Hi gang,
All good here. These unusually strong winds have come back. We thought that they were gone, and indeed they were for a few weeks, but they are back! Wow, it keeps the house cold and keeps you inside, slamming any open door and ripping our vines off the posts, etc. Our poor tomatoes! While they are bearing fruit they are looking a little tired. Quite a change from the usually March heat and humidity. Nothing compared to what you guys are going through but definately different than normal. Can you spell GLOBAL WARMING??? No just, kidding, no sure that is yet...I will keep you posted.
We added to our pack this last weekend! We now have Elvis, Zuma, and Foosa. I will send a picture soon. They are so lovable, except for the coyote like one that we can't even catch. Vico is still with us although she sleeps most of the day and night and will not be riled by the packs' barking. She does still however make the most of the daily walks around the ranch and down to the river...which as you know Stevo -- can be quite a hoof. Sam, Mully, and Blue are still roaming the ranch although you dad says we don't have a full dog between the three of them!
We raised about $3,000 for Marco's Montessori school. That was pretty exciting!! He is going a couple of days per week but of course is home now from a cold of last week. He hung out at Gran's yesterday, they had big fun working in the yard, and of course, eating popcorn and pepsi for snack. He pulled Lucy's tail a little too hard and she offer a bit of feedback this time with a nice little scratch on his leg. he looked at my in disbelief...and very sad face.
Nothing new here, we are looking for a cheap solution to get our floors done as this concrete is looking a little gnarly. We think a friend of ours is going to help us stain them.
Afro is doing well and promises to go surfing with us soon. Marco's Spanish is unbelievable as Afro works with him throughout the day when they "play" together. We bought a small little art table in San Jose this past weekend, which has been so cute to watch him play at it in his room. Favorite stuff (of course, gack holds the number one position!!) but second is playdough. KP - turning us on to gack has been so cool. I will have to stock up on corn starch on my next trip to the US as we finally went through the last box you gave us. He just loves the freakin' stuff and it keeps him busy for quite a while.
A couple of weeks back, Marco made some art for you guys so we will get that in the mail. time to do another project soon so some more fridge art is on the way.
KP - great chatting with you last Friday. I love hearing so much joy in your voice. How was jack's? i love that place!! SP - can wait to see you and Mei in a few months! We will let you know once we have a trip planned up north.
Love you guys!
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Howdy Ya'll! Sorry about the long response time, I need to go to blogger time out! Wanted to blog about the latest adventures of Katherine, Logan and Sofia. We took Sofia to the snow for the first time this past weekend, if I can figure it out, I'll post a video (pretty funny) and some photos. She was pissed it was so cold, lol. She had a great time, the weather was perfect spring snow conditions, and there were tons of little guys skiing, made us think we need to go back and get her some lessons. Then we headed to Reno for our anniversary. Kinda weird celebrating your anniversary with a toddler, but it was fun! It was rather embarrassing when she kept drinking her shirley temple, burping and excused herself as the rest of patrons of this fine establishment looked over in horror. Good times. Then she proudly announced just before dinner was served that she had to go poop, so I had to race across a full casino to the nearest bathroom hoping she could hold it. Potty training is a blast! :) Lol, Sofia busted out with a "I'm like dude right now." Made me realize I must say this a lot for her to pick up on it and that she is def a California baby! Work is going very well: hectic, challenging, rewarding, irritating all at the same time. But it keeps me on my toes! Had yet another training today: Cultural Awareness. It was alright, taught by probably the least culturally sensitive person on the planet, but it was amusing to say the least. Glad to hear Dad got his Elvis! Can't wait to meet the pack additions, see the garden and the chickens and visit with all 'a ya'll. Sorry my work is so crazy. If they didn't have me start the day before the 2 week shut down, I'd be golden, but of course making sense and the government don't get along. Ok, need to get crackin' on dinner. I love and miss you guys! Sofia sends her love.
