunk sprayed Hunter!  She will if he doesn't listen to Hector and Kevin and stop barking!  Wait!  I don't hear the barking anymore!  There she goes!  Run little girl, run!  She made it and Hector and Kevin did it!  They kept Hunter, Lady and Baby busy for a while!   That was a nice ending to an almost stinky story!   
I better fix supper now! 
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Happy Down The Road

What's going on Grandma?
Look at little Happy the goat!  She is smiling and so sweet!  Happy has lots of brothers and sisters!  She wanted to smile for you!  One day I will take you to see her and all her family!  I think you have seen lots of goats at the petting zoo's- Did you like them?  I sure do!  I thought this was a great picture and wanted you to be happy when you looked at her!  
Grandma has to be in a hurry right now because I have been real busy with your Uncles and all of the farm animals!   Grandpa will be home soon for his supper and he will be hungry!  I still don't know what to feed everyone!   Lady thinks I should fix hamburgers, cookies and milk for supper, Hunter thinks I should fix steak, Baby thinks chicken nuggets, Joe Joe thinks dog food!  Yuk!  Bossy thinks a worm or seeds and Whooey Who thinks maybe I could find something in the barn to eat!  Goldie thinks - goldfish crackers!
Hector and Kevin think I should fix something with hay in it!  I don't think so guys!  Can you just see Grandpa sitting down to a plate of hay?   No way!!   And we all know Mr Hoppy Toad thinks I should fix flies for supper!  Sometimes in the summer I might accidentally eat a fly but not on purpose!  
Wow!  Grandma is getting real hungry now!  I think I will fix what Lady said!  Hamburgers!  She will be hoping that Uncle Jake won't eat all of his!  Maybe I will save her some of mine!  Of course everyone will have to get their favorite snack later!   
I better get busy!  Hope you liked the picture of Happy the goat! 
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Animals Pray

What's going on Grandma?
Isn't this doggie praying, with his boy, so cute?
I was looking for a picture to use in my story and I found this one!  I love it!  I was praying with Lady last fall and I saw her doing something just like this!  I can't stop looking at the doggie- he is so sweet looking.  Wonder what he is praying for?  The little boy is probably praying for his mommy and daddy and his brother or sister and he is surly praying for his Grandma! :)  But I wonder what the doggie is praying for?  A big bone to chew on?  What do you think?   I want to go outside and pray with Hunter, Lady and Baby!  Wait just a minute and I will go out and pray with them- I will be right back!
Ok!  Grandma is back!  That was so fun!   I prayed with them and they were so happy about it!  Hector and Kevin heard me pray and they wanted me to pray with them too!  We all thanked God real good!
Lady wanted to lick my face while she prayed with me!  Hunter was real still and Baby did a happy dance while she prayed!  Have you ever done a happy dance while you pray? 
 Grandma does that a lot!
Hector and Kevin put their heads together while they prayed!  So cute!  I still like how the doggie in the picture prayed with his eyes closed and looking so thankful for all his blessings!  Hey!  I think that's what he was praying!  He was thanking God for his boy!   
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake worked real hard after school.  Uncle Jesse cleaned the barn for Hector and Kevin- they were happy about that!   Uncle Jake - well I am not sure what he did!  Maybe he played ball and worked on his skateboard moves!  
Grandpa is resting in his chair because he worked on the garden spot after he sold furniture today! 
Grandma walked five miles today!  I walked outside too!  I saw Whooey Who on a pole down by the barn!  I didn't see Bossy but I heard him!  I think someone else will have spikey hair soon!  He was really telling someone something and we know his favorite subject!  Spikey hair!!
Mr Hoppy Toad will be out soon if it stays warm- he better wait a little longer!  His new roof fell down again so Grandpa will have to make him a teepee house!  I will send you a picture when he gets it done!
Goldie wants another bath!  He needs one too!
Joe Joe came by today and took a bath and got some dog food!  He is fast!  Hunter didn't even see him do it and he was laying right beside the food!  
Did Grandma forget anyone?  
I will look at the doggie praying again and then I will go to bed!   Hope you liked the picture too!!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Lady Buggies

What's going on Grandma?
Grandma found lots of lady buggies!  All different colors like a box of crayons!  Which color is your Lady Buggie?   I like the blue one the best!  They are all so pretty!  I didn't know they came in blue and purple!   Did you?
I better tell you about Hector and Kevin!  They have been so happy for the warm day we had- running and acting so silly!  Donkeys are so fun to watch!  We see people drive real slow down our road just to stare at them.  When they do Hector and Kevin put a show on for them!   They put their mouths together and hew haw in each others mouth!  We would say yuk if someone did that to us but they think it is fun!  
Hunter, Lady and Baby are happy for the warm day too!  They brought back a big old bone from somewhere and they are so proud of it!  Hunter will carry it for a while and then Lady and then Baby tries to take a turn but the bone is too big for her!   
So funny!
Whooey Who came back yesterday!  He has gotten bigger!  So handsome!
Bossey dropped something out of his nest!  I wonder what it was!  I didn't go see yet.
Joe Joe is still sneaking dog food when the dogs go to the front porch!   He is getting fat!  
Mr. Hoppy Toad hasn't tried to come out again- he is waiting on real spring!
Goldie gets lots of bathes and does lots of tricks for us!  Hide and seek is his favorite!  
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are still playing basketball and they are very good!  You would like to see them!  They would show off for you!  They like to do that!
Grandpa is in his chair watching a ballgame on TV - we are going to get a snack and then go to bed!
Oh, no!  Baby is checking to see if we have a chicken nugget for her!  She likes to sneak up to the window by the back door and see if I will give her one!  OK, Baby- but just one!  Shhhhh don't wake anyone else up!  
I better go give it to her and get my snack too!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

You Tell Me!!

What's going on Grandma?
What is this animal?  Ask Mommy and Daddy!  Is it a gopher?  A ground hog?
He is soooooo cute!  He needs a name!  What should we call him?  
Grandma was looking for a ladybug and found this little guy!  I just had to send you his video!
Is he a chipmunk?   I really am not sure!
Will you tell me a story about what you think he is doing!  I think he is wanting someone to give him one of the balloons!  What do you think?   He can't talk so he might be trying to get your attention!
Look!   Look!  Get me a balloon!  
Now you tell Grandma what you think he wants!
I will be excited to hear!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Little Napkin

What's going on Grandma?
Did you not like Mr. Hoppy Toad?  I thought mommy might not like his big picture but Grandma thought you would like him!  He is soooooo nice and fun!  Fat too!
Maybe you will like little Holla's cousin.  Her name is Napkin!  We named her Napkin because we like to rub our fingers on her and she is white like a napkin! That is a good name isn't it?  She is so cute!   Look how surprised she looks when the camera films her!   She raises her little head every time I say Napkin!
Look at her tiny little pink feet, hands, ears and nose!  All pink and white!   See her little whiskers!   See her little eyes!  Mommy and Daddy can take you to a pet store and see one of Napkins cousins.  That would be fun!  
All of the farm animals are sleeping and Goldie is swimming around waiting for Uncle Jake to feed him again.  Whooey Who and Bossy are  asleep too!   
Grandpa is ready for bed but Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake want to stay up and eat a snack!  Hurry up boys, Grandma and Grandpa want to go to bed!   What are they going to eat?   Cereal and Fruit Roll Ups!  Yum!  
I hope you like the movie of Napkin!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo  Miss you!   

Not Yet Mr. Hoppy Toad

What's going on Grandma?
Oh, no!  Mr. Hoppy Toad must think it is spring already!  Not yet Mr. Hoppy Toad!  Go back under your house!  It is going to get real cold this week!
I think Mr. Hoppy Toad misses us!  Or maybe he wanted to see his new roof that Grandpa made him!
Or maybe he smelled a juicy bug!  Or maybe he wanted Hector and Kevin to be more quiet!
Or maybe he wanted me to take his picture so you wouldn't forget about him! Or maybe- I guess that's enough maybes!
Hector and Kevin have been real loud the past few days! They like the warm weather!  It has been really warm here!  Almost like spring!  The weather man says it is going to get very cold this week!  Grandpa has been chopping wood for the fireplace because he believes the weather man.  Mr. Hoppy Toad does not have a TV in his house.  No computer, no radio and no newspaper! He couldn't find out what the weather is doing! Hope he listens to Grandma!   God made toads to go underground until spring comes and they like to do that!  They are so busy catching bugs all spring and summer that they need lots of rest so they can do it all again!   I like to see Mr. Hoppy Toad stick out his long tongue and get those mosquito's that hurt when they bite us!  Good Mr. Hoppy Toad!
All of the animals have been having lots of fun in the nice warm weather!  I will tell you more about it in another story!
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are playing basketball.  They are really good!  Uncle Jesse made 10 points last night!  Uncle Jake wants to make a lot of points too!  He will!  He made 2 points in his last game! 
That is good!  They both wish that you could see them play.  I know God has a good plan for us to see each other soon! ;)
Grandpa is selling furniture and Grandma is writing you!  Now Grandma needs to go do chores!
I like to do chores, do you?  Makes me feel good to have a clean house and good food cooked!
I don't really like to dust!  Mommy used to dust for me when she was a little girl.  I don't think she liked it but I gave her a reward for helping me!  Your Aunts helped me too!  Uncle Jesse feeds the animals and Uncle Jake waters them.  They bag up trash and do things I ask them to do.  But girls are real good at house work and boys like outside work!  That might not be true for all boys and all girls!  Grandma likes to do outside work too!
And Grandpa likes to help do dishes and clean up after supper.
Your daddy likes that too!     :)  
Grandma loves you sooooooo much my adorable grandchildren!!!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Hector's Big Smile

What's going on Grandma?
What is Hector smiling about?  He is smiling for a snack!  Good boy, Hector!
He has a funny smile!  So sweet!
Kevin doesn't want to smile because he is upset with Hector right now!  Hector stepped on his tail when he was laying down.  I think that is really why Hector is smiling!  Kevin bit Hector this morning and even though Hector didn't mean to step on Kevin's tail I still think he wanted to smile about it!  Just Grandma's thought!
Baby wants me to take her picture doing something cute- OK, Baby, I will real soon!
Hunter doesn't want to smile because he is too tired!  Lady will smile and she has a beautiful smile too!
Whooey Who smiled a long time ago when Uncle Jake drew a smile on his picture!  Remember?
Bossy thinks if he smiles then no one will mind him when he bosses!  He thinks you have to look bossy to get someone to do what you say!  Sometimes that is right!  Does mommy look bossy when she says - to do something?   Not when she tells you the first time!  But if you don't mind her then she needs her Bossy face!   I know that you mind Mommy when she has her smiling face!  Good job!
Joe Joe got in the bird bath with the ice!  He took a cold bath!  He must of been stinky to try that!
He wasn't smiling!  
Wonder if Mr. Hoppy Toad is smiling in his sleep!  I bet he is!
Goldie is smiling all the time!   Tabby the cat is hiding under the bushes so I can't see if  he is smiling!
I think he is!  
Grandpa says he will smile when he sees supper on the table!  Funny Grandpa!  Uncle Jesse saves his smiles for special things!  Uncle Jake smiles all day and all night!  Grandma does too!  
I better fix supper so Grandpa will smile like Hector!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Grandma Wants This Bunny

What's going on Grandma?
Grandma wants this bunny!  I would name her Ginger!  Isn't she soooooo cute?
I remember when mommy and your Aunts had bunnies when they were little like you!  I know I told you that already but I like to tell it!  
Maybe they were a little older. They loved bunnies!  Do you?
Doesn't Ginger look so soft and fuzzy?  I bet she smells good!
I thought you might like to see this picture too!  Mommy will like it!  She will tell you about her bunnies that she had.  Ask her what their names were!  I think they let them go free- maybe they still live down by the river!  We can hope! 
Hector and Kevin are eating hay and being real good today!  Hunter, Lady and Baby are running around the house and chasing each other!  Hunter isn't winning today, Baby is!!!  Go Baby, go!!
Whooey Who is still in the barn and Bossy is being still today- not feeling bossy I guess!
Goldie got a bath and he feels so good!  I saw him do a flip today!  He is getting big and I will need to get him a bigger fish bowl!  Maybe we feed him too much!  Oh, well- he is so happy!  Think he misses you - we sure do!
Mr. Hoppy toad is getting his new roof tomorrow but he won't see it until spring!
Joe Joe came to the bird bath this morning with his wife!  She is so shiny !
Well hope I didn't forget any one!  Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are hungry!  Grandpa too!
I better go feed them!  We are having chicken, potatoes and corn! yum!
What did you have?
Love 4ever, Grandma xo  Miss u!

We Named Him Tabby

What's going on Grandma?
We found a cat in our front yard!  Uncle Jesse and Grandpa says they have seen him here for a while!
How fun!  He is so handsome!  Don't you think so too?
I saw him licking the steps where we toss the scrapes to Hunter, Lady and Baby!  He is not skinny so I guess he is getting lots of things to eat in the barn!  Cats and owls like things that are in barns to eat!
Seems like they can always find a snack in there!  Sure would be hard for me to find a snack in a barn!
Maybe some sweet oats that we give Hector and Kevin.  I really did taste it one day!  Pretty yummy!  Mommy wouldn't want you to eat that!  
Do you think Tabby is a good name for our new cat?  I like that name.  Maybe someday I can pet Tabby.  He runs off when I open the door- guess he is scared because he doesn't know us yet!
He runs right to Hector and Kevin!  I think they are friends already.  
Hunter usually chases cats but one time there was a big yellow cat here that turned around and scratched Hunter on the nose and he didn't bother that cat again!   I will tell Tabby to do that!  
Bossy and Whooey Who are asleep!  Hunter, Lady, and Baby are curled up in the blankets on the back porch.  I put a box out there and they are taking turns in it!  So cute!
Joe Joe is getting fat!  Did he find the dog food?   Maybe so!
Mr. Hoppy Toad needs a new roof on his house!  Why do things keep falling on his roof!  I will ask Grandpa to fix it for him before he gets up in the spring!
Hector and Kevin have been real good!  They are so fuzzy!  They get lots of hair in the winter to keep warm with!  God made everything sooooooo good!
Goldie needs another bath but he will have to wait until tomorrow- Grandma is tired!
Did I forget anyone?  
Uncle Jake had a great ball practice!  Your uncles are really good ball players!  Did I tell you that already?  I bet I did!  
Hey!  Guess what Grandpa is doing!  You guessed it!  Watching ballgames on TV!  Funny Grandpa!  Does Daddy do that?
Guess what Grandma is doing!  You guessed it again!  I am writing you this story!  
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are eating a snack before bed.  They are eating cereal!  You like cereal too-
I remember!  
Thank you for the pictures of Snow, your owl and Tripper your cardinal!  I will see them some day when I come to your house!  That will be sooooo fun!
Oh, no!  Lady is wanting a snack too!  Shhh, Lady! Don't wake Hunter and Baby up!  I will get you a snack but be real quiet!  Good girl!
Grandma better go to bed now!  I love you soooooo much!
 Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Bossy Thinks It's Cold

What's going on Grandma?
Did you know that Bossy is a tufted headed titmouse?  Here is a real good picture!
So handsome!
See how the hair is spiked up on top of his head!  He really does look good like that!
Uncle Jake doesn't wear his like that, very much, any more!  I think Bossy was too bossy with him and Uncle Jake wanted his own style!  Uncle Jake just read this and says, he does too like his hair spiky like Bossy!  Good!  I like their hair like that!
It is sooooooo cold right now so we don't see Bossy much!  I will be so happy to see him a lot in the spring!   I miss Mr. Hoppy Toad too!  He was getting so fat right before he went under his house!
He will probably lose weight over the winter!  He is a very nice toad and he has been with us for a few years!  I miss him in the winter!   He eats lots of bugs for me!  That is so nice of him!  He enjoys it!
Joe Joe is out in the field with Hector and Kevin!  The sun is shinning and they are happy about that!  Me too!
Hunter, Lady and Baby are running around and sniffing everything!  So funny to see them do that everyday!  They are such good guard dogs!
Whooey Who is staying in the barn- guess he thinks it is cold too!  He is right!
Goldie is a house pet so he is very warm!  He thinks he is so special!  I hope all of our animals and pets think that they are special!  They are!  But not as special as you are to me!!
Grandma needs to go and fix some food for your Grandpa and Uncles!  They are always hungry!
Now the animals are looking at the door to see if I will give them a snack!  Ok!  I will give them a snack and then fix food for the guys!
Wish you were here!  Or I was there!  Soon we will be together again!  That is the Blessing!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo    Stay warm and say hello to Trippy the Cardinal at your house!  xo

Who's In Our Yard

What's going on Grandma?

Who is in our yard?  Hunter, Lady and Baby have been barking and barking!  A raccoon!

He is real handsome!  We need to help him get away!  Hunter thinks he needs to get the raccoon out of our yard but he is making him afraid!   Look!  The raccoon is way on top of the club house!

Hunter, Lady and Baby had to go to the back fence while we talk to the raccoon and tell him to go to back to his home!  Raccoons come to our house a lot!  They get the pecans in the yard and eat them!

Sometimes they eat the dog food too!  That makes Hunter upset!  Baby gets upset at everything Hunter gets upset about!  Lady just barks and stays close to the house!  

Run, little raccoon!  Run!  Oh, he is!  Wish I could pet him but he is a wild raccoon.  Some are real tame but this one was ready to get back to his family and get away from Hunter!  All safe now! 

Hunter runs out of the fence and can't find the little raccoon!  He looks at me like I did something with him!  No, Hunter, he just went home!  Now, Hunter, you go lay down and take a long winter sleep!

Have you ever seen a raccoon?  I like them!   Great Grandma Zip and Great Grandpa Chuck used to feed a lot of raccoons!  They fed them dog food!  Maybe Great Grandma Zip will send us some pictures of old Mama Raccoon!  That would be fun!

All the animals are laying down now and Hector and Kevin are in the barn- they like to sleep standing up!  Remember, I told you that already?

Grandpa, Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are watching ball games!  Uncle Jake is playing with a video camera and trying to bug Uncle Jesse!  It works!  

Grandma is writing you this story!  Hope you like the raccoon!  I named him Ringo!  Because he has rings on his tail!  

Oh, no!  Hunter is barking again!  Is Ringo back?   I better go look!  

Love 4ever, Grandma! xo

Kevin Likes Snow

What's going on, Grandma?
Kevin likes snow!  Hector wants him to get in the barn but Kevin likes snow!  I told them that you had hot chocolate after you played in the snow- now they want something too!  What should I give them?  Maybe Whooey Who has an idea!  Lady thinks cookie!  Baby thinks chicken nugget and Hunter thinks meatballs!   Bossy thinks they just need to go to bed early - that's because he is staying under the covers today to stay warm!  
 Mr Hoppy Toad would probably think- give them a bug!
Joe Joe thinks dog food!  What do you think?
Uncle Jake has basketball practice- Uncle Jesse will have practice tomorrow!  They are really good ball players!  Maybe someday we will watch them on TV!  
Goldie thinks I should have asked him what to give Kevin and Hector after they play in the cold!
I'm sorry, Goldie!  OK, Goldie, what should I give them?  
Gold fish crackers!  
Why that's a great idea!
I have some in the cupboard!  I'll be right back...
Wow! it is soooooo cold out there!  Hector and Kevin like goldfish crackers but they still want another snack!  What should it be?
Grandpa just called and said he is on his way home.  We are having chili  and he wants grilled cheese sandwiches too!  Why is everyone so hungry?   Are you hungry too?
I better get busy- Grandpa might be grouchy like daddy when he gets hungry!   That's funny!  :)  
I better feed everyone!   
Love 4ever, Grandma xo  I miss you sooooo much xo

Baby Shows Off Her Hat

What's going on, Grandma?
Baby wants to show off her new hat!  She is a funny doggie!  She can do a little dance on her back feet if we hold up a chicken nugget!  She sure does like chicken nuggets!  Maybe she learned to like them by all the chicken nuggets you didn't eat!   
Lady wants a hat too!  What kind should I get her?  Maybe a hat like Woody and Jessie wear on Toy Story!  Hunter will not wear a hat because he is very proud of his looks!  He likes to look like a free lion!
He does look like a lion, a little!  A very nice lion!  
Bossy will not wear a hat because it would smash his spiked up hair!  Whooey Who might come home with a new hat- Whoooooooo knows! 
Mr. Hoppy Toad might wear a hat in the spring!  And Joe Joe might eat it if I gave him a hat!  He is always hungry!  Kevin and Hector won't be still for Grandma to try a hat on them.  Maybe in the spring when I can stay outside longer!
Goldie would like a hat but it would get all wet and fall in his eyes!  Oh, well- Baby has a hat and she  likes hers so much!  
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are eating popsicle and  guess what Grandpa is doing!  Yep! That is right!
Watching a ball game in his chair!  
Grandma is writing you and missing you so much!  
Grandpa did help me clean the kitchen after supper!  We had sausage and gravy over biscuits  and plum jelly on a biscuit for dessert!
Now it is time to fold some clothes and sneak to bed early!  Do you like to go to bed early?  I didn't like to go to bed early when I was younger either!  Now I do!  It is fun!  I think about you!
Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Grandma Finds Some Babies

What's going on Grandma?
Look at the baby owls Grandma found!  Aren't they so cute!  So fuzzy and soft!
I thought you'd like this picture of the baby owls.  Maybe you could name them!
Do you think they are boys or girls!  They look so sweet!
Baby is barking and barking tonight.  Grandpa is getting upset at her but she just keeps barking anyway!
We go outside to see what it is but there is nothing we can see!  I think she is calling Hunter to come home.  He goes off and hunts at night and sometimes Lady barks and other times Baby barks!  I think tomorrow night we will lock Hunter, Lady and Baby in the back fence and then we will all get a quiet sleep!   That's a great idea!
Hector stayed in his fence today and Kevin was so happy!  Grandpa too!
Bossy is snuggled up in his nest.  Whooey Who would like to see the picture of the baby owls!  Wish I could find him!  He will come home soon!
Mr Hoppy Toad is sleeping really good and will stay that way for a long sleep!
Goldie is getting a bath tomorrow!  Remember when we gave him one while you were here?   That was so fun!  I will have to do it without you this time!  He is getting stinky!  
Joe Joe is sneaking around the back yard!  I think he found the dog food!
Uncle Jesse and Uncle Jake are eating candy and Grandpa is in his chair watching a ball game.  Grandma is writing you this story!
Now it is time for Grandma to go to bed!  Oh, Baby!  Be quiet!!   Maybe I will take her a cookie! 
I will say to her- If you will stop barking I will give you a cookie!  She doesn't like cookies that much so she will want a chicken nugget!  Where will I get a chicken nugget?  I have a thought!  Mommy left some or your chicken nuggets in my freezer!  I will give her one of yours!  Is that ok with you?
Good night my grandchildren, Grandma loves you sooooooo much and miss you soooooo much too!
Sweet dreams, Love 4ever, Grandma xo

Hector Is Sorry

What's going on Grandma?
Hector is sorry!  He got out of the fence today and Kevin got real upset with him!  Kevin kept hee hawing and trying to get Grandpa to come outside and see the bad thing Hector did!
Finally we all went outside to see what Kevin wanted!  He told on Hector!  Hector really was sorry and wanted back in the fence with Kevin but he didn't know how to get back in!  Grandpa and Uncle Jesse helped him!  Grandpa pulled real hard on his front and Uncle Jesse pushed his hinny!  
Looks like Hector is trying to pick some old flowers to say he is sorry!  That's ok, Hector- we forgive you and Kevin does too!


We sure miss you all!  We had soooooo much fun!  We will do it again soon!  All of us!


Whooey Who is being with his owl family and Bossy is being with his bird family!  We know where Mr. Hoppy Toad is!  Under his house all cozy and warm!   Hunter, Lady and Baby are snuggled on the back porch with all the old blankets!  They have been so good lately!  I think they miss you too!
Joe Joe is still waiting for the dog food to be on the front porch!  Grandpa says, Joe Joe has too many friends!  They will eat too much!
Hector wants a cookie!  Guess he got hungry outside of the fence!  
Love you soooo much!  4ever, Grandma xo   Goldie misses you too!  He needs a bath! :)