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 Just a quick update on what Scott and I have been doing the past few weeks......first we joined some friends for a garage sale.  Such an interesting concept.  Like my mom says, you PAY someone to haul off your junk!  It was quite entertaining as well-we had fun hanging out with our friends, eating pizza, and watching the "shoppers". 

 

Then we had a great time at E and M's wedding-Scott took some photos and I did the reading and the bride's makeup.  The wedding was during labor day weekend, so we also saw our old neighbor's who came into town for a visit.  We misse them, so it was great to have lunch and catch up, and their 2 year old is soooo cute and sweet.

 

This weekend we have 2 baby showers to go to!  Fun.  It is very exciting to celebrate all these good life events with our friends.

 

Yesterday, Scott and I were able to have a day trip (our first in the new FIT, and something we haven't done in a while).  We drove to Estes Park for the Scottish Highlands Festival.  This is a HUGE annual event that we've wanted to go experience.  It was very fun-lots of bagpipes, food, and kilts.  We each learned a lot about family clans and tartans.  (Each of us finding our respective clan that we could claim, based on family surnames.) 

 

And another about what Scott and I are doing this school year-we will be volunteering with the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at church.   They meet twice a month for games, fellowship, snack and Bible lesson.  We've already played 4-square and black widow, and helped with a skit!  whew. (Thankfully there is another experienced adult member who is the lead person, so me and Scott can just show up and assist.) 

 

We've had a great summer, and look forward to a fun fall.  It really feels like it here today-it's only about 55 degrees, and we had to run the heater this morning.  :-) 

I talked about Maggie, so I can't leave Sherwin out!  He had a rough start in life (living outside on a ranch, he wasn't too sure about the house or people), but he's come a long way.  While he has learned to love us, Maggie, the couch, and cuddling, he's still very independent and enjoys being outside.  He will also entertain himself.....which leads me to one of my favorite Sherwin stories.  One nice day (I think it was last fall) Sherwie was "out" for a while, enjoying the back yard and just generally being a dog.  He found a piece of mulch, which he proceed to toss in the air and catch....mind you I was INSIDE watching him do this and he was in the yard alone.  Along with the tossing and catching, there was grunting and twirling/twisting/jumping.....all in all very entertaining for me.  But it gets better-he was doing this game on the deck.....and proceeded to twirl/twist himself RIGHT OVER THE EDGE!  Don't worry, it wasn't far and he landed on his feet.  Only momentarily stunned, he went back to tossing his piece of mulch, just as happy as before.