Bats in the belfry? Naw, it is just squirrels!

Craziness abounds!!

Kim and Dave have found that they

have some unwanted guests in the

eaves and attic of their house -

a group of lovely squirrels!

The pack seems to have just moved

in but are already wreaking havoc!

An exterminator was called -

who hung live traps. The first

day he caught 3.

Since then Dave has emptied

some of the traps himself. This weekend

Dave went out and purchased some

traps of his own to actually put

into the attic - Kim does not enjoy the

sound of pitter-pattering feet

over the kitchen sink!

Last week Kim found one of the squirrels

sitting on top of the cage. When he

saw her he stood up and walked into

(or squeezed into) the eave of the house.

Tonight when she got home from work the

cute little darling had moved from the south

end of the house to the north end.

Again he looked at her and walked into his

new abode - poked his head out

and seemed to chipper at her -

"Hello, now this is my house too!"

I wonder if throwing some nice smelly

moth balls into the attic would help them

decide to move on to their next

destination???

Kaitlyn and the pumpkin

Michelle and Mark took

Sydney and Kaitlyn to

Blake's Orchard yesterday to

have cider and look at all the pumpkins.

This was Kaitlyn's first time to experience

the joys of fall at the orchard.

She did not have a joyful time however!

They had brought a blanket to put over

the straw - just in case anyone was

allergic to that!

However it seems a hard hat would have

been the thing to bring!

While the 2 girls sat on the blanket with

all the pumpkins stacked behind them -

a great photo opportunity! -

one of the pumpkins fell from

several feet up and landed on Kaitlyn's head!

Ouch!

This meant a trip to the ER - those are pretty

nice sized pumpkins and her head is

not so big!

After an exam and a CT scan it was

concluded that she didn't have

any bleeds in the brain!

However, her head does seem

to be swollen - and I am sure

she has a headache! And I just

think about her poor spine as it

had to compress with the impact!

That poor baby!

We appreciate all your prayers for

Kaitlyn that she not have any

effects from this unfortunate

accident!

Fall may not be her favorite time of the year!

Baptism for Megan & Charlotte

Rich and Kari had

Megan and Charlotte baptised

today into the Catholic Church.

The service was at St. Mary's Church in

St. Clair and a luncheon

was held right afterwards at

the St. Clair Inn.

Charlotte (8 weeks) was the youngest of all the

children being baptised today and

Megan (3 years) was the oldest.

We wish for Megan and Charlotte,

as well as for Sydney, Karsten

and Kaitlyn, that they all be

raised to know the wonderful

love of our Blessed Redeemer -

hmmm sounds like a song

doesn't it?? ;-)

The Lord's Day - Sunday

Oh Lord, I have prepared

my house for you.

Please come into my heart

so I may spend my day

and the rest of my life

with You.

Amen.

Cooking Day!

Help me My Savior,

to brew a big kettle of

brotherly love, and

serve it with the clean

sweet bread of human kindness.

Shopping Day!

Oh God,

Give me the wisdom to shop

wisely, so I may

purchase eternal

happiness for myself and

all others, in

need of love.

Cleaning Day!

Lord Jesus,

Help me to dust out

all the many faults I

have been hiding in the

secret corners of my heart.

Mending Day!

Oh God,
Help me mend my ways
so I will not set a
bad example for others!

Ironing Day!

Dear Lord,

Help me iron out all the wrinkles

of prejudice I have collected

through the years so I

may see the beauty in others.

Wash Day!

We have a lot of work to do this week!

Today is Monday - Wash Day!

Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness

and vanity, so I may

serve You with perfect humility

all week.

Amen!

Join me this week as I try
to be the person Jesus wants me to be!

Ear tubes for Kaitlyn!

Kaitlyn - 9 months -

is following in Sydney's footsteps!

Kaitlyn will get ear tubes tomorrow

Friday, September 12.

What a cutie this little one is!

Rolls all over to get what she wants!




We sure pray that the surgery
goes well and the tubes do the
trick for her! She has had several
ear infections - even during the summer
months. Poor Baby!
Usually you will see big smiles on her anyway!

We always ask that you try to make

a difference in someone's life -

and this little one has sure made a

difference in ours!

PS - Does everyone out there in

blog-land know that you can click on

the pictures to make them larger??

Happy Birthday Sydney!

9/11/2001

What a terrible tragedy for out country!

We should NEVER forget that day!

Fast forward to

September 11, 2005...

What a wonderful day for our family!

Sydney was born!

We always say her birthday is September 11

and not 9/11 - we want

to never forget the bad but we also

want to celebrate the good!

Hard to believe Sydney is already 3!

She is a smart little cookie

and very adept with a camera -

trying to follow in her Mommy's footsteps!

Sydney loves to pose for the camera too!

Sydney and Kaitlyn (9 months) visited
KiddieKandids for their pictures.
Kaitlyn loves her big sister!
What little cuties they are!



Sydney enjoyed her birthday today -
and will enjoy her "Princess" themed party
on Sunday afternoon too!
Today she received a couple of presents
and lots of phone calls from aunts and uncles!
I had Sydney, Karsten & Kaitlyn today and
Kim sent cupcakes which they had
with their lunch. Then they
had yummy brownies that Michelle sent
for afternoon snack.
All these little goodies are prepared so
carefully and with so much love - Sydney
and Karsten are allergic to milk, dairy, eggs
and a few other things.
After dinner tonight though - Sydney began
welting on her face - the first
sign of an allergic reaction. That means
there was probably a cross-contemination
of something somewhere in the initial
processing of one of the ingredients.
Thankfully it was a welting and not a full
blown anaphylaxtic episode!

We are so honored to be grandparents to
5 of the most darling kiddies!!
No boasting from this grandma!! ;-)

Happy Birthday Andi!

Happy Happy Birthday!

May this be a great year for you!

Hugs to you!

Russ and his Spitfire

In the early 80's Russ bought a little

Triumph Spitfire.

Lots of fun - but you know the

English cars - drive a little and work on them

a little more.

The last time we licensed this car was about 1984 we think.

It was stored here in our garage for

many years - it was a great place to

hide Christmas gifts since it was always

undercover for protection from dust.

After we bought the property where

Contractors Connection is located now,

we moved the Spitfire there.

In the years since,

many other things

have found their way into what we

always called "the Spitfire room".

Since we decided to get the car out

and actually have some fun with it -

we had a lot of digging to do!

Here is is - already uncovered -
and wow is it dusty!!
My friend Jill, shows beautiful parts
of her home on her blog - and here
I am showing -
yikes, dust and lots of it!
But, in my defense, this is not my home! ;-)


After a good wash (ok a little rinse)
and checking on the brakes and clutch
along with replacing the battery and tires,
here Russ is, hitting the roads at last!


We drove around for awhile and then
found granddaughter Sydney at home.
We thought she might enjoy a little ride around
the block. She told her mommy that
she wanted a Barbie car too!
Grandpa said please don't call
my car a Barbie car!

We will have to take Karsten and Megan for a
little spin around the block too.

Can you imagine - Russ and I actually

had all 4 of our kids in this car with us at

one time! Before all the booster

seat laws for sure!

It is hard on my back for me to ride

the motorcycle with him

so we thought this might be a little easier.

Well it is a LITTLE easier - but

I think that a nice Camero, or Mustang

or even a Vette convertible would be

a LOT more comfortable!! ;-)