and so the game of Twister was a little more complicated. twister-with-the-dog
On Monday, November 3, we had 13 people (including our family) staying in our house. And 1 dog. It was a fun night. My mother-in-law was here, sleeping in our room. My aunt and uncle took possession of the living room floor. Our friends Alex and Annie and their baby daughter hunkered down on the floor in the boys’ room, their little boys slept in Kjell and Broder’s beds. Dave and I took the futon in the “X-box room” (otherwise known as the office). Our kids and the dog moved into Sunny’s room.
Our house is not terribly big, and Sunny’s room is TINY. 8×6 feet at it’s widest point. Thought you might want to see how we stacked ‘em. sunnys-room
Makes you want to come and visit, doesn’t it? Luxury accomodations await!
Over the last couple weeks it has been super busy around here. 2 weeks ago my Aunt Ellen and Uncle Lowell came for a visit from Youngstown, Ohio. It has been so fun to have them here. They have had wonderful weather, have spent time all over the state, have seen Denali more than once. How fun is that! We have stayed up too late most nights, enjoying a glass of (mostly cheap) wine, and lots of great conversation. The kids have enjoyed playing games like Jenga and Racko and Blink. We even got to spend last weekend in Homer, I will post more on that later.
LAst week Dave’s folks came into town, it is always good to have them here, and this time was no exception. Roy (Dave’s dad) gave us all a bit of a scare when he landed in the hospital on Halloween night after exhibiting stroke like symptoms. After another trip in on Saturday night, and 3 days of observation he was told that he was getting old and needed to drink more water, and then sent home with a clean bill of health. Thankfully nothing neurological was involved and we look forward to many many more years with a vibrant and vital Grandpa.
And of course, the dog made it home. It has been so fun to have him with us. I really can’t express it. He is such a good boy.
Halloween, Daisy Scouts, fencing lessons, church, youth group, the biggest Costco run in history, 1 election night, 3 cases of a very exciting stomach virus, 13 people and the dog sleeping in the house last Monday night(I will write more about that too, it was pretty funny).
I broke the coffee pot the other day, and it nearly caused a riot. I was really nervous, this is not a coffee free crew that hangs out here. I broke out our “party perk” a little version of the monster coffee makers in most church kitchens. It makes 22 cups at a time, and now I am only making 2 pots a day, down from about the 6 I was making with the now dead coffee maker. We have gone through almost 4 pounds of coffee beans in the last 2.5 weeks.
Entropy is home. He got here about 12:15am Wednesday night/Thursday morning. The driver pulled his HUGE truck, (53 ft trailer and sleeper cab) in front of our little house (24 ft wide across the front, our lot is only 50ft wide). So this guy and his rig stretches from our front door, past our driveway, and well into the neighbors yard, stopping just short of the end of the block. I have no idea why I am telling you this, except it was kind of funny and surreal.
Back to the dog.
So Kjell and I run out to the truck and there is the big guy, standing on the passenger seat, tail going round round and round, whining and whining. It was so cute. Jeff (the driver) pulled out a blanket, padded the steps out of the truck and out jumped Entropy. It was great, there was a lot of leaning and hugging.
We got Entropy in the house and he sniffed and sniffed and sniffed. In and out of every room. The cutest moment was when he ran into Sunny’s room, and leaned over and gave sleeping Sunny a big wet kiss on the nose. She opened her eyes, sighed “oh Entropy” and rolled over and went back to sleep.
After a late night walk, lots more hugs and kisses, we all went to bed, Entropy and Kjell curled up together on the floor in the boys’ room.
Thank you for sharing your home and hearts with Entropy (and his people) for the last 2 years. No words could ever fully convey how much that has meant to us, or how much we love you and miss you.
Come and visit. SOON!
our dear dog (some might say 4th child) is on his way to Alaska to live with us again.
long story short:
2 years ago we were living in a 640 sq ft apartment that did not allow pets. Our wonderful friends Cathy and Jim S-E took Entropy into their home, where he promptly claimed the couch and a huge part of their hearts. They loved him and spoiled him in a way we never could have, and we still got to visit and play with him. Moving to Alaska was fast and complicated by the little health issue Dave was facing and I was overwhelmed. So, the S-E’s agreed to keep the puppy a little longer until we could work out transportation etc. We thought we had a ride up for him in August, that fell through. I was just getting ready to bite the bullet and shell out nearly $1000 to fly the big guy, when we found some guy named Jeff who was on his way to Alaska and happened to have a little bit of room in the cab of his semi. So now Entropy is somewhere in Canada, enjoying the bed of the sleeper cab and snacking on the homemade dog treats that Cathy made for the trip. He should arrive Monday or Tuesday.
We are so excited to have him here with us. I have missed having a dog around so very much. And I have missed having this particular dog to the point of pain. The kids are thrilled and have been telling everyone they know that their “puppy” is going to be here soon. I have been flashing his picture to anyone standing still. What does it say about me that I have pictures of my dog on my phone, but no pictures of my kids. Ok, don’t answer…
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