Catching Up

I've been caught up in life lately and neglecting the blog. But I'm back now and ready to ramble away! So as my blog hiatus is over, I've got some catching up to do for the month of September. In the future I will find things to write about no matter what. Even if I have to go break some laws for some excitement to relay back to you, I'll do it. Although there isn't much for laws in the Northwest Angle so I'd have to go in to town commit crimes. Not to mention I go to Bible Study at the Sheriff's house here, so that just seems rude.  Anyway, let's dive in.

The guys got starting on some fall projects by painting the cabins.  This consists of my husband painting, Brian being the errand boy who fills the paint and Big Rick supervising.  It's their system.  Tyson, per usual, had to be front row to watch all the excitement.  We are forever the looky-lou's on the scene.

Labor Day brought the annual Pig Roast in our campground.  Rick and Brian were up at some early hour, like 4am, to get it started.  Then Brian and John kept it company through the day and supervised the roasting.  There were men gathered around this thing by 7am.  What is it with men and their need to watch stuff that has to do with fire or grilling?

The crowd gathered under the tent.  There were also deepfried turkeys and tables full of potluck food.  It's the last hoorah of the summer, before the regulars go south.  Why would you want to leave here in the winter and miss the possibility of experiencing 40 degrees below zero?  Not to mention the bone chilling wind and months of gray.  Silly people.

Tyson was so excited to get there, he was asking me every 5 minutes if it was time for the party. I finally had to draw a picture of 5:00 so he could watch the clock himself.  It was either this or duct tape on his yapper, but people always seem to frown on the duct tape.

Animal sightings this month:  1 black bear while I was running, 1 giant beaver while we were driving and 1 little skunk while we were biking.  Of course a million deer is a given.  The dog chased the bear away, so that was uneventful.  The beaver was much larger than I realized it would be.  He (she?) was clicking down the road, nowhere near water, with what appeared to be some very impressive Lee Press On Nails.  He did not have time for us and was rather bored that we were talking to him.  Snob.  The skunk was busy spraying the 2 dogs that were with us, so we did not get a close look at him.

My beautiful home town of Wenatchee is on fire.  My friends and family can hardly see the the road in front of them, let alone breath.  Please pray for these fires to be contained and life to return to normal!

One day Tyson opted out of Daddy Daycare and chose to clean cabins with me.  He does an impressive shower and is horrible at the vacuum.  With a little training I think we'll have the perfect candidate for child labor and our next employee by the summer.

Rick was able to get some work done with Andie strapped into the tractor.  She seemed to enjoy farming and they had a lovely morning of work together. Take Your Kid to Work day was a success!

Go ahead and make this one your screen saver.  It's ok to admit when other people have cuter kids and husbands that take sweet pictures.

This guy stopped by. He didn't know I was taking a picture of him.  Or maybe he did and let me do it.  He must be used to it by now.

Fall is here and the whole place seemed to empty out on Labor Day.  The campground is now quiet and there aren't as many people coming in from the islands.  It's a little sad to think the cold is coming and there won't be any action outside.

The leaves are changing and the mornings have reached 33 degrees, that I've seen. Now all we're left with is Angle gossip.  There are always stories about the locals to keep us awed and entertained.  I think I'll start a rumor about myself so I can be in on the action.  I'll get back to you on what horrible/crazy/mysterious/jaw dropping thing I've done.........Hey, it could happen.

Yesterday our baby girl turned 1 year old.  She has 7 teeth and an attitude.  No motivation to walk or stand for that long.  And she has a special smile for her daddy, who has years of ulcers and waiting up ahead of him.

Happy Birthday to Andie Joy!