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Okay...the GOOD NEWS first: We're having Chamber-of-Commerce weather PLUS wonderful, badly needed moisture! The trees have lost most of their leaves so the colors have changed. There are piles of them everywhere adding shades of brown to the spruce and pines that are happily absorbing all the moisture in the air! Yes indeed, it's really beautiful.

Now for the BAD NEWS: It's terrible weather for the hunters. The guys came in on Friday so they could pick up Tommy B's brother, Bobby. At that time, they were painfully aware of the good moisture Montana has received. That's NOT good with the "gumbo" type soil in the area they wanted to hunt. So...on Saturday, they managed to hunt about thirty minutes away from the house with no luck! On the bright side, they were able to get to Church that evening. Well, after an unsuccessful attempt to get to their preferred camping area on Sunday, they've studied their options and moved to another place. I'll keep you updated.

See how seriously they take the decision. (They were considering using a dart on the map...)



So...do you recognize THIS guy? If he puts on a little weight, I think he could get a job for the holidays!



How about this group!!! Keep your fingers crossed that EVERYTHING goes well for them this time!

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Maw-Maw was among the people celebrating thanks to Rod who brought her and the three Bell girls. (Thank you, Rod...we appreciate you sooooo much!) If you would like to see MORE pictures, "click" on the picture of Maw-Maw


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Do you think they packed enough? What's that motto: BE PREPARED! I believe they are...


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This is what I see everytime I look out my kitchen window. Can you believe the aspen have gotten this big--you can't even see the neighbors most of the time!



This second picture is what we see as we walk out of the front door...it's the view of Ashley Court. You might notice there ARE a few leaves on the ground!



Of course, there's a reason the season is called "fall"--that's the part Bernard has a love-hate relationship with. He makes the "chore" of collecting the leaves fun by letting Shiloh chase a ball into them! It's become a tradition. Here are two pictures with very special links. I call this series of pictures "Why Bernard loves the fall". Click on them, they'll link you to youtube videos of our traditional "watch Shiloh find the ball" fall adventure.



One more...

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Pictures of the grandsons will follow soon....so enjoy the snow for now!

]]> http://krnaveks.com/index.php?entry=entry081006-110411 A SUNDAY baby he wanted to be!
Kolbe Augustine Foss has arrived
In a family of boys, he's three.

At 7 lbs, 6 ounces, he's a bit of a handful,
20 inches in length he stretches.
The pictures will give you a little look,
You can decided who he matches!

So October 5 will be the day
We celebrate each year...
Praise God for a beautiful baby boy,
I'm sure you'll agree, he's a "dear"!



Mommy and Daddy are doing fine as you can see! I think Kolbe's smiling!!!



Karen was amazing...she was literally having a slow labor for at least the last two weeks! What a beautiful mommy!



And here are the three...I'll try to get a better picture. This is the best I have for today.



Two last close-ups...thought you might want to "check him out"!




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Here's a picture of just the Grandchildren and Great grandchildren...Aren't they a good looking bunch!



These were the two youngest. Abby is Mark and Melissa's youngest and Joey is Karen and Jerome's youngest (to today...as you know, she expecting the debut of baby number three).



With the baby coming soon, I've spent quite a bit of time with Karen, Jerome, Stephen and Joseph...in preparation! For those of you who haven't seen our little mommy, check out this picture of Stephen giving "the baby" a kiss!



And how about this picture of those good looking boys with their dad! Jerome is going to need another hand soon.



There's so much more...but I've run out of time for the moment. Hope you enjoy these few pictures. I'll try to do better as the days go by. Peace.

]]> http://krnaveks.com/index.php?entry=entry080913-144627 http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/dogyears.asp. Even snopes agrees that no one chart works for every breed. I totally agree with snopes...so...what to do, what to do...

If you believe that large breeds age faster than smaller breeds, a site called Blinddog has the best conversion chart (it’s based on weight). Shiloh is 77 according to that chart(http://blinddog.info/dogages.html. It's the site I used. There really is a big difference of opinion on the subject. Human ages for 12 year old dogs go from a high of 89 (trying to keep up with Maw-Maw) to a low of 61 (she's gotta be younger than Bernard!). I guess we could use an average--75.

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Check out the birthday cake Lauren "baked"! We did have a few surprises for the birthday girl.

Shiloh seemed to enjoy her day, her gifts and her cake! She's definitely a good pup.

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