Friday we buried Hoss in our backyard. We could have taken him to the vet but this was his home so I wanted him to be here. He died under the kids swing set. How sad is that? Now Madi goes to the window every single day and yells for Harper to make sure she is okay. They didn't see Hoss but Ricky and I were hollering for him and he didn't come and the kids were right there. When I started crying Gracie immediately started crying. She is such a sweet soul. Anyway, it seems so unreal. I just can't believe he is gone. Of course I've went through every possible thing that could have gone wrong but we will never know. He was healthy and happy and then he was dead. What another eye opener.
Saturday I went and picked up our food from a new Co-Op. When I arrived the truck was just getting there so I helped. I will never understand why people just stand there when there are opportunities to take action. Anyway, I didn't know this but if you volunteer, you get to pick extra food for free. I got an extra honeydew melon. I'm very impressed with this co-op. I ordered 25 pounds of peaches, 8 pounds of strawberries, granola, 2 juice packages that have apples, kale, spinach, beets, celery, parsley, and other greens, and we also got honeydew melon, plums, and cantaloupe. All that for $82 and it's organic! This food will last us at least 2 weeks. I put a lot of the peaches up. I just sliced and froze them. We will use them in smoothies. I made healthy homemade strawberry jam. The only ingredients are strawberries, pure maple syrup, honey, and tapioca flour. It is to die for! It took me two full days to get everything cleaned, chopped, and put away.
Sunday we didn't do anything. Ricky had to work and he had homework due today so it was a low key day. Last night was interesting though. We got a thunderstorm which the rain was much needed. The kids went to sleep right as it was starting around 7pm. Around 9pm we had transformers blow behind Mrs. Lupe and Mr. Howard's house. The power would come on and then go out as the transformers blew several times. Mrs. Lupe saved the day and came over with and headband flashlight and a bottle of wine. Good times are to be had rain or shine!
Today Ricky went to school and I had some errands to run when he got home. Nothing fancy just a Monday.
Brody has his appointment Wednesday with the developmental specialist. I kind of already have the answers we need from the testing the Neuropsychologist gave us last month but after waiting since 2011 for this appointment, we aren't going to pass it up.
We are taking the kids to the circus on Friday. I don't know what to expect but I hope it's enjoyable.
KP
