No TV Day

No TV Day

I got Milly up just before Karen came to take care of her today.  She brought breakfast, as she tends to do on Mondays, and we tried to get Milly to try some grits but she’d have none of it. I worked pretty steadily.  Karen and Milly played with Milly’s toys then went outside to […]

Pumpkin Picking 2011

Pumpkin Picking 2011

I was awake around 6:15 this morning and decided to go ahead and get up a little less than an hour later.  I fed the animals, let the dogs out and took a shower before getting Amanda up.  She appreciated the extra few minutes of sleep.  Milly still wouldn’t let Amanda take her hair down […]

Milly in the Tire Tread

Milly in the Tire Tread

Amanda and I were both up a little bit earlier than we needed to be today and Bruce was snuggled up between us, so we had the first Brucey cuddle time, a former Saturday morning staple, that we’ve had in a long time.  Unfortunately we did not make it to the other former Saturday morning […]

Brobee Shoes

Brobee Shoes

Amanda’s grandparents were in town again today, so Amanda met them for lunch.  G.G. (that would be Amanda’s grandmother, Milly’s great-grandmother) gave Milly some money for Halloween.  Well, she gave Amanda money to spend on Milly.  While they were out Milly showed great interest in some shoes.  She liked the Brobee shoes you see above, […]

Milly and the Duke Flag

Milly and the Duke Flag

When Amanda got Milly up from her nap this afternoon she put her in a Duke shirt.  I was wearing mine as well, and Amanda mentioned putting up the seasonal Duke flag.  Since basketball season has technically started, that is, teams are allowed to practice now and the games start pretty soon, I figured, “Why […]