Tuesday, July 27, 2010

...and two months later...

So I had really, really planned to have blogged more often this summer. Well it looks like I am keeping up with my current routine of blogging every two months. I really hope that improves soon. Summer, yet again is going by really fast. We spent most of June dealing with Steve's lypoma on his back. Luckily when he had surgery the end of June all went great. Steve was sore for a few days, but was released to do anything he wanted within four days. Yet, we did make several trips to the lake and river. I spent lots of time attempting to clean and organize the house as well as spending quality time with the dogs. The last week of July was spend in the FL Keys, now I have one more week of summer before I begin school on Aug. 9.

Savannah's happy spot.

Tut, Tut don't be shy for mommie!

Look at that huge paw. That is his way of giving hugs.

He loves his collar and charms.

I think I bothered him too much this summer. He like spending time being lazy.

Tut says, "OK I am smiling! Are you done yet?"

Tut's happy spot. Even though he is photographed out!

Happy doggies!

I love his charms too. When they jingle every morning it just melts my heart!

I love that boy!

Fishy!

Steve decided to reclaim his room in the basement to relocate his office.

Weekends have been spent hanging out with family at Papa's river.

The dogs have not been enjoying their weekly baths.

Tut loves to curl up and sleep.

Fishing on the lake.

Seriously fishing...

Daddy's "new" white Chevy!

Papa's

I woke up several nights and could not find Savannah, I looked EVERYWHERE. She would always just randomly appear. But this time I caught her, she had been sleeping on the basement couch. I thought the chair would block her, yet it only provided a shelter.

When Steve moved his office I had to combine all of my art and sewing stuff into one room, boy was that a long day.

Steve and I spent a day hang out on the Hootche in ATL with a great group of fly fisher people (I was the only girl in the group)!

Sunset in Murphy, NC while Mary and I returned from Robbinsonville visiting friends.

Tut

Summer times best treat!
YUMMY!!!!!!!

My first tomatoes of the season!

Steve's mom decided that she needed some Costa del Mars like the rest of the family.

We worked on our casting skills.

I still think I am better than Steve.

We were rear-ended twice in Gainesville (on the same road) five days apart. We were really lucky. We were not hurt at all and only the rear bumper was scratched. The other folks were fine as well, but they did have damage to their front bumpers.

In early June we had several bad storms. This rainbow was after the worse one that came through Dahlonega. This photo was taken near the end of 400 when I had to turn around due to powerlines down over the road.


Cameron Dean and Alyson Leigh Fountain


My cousin Deana and her husband Thomas met their second child Alyson Leigh Fountain (Aly) on July 7. Everyone is happy, healthy and beautiful!

The grandparents with Cameron and Aly

Cameron

Deana, pre-Aly!

Cameron loves his baby sister!

He just smiles when we go out to play.

Sometimes he wants to be camera shy.

Aly about a week old.
Check out that hair!

Aly being camera shy.

Deana and I took the kids to see Nana.

Everybody just loves Nana.

Aly is sleepy (almost two weeks old).

Pik-a-boo

Waving for Kelly

Look at that hair!

Such a sleeping princess.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

In the past two month (almost)...

Well I promised to do better blogging this year, ok so that has not worked so well thus far. I can not believe that it has been almost two months since my last post. I am out of school for the summer. Last Friday was the last day for teachers. School will resume (for teachers) on Aug. 9. This is one of the longest summers we have had in a few years. It is nice to have the extra time, but will miss my ten days of pay next year. (LC teachers along with many others are being furloughed ten days next school year. )
Well back to what we have been doing...

We hung out at Unicoi State park for the FFF (Federation of Fly Fisherman [ and women] ). Steve is always trying out new toys. He was testing a Winston Rod or something with "Buff" Randy.

For our fourth anniversary on June 3, we had dinner at Mellow Mushroom.
They must have the best pizza ever!

I picked Steve daisies and day lilies and left them at Tritts for him.
He questioned why could all of our wedding flowers be found in road side ditches....
I will let him wonder for a while.

Ok This is not a great picture, but Steve has a fatty thing (yes that is a medical term ) just below his right shoulder blade. My sister noticed it Memorial weekend. We are in the process of determining what type of surgery he is going to opt for. Good news is it is really no big deal (well at least for me it is not).

Elk in the Smokey Mountains, just outside of Cherokee, NC.

Deer in Cades Cove.

Most of the folks in Cades Cove were illiterate.

A turkey in Cades Cove.

A bear in Cades Cove.

White trillium in the Smokey Mountains

Kent Edmonds giving me a mini lesson, to improve my casting skills.

The legendary Lefty Kreh.

Townsend, TN

Lefty teaching a lesson

Look I caught a fish and Steve did not!

Striper (Stripped Bass) eye

Striper tail

Steve and his baby Striper on the southern part of the Chestatee River, before heading into Lake Lanier.

Old metal bridge on 60S

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!

We have been playing with the underwater camera...

the release...

Moonrise over the Chestatee.

Steve and Ted striper fishing!

Hummm, where to cast...

Steve's parents were Grand Marshals in the Murrayville Day parade.

I have two baby tomato's!

My little garden. It has seven tomato plants, a few pepper plants and a squash plant.

My view Memorial Day weekend.

I love my ENO hammock!

Steve grilled jerked chicken.

Oh the grill! Gotta love FIRE!

Yay for river time!

Memorial for the white pine.
May its spirit and memory live on!

The white pine at the river was dead and Dean was afraid the top would fall out and hurt someone, so they cut it down.

We went to a cookout at the airport and went up for a short ride.
Mount Yonah

This was the first time I had been flying in almost a year.
441 near Baldwin

Ted had us over for dinner, afterwards I was so stuffed I had to use him hammock.

Steve trout fishing

The first snake we saw in early spring. It was a black snake hanging out at our driveway.