TV Makes It Look So Easy...

But...when you work for the park service everyone shows up for tree cutting day..

then you have the planning committee...

once the tree is selected the stabilizing rope is attached

you have a ranger with a chain saw....

a maintenance man that works the come-along...

another maintenance man directing traffic and guarding the driveway...

and at least 3 or 4 support personnel on the sidelines shouting instructions and advise!

They're also there to cheer and clap when the first one comes down!!

Team Work..!!

Sharing....

This is Mike and Meg....

We have worked very hard on teaching them about sharing, mainly because of the size difference. 

After all he is 45 pounds heavier than she is....

BUT

There was no need to share the gastrointestinal bug with each other....

My house now looks like a pharmacy and smells like a kennel.....!!

After $450, one trip to the ER Vet and one trip to the CuteVet, they are on the mend.

Now....say a little prayer that they don't share with Max.

New Toy....

the MaleChild used his Christmas money to buy a new toy...

A Drone!

He's been buzzing the Twelve Acre Wood getting in some practice.

Here's a view of about half of the property....

Hummmmm

That's a loonngg driveway! 

Strange Happenings

 The Culprit

Sunday night as I was getting ready for bed the house began to vibrate….now we’ve had small earth quakes in the surrounding area but this was different. It was a vibration with a beat..! A very unusual sound and feel for my neck of the woods…after all we live on the side of a mountain in a county that has less than 27,000 people…

It was sort ‘a like an inner city hip-hop car with a heavy base….

I quickly asked City Boy if he could hear or feel it and of course being almost deaf and half asleep he said..”What sound?”

Well I began to search the house – fearing that it was the HVAC system failing on a night that was already 11* and falling fast. Nope, the system was hard at work and making the normal sounds. By this time City Boy had joined me in the search and we headed back upstairs. We searched each room and found nothing but the vibration.

Finally…..the wall between the sewing room and the great room seemed to be vibrating the most….but….Why?

As we walked away shrugging our shoulders…City Boy yelled…”Wait! What’s this.” Then he picked up the control for his automatic reclining chair and turned off the massage option.

Hallelujah! It stopped…!!

Seems as he was getting up to get a bedtime snack he hit the wrong button…

Hummmmm…..

Christmas 2017

Due to the arrival of Mikey the Monster Puppy...Christmas at the Twelve Acre Wood is a little different this year.

The Christmas Goose along with the Gingerbread shakers made the cut in decor....

The small Gingerbread house, the Snowman, Santa and Moose shakers made the mantel decor....

And

The new furr baby stockings are ready for stuffing....

 

The Christmas Tree did not make the decor this year....

 

UpDate on the family......

The malechild made a 4.0 in his first semester of Master's classes.

The parental units are doing well.

The Femalechild along with two of the grandsons are coming for a visit in January. 

CityBoy is enjoying life.

and

I'm keeping them all in line...!

 

Happy Holidays...!! 

 

Uck Ohhhhh.....

Got to work this morning and realized it won't be long before we need these...!!

Time Marches On....

Big sister....

...has become Little Sister....

Meg and Mikey doing their favorite thing...

de-stuffing stuffed toys...

and

Max says "Hi!"