This is Bailey(in the back) and Snicker in my comfy old recliner back in January when Bailey was a bit smaller than she is now. Snicker tolerated her antics very well for an old dog. Now Bailey will get used to being the alpha dog and will terrorize the cats even worse than normal.

Sadness for the family

We are all saddened that today we had to put our beloved old dog, Snicker, down. She would have been 14 years old in June, which is very old for a big dog. She was getting senile, had catarracts, was extremely arthritic, was probably diabetic and losing lots of weight, and was just not doing too well anymore. So now I am down to one dog, Bailey, and the two cats, Garfield and Twinx. It will be easier when I go out of town now because most of the time Bailey will go with me and the cats do not need daily care. If Bailey does not go with me, she can spend the day over at Scott and Cheryl's with her littermates, Kassie and Kahlua, they get really crazy when they are all three together. Guess that is all for today. So on top of the joy we are feeling over the new baby in the family, we are saddened by the loss of an old friend, life balances out in all things.

Update on link for baby pix

When you go to the link for the baby pix click on St. Alexius Hospital and then on Birthplace Babies to see pix of Ethan. I am going to see him in the flesh as soon as I get off work tonite.

We have a new baby!!!!

We welcomed Ethan Alexander to the family. He was born yesterday evening at about 7:45pm and weighed in at 8lbs 1oz and just over 20 inches long. The delivering doctor was Dr. Jan Bury and he was born at St. Alexius Hospital. The pictures should be posted either later this week or the first of next week. He will be home later tonight or early tomorrow. Brendon is very excited about being a new big brother. The link for the pictures is www.primecare.org and click on nursery. So I am great grandma for the second time and Scott is a grandfather, if you can believe that one. Will post pictures as soon as we get some.