Memorial Day 5/31/2010

We started the day by putting the flag out in honor of all our veterans, past and present. Bill had worked Sunday night getting the flagpole holder fastened to the front of the house so we could display the flag. Connor happened to be with us while his Mom & Dad were out with friends so he helped "Papa" get it fixed. When he finished there he came into the kitchen and helped "Nama" bake a pie. He spread milk on the top crust and sprinkled it with sugar. As he was working, he kept saying "this is going to taste good!" Then he helped roll out the leftover pie crust and sprinkled it with cinnamon sugar. He was so thrilled to get to eat it when it came out of the oven. He stayed busy helping both of us while he was here.

Flying the flag / Honoring our troops Past and Present

Tami, Tony, Connor and Adam came over Memorial Day. Tami and Tony decided to forgo going out on their boat because of the threat of rain and naturally it didn't rain. Tami brought marinated (organic) chicken to grill as well as feta green beans with dill and corn on the cobb. I fixed a pasta salad, banana pudding, rhubarb pie and tea. Tami also made fresh lemonade. We ended up not eating outside because it looked like it might rain and we didn't want to have to dash in carrying soggy food. Again, we were fooled. As soon as we had everything in and were sitting down it cleared up and was nice the rest of the day. Still it tasted just as good inside or out.

Later because it was so nice outside, we went out and Connor had a good time swinging in the swing while Tami and Adam decided to help out by giving Pepper and Shadow a bath and haircut.

Can you believe it takes 2 people to cut the hair on a 9 pound dog?

They do look better and feel a lot cooler now, thanks Tami and Adam. Life is hard when you are a 15 & 16 yr old dog. Both are partially blind and deaf but they still get around good if slow.

Pepper, age 15 Shadow, age 16