Labs + Memory Foam = Love

The boys got an early Christmas gift this year, a therapeutic memory foam dog bed from L.L. Bean. We ordered the extra-large, but were still surprised by how huge it was! Its easily the width of a twin bed, and about two-thirds of the length. Despite its size, Max will still stretch out on it to the point where Brewer doesn’t fit (although he’ll shove his way onto the bed), and Gracie will sneak over to it for naps sometimes too.

Will tested it out too and was impressed, suggesting that we get a memory foam mattress pad. Does L.L. Bean sell human beds?? And Brewer gets jealous if Dad is on it, and will sit on him. :-)

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Happy Halloween

And we have come full circle…an entire year of dog pictures! Wonder if we can get one of the dogs and the cat to use for next years pictures?? :-)

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Fall Happenings

  • Will’s Mom and Dad came for a weekend at the end of September…and we don’t have a single picture! Just a Facebook tag at Victoria’s for dinner on Saturday night and a trip to Trader Joe’s. It was a fun relaxing weekend, lots of talking and relaxing. 
  • Will has been using his spare time to do some serious yardwork before winter sets in, clearing out the thistle-raspberry-lily disaster area along the stone wall. We’re going to till it, and then this spring we’ll put in some evergreen bushes and hostas. 
  • There has also been a lot of time spent playing with his bows in the back yard (the current bow count is 3) and he’s taken a few days off in November to go pheasant hunting with my Dad in South Dakota. 
  • My new job starts in January, and I’m really excited to go part-time. It will allow for more uninterrupted time to do schoolwork, but also possibly some time doing non-school activities. Like shopping! :-)  School work is consuming my waking non-work hours, but only 426 days until graduation! 
  • The boys are their usual happy selves, and I’m sure if you asked them, they would tell you how excited they are about their Halloween costumes. :-)
Happy Fall everyone!
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September, According to Becka’s iPhone

Cleaning out the closets upstairs- 7 bags of stuff for Goodwill!

Tomatoes from the garden.

My Aunt Yolanda’s funeral in Minneapolis. :-(

We remade Will’s old dresser with spray paint and some new fixtures.

School, school, and more school…I have my bookshelf with my textbooks, notebooks, computer stuff, and a place to set my coffee!

More additions to the picture wall.

And Will’s new diploma!

Happy Fall! :-)

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Our Weekend: In Pictures

Brewer giving 'the eyes' in hopes of a cookie...

The back gate got a spruce-up...

Gracie enjoying her favorite pastime...

Max falling asleep while begging for a snack...

And some furniture getting a makeover!

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Camping Out

This is where Will spent the weekend…voluntarily! He realized that its the end of the summer and he hasn’t spend a night in the tent- so last night he built a bonfire, and then snuggled up in his subzero sleeping bag and camped out. Crazy man… :-)

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Another Weekend Project

This weekend it was so cool and breezy, it seemed like the perfect time to finish up some labor-intensive projects outside. The next item to be crossed off was the the Doggy Doo Waste Bin.

We love our furry children, but the dog doo issue is not so much fun. And at 30lbs of dog food a week means a lot of doo! So Will took a giant garbage bin and built a little doggy waste bin in the backyard, complete with lid and bacterial docomposer to help things along!

Definitely not the most glamorous of projects, but a great addition to the back yard- and one more item off the list!

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