about Gemma's obsession Thursday, July 31, 2008
Huh? Kitty freeloader caught on tape...
Kitty freeloader on hen roof....he's really wondering
what the heck I'm doing...
Roof time in Hen Land
At eventide, the hens gather atop the barn roof and do
their henny thing. It is very Zen.
Zen Hens.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Um...did I say the blue room was done....and, where dolls pee..
Ooooo, teeny art!
sublime!
They finally got toilet paper
Sort of don't want to think of what they've been using....and since this room has no fireplace, we installed a radiator. The hanging planter is testimony to my sister's girlscout abilities, she macramed that sometime in the 70's! Go Jen!
Stephy Dave and Cali in Manhattan Beach
Determination....
All he needs are the suspenders.
A little help from dad after a head bumping
Steph 
Cali cracks us up
Why is Ohio so far away?
Piano placement and hardly seen yellow bedroom
Ok so, let me know... where does the pie-anno go?this wall?
Or this wall?
Yes, the forgotten bedroom, forgotten only photograpically, because to get this photo, I have stick the camra in and hope I'm gettin some good angle...took a few tries, but here's the cute yelllow bedroom....where is that maid, the dust is embarrasing...
hard to get photos of it, but a good way to find stray packing peanuts,
see the one peeking out of the fireplace...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Dollhouse update...Blue room seems complete!
Cute huh?!
New couch, and tables...wait till the next post....and see the PIANO!
One of John and Preston's creations, I just love this one!
Ok, so it is fairly clear that the Merry Maids and Mr. Handyman have not been by.
Chris calls it the "house that time forgot" because of the wall paper, the dust, not to mention the smushed windows! All in good time......
Flowers the size of your torso
My first summer session students found out I was "retiring" from speech and tonight at our last class, they presented me with THESE!! How amazing it that? 
It barely fits in the house!
DO you think the guests will notice the centerpiece? Maybe it should be bigger...
GCC students have always been receptive and appreciative, even in just a five week summer session, they join together and enhance each others learning experiences and have made my job truly rewarding. I am grateful to have had the experience.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Dad's New Duds Scots Style
To waer tha kiltula, a Scot has got to be ruggely builtula....
Dad models his B-day gift from us, he looks quite natural I think!
Dollhouse update, can you STAND IT?!
New couch, so fabu
Lovely chest of drawers and awesome trunk!
This yellow dresser is the mostest isn't it?!Saturday, July 5, 2008
Jessie CRASHES THROUGH WINDOW!
Yep, some one decided to celebrate the 4th of July a few days early and must have set off something pretty radically large. We came home around 10:30 one night last week and Jessie was gone. She jumped through glass, wood and screen. No one else was missing, thank goodness!
She jumped through the top part of a side window and probably landed in the neighbor's yard.
Patched up window
She was missing until 3am. You can imagine how distressing it was! We drove around with Doodle in the car, we called her name, whistled, yelled, prayed and all we saw were coyotes. Many many coyotes.
Just before 3am Chris and I thought we'd at least pretend to go to bed, one of us in front of the house and one in back. I started to create fliers to post and Chris went to the front door to look out one more time, and she was walking up the front steps. I just heard him say "Get in here girl" and I didn't know if he was wishing out loud or really talking to her. Then I saw her beautiful white face come in the door. He fell to his knees crying and hugging her. It was a very tearful joyful moment. She had a gash on her nose and two ripped pads.
Patched up nose, hard to see the staples on the side, she won't stand still for photos
This is what she does when you take her photo, bark and avoid you at all costs!
She was so retramatized that we had to drug her for the 4th and even under the influence she was still shaky and wouldn't even go pee. I've had to take her to school all week, couldn't leave her alone during firecracker season and the window dude couldn't come by till Saturday. Luckily my students love her. But it is very hard to focus with a white fango in your classroom, especially with the new "no dogs" rule on campus....eek!
Jessie is without a doubt the luckiest most blessed doggie, she survives on the street, gets rescued by a shelter, gets rescued from the shelter by New Leash on Life and has her puppies all get homes (!) Then survives opening a window and running up to Lisa and Richard's, survies a PIT BULL attack (the pit was clamped on to her neck) and now survives a crash through a window and coyote laden streets. She is VERY happy to be home, she never wants to go, she's really a home body, but the noises just trigger her fear response and she can't stop herself.
Apricots never STOP!
I think this might be the last bag....I SERIOUSLY hope sooo...
The apricot chef is running out of jars....
Doodle wants to point out that he is the very color of apricots(and you can see Gemma's tail has some apricot too) He certainly has eaten his fair share, he picks them off the ground outside and steals them from the bags we bring in. We've cut him off (avoid the skitters at all costs). Doodle stole one out of a bag on the kitchen floor, Chris made him drop it, and Doodle did a huge AROUUUUU in protest. It was truly pathetic.
Dollhouse Aga cooker
Cute huh?!?
Ever present danger in dollhouse land....
Sewing chairs have secret compartments...
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