A MESS

Jake is a mess.

He likes to chew just like all puppies. Some of the things he has ruined, in the past week.

He also likes to leave little brown tooties roll on my new carpet or etc. not outside like good boys do. I take him outside and stand for 30 minutes and the only one who needs to potty is me. When I can't hold it any longer, in I come with him following and bingo he goes. Any suggestions?

He is a mess. Are all boy puppies like him?
He loves to bury his raw hide strips. Then he likes to waits only about 5 minutes, before he digs it back up.

Carrying one of his raw hide strips.

The blue pee pad doesn't help much either.

Laying on the front porch instead of going potty.

Last week he had one ear up. Two week ago it was the other ear. This week it is neither. A fancy yorkie has both ears up. Who knows if they will end up: up or down. I like him either way.

Even though he is a mess I think I will still keep him.

Colorado in June part two

The second day trip we went on was a drive over Imogene Pass (13,100 feet) to Teluride. Greg had read on the internet that this pass was open. They were wrong. So up we went and we got just 100 feet of the top. The snow drifts were too high and the road hadn't been cleared yet.

Daisy by a water fall. There was water and water falls everywhere, all the snow was starting to melt. This was much prettier than Black Bear Pass. So up and up we went. I had my eyes closed most of the time.

We were almost to the top. Can you see how close we were, just about 100 feet more. The road hadn't been cleared of snow. It was beautiful. We turned around of a rock over hang so we didn't need to back down. Scarey.

See this road of only two tire tracks and only wide enough for a small car. Well, went on it ANYWAY and then you dropped off at a 90 degree angle at the end. It was an old mine and we found rock with gold flakes in ithem. But I would have rather walked across it than drive.

Catherine keeps reminding Greg that their car is not a off road vehile, but he doesn't listen. He is an amazind off road driver.

Dad panning for gold. It started to rain so we had to stop before he found a big nugget.

We had a wonderful time. They were wonderful host. We loved every minute of our time with them.

COLORADO in JUNE

Last week we went to Colorado to visit Catherine and Greg. They took us up in the mountains near their home. Greg wanted to see if these passes were open. They are not paved roads either, just roads that only 4-wheel drive can make (then I wondered if a 4-wheel drives could make it). Greg assured me that I wouldn't have to get out and push . I trusted him. I didn't have to push either, but we went over big big rocks, up hill that were straight up and rock and you noame it..

Greg is an amazing driver. So nothing is too hard for him. If you say Greg we are too close to the edge or etc. He moves over three inches closer to the edge. If you go on a ride with him make sure you go to the bathroom first or you may wet your pants. I just closed my eyes.

The first day we wanted to go over Black Bear pass (12,000 feet) to Teliride.. He knew this pass wasn't open. But wanted to see how far we could get up.
Daisy on one of the snow banks beside the road. I took this out the window or the car.

This is a big rock or boulder we stopped on top of it. That is the road down below we came up.

Dad showing you how high the snow banks were next to the road.

A glazier lake we saw.

We didn't make it to the top. We were with in 200 feet from the top but the road was cleared yet. So we came back the way we went.

Beautiful. Beautiful.

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Jake got his first hair cut today. It was trimmed around his face and off his legs and feet. Too little to sit still to get the rest trimmed shorter.
Now he can walk in the back yard and not get stickers all over his feet. Empty nesters was here last night. Empty nesters are all the old people in our ward who no longer have their family living with them. We meet once a month at each others home for family home evening. Who ever home it is gets to choose what they do for the evening. lessons, games, dinner or whatever you want to do.

It was our turn Monday night. So we had a Low County Boil. A Paula Dean recipe. This is worth trying. A while back I posted a Low County Boil that I had been too. Like in April.

You need to cook potatoes, sauage, corn and shrimp all in one pot. After it is all cooked you dump the food, in the middle of tables covered with newspaper. Everyone is seated around the tables and you just eats with their hands. We had fun and everybody got full.
No silverware is allowed. You should use your roll for a napkin, but I gave everyone a napkin just in case they needed it.

Then we had some wonderful desserts which were bought by several of the empty nesters.

Sleepover

Phoenix and Poppy spend two nights here last week.

Poppy spend all the first day chewing bubble gum (that Grandma bought them) making big bubbles. She wanted one that would pop all over her face. She got better and better and at last she was able to get gum on her nose.
Phoenix spend his time playing with Jake.

Poppy yelled "Grandma, Phoenix is showing Jake's privates and Jake doesn't care"

best friends

We had a wonderful couple of days. As much as Phoenix always wants to stay here, after two days he always misses his mom and wants to see her.

Flowers

Just a yellow rose.

From one of my rose bushes. Isn't this flower beautiful.

I love the flowers in my garden.

Gardens (pumpkins/zapallo)

I am trying to grow a Zapallo?
A wonderful squash/pumpkin we ate in Chile. I smuggled the seeds home with me. They grew so big: they had to used hack saws to cut you off a piece to buy. That is one thing I miss eating. Grandpa is growing a gaint pumpkin.
His seeds came from brother Allen's 500 pound pumpkin. Good luck grandpa.

My zapallo two weeks earlier. Sorry these pictures should of been first. But you can see how much they have grown the past two weeks.

Grandpa's pumpkin two weeks ago.

I am feeding mine mircle grow all the time. I don't think grandpa is giving his anything else besides water. I think mine will be the biggest. I will keep you posted on the growth.