A rainy day in Deep Gap

Rain.  We knew it was going to be here soon but we  decided to do it any way.  We got about seven of the puppies and went to the field across the street.  We unloaded and started running around.  After about five minutes Hannah noticed that a wall of rain had suddenly started at the house and was coming straight for us!  We tried to load all of the puppies and Sarah into the wagon but the puppies kept jumping out, so that didn't work!  The rain had almost reached us so we all picked up a puppy and ran...  Well yes,  we did make it back to the house but oh, so wet!  We put the seven pups in the shelter on the covered porch and got the other three inside.  It was a lot of fun to get wet!

 

After we had reached the cover of the porch...

Its hard to tell in this picture, but the rain is really pouring down!

Goodbye Henry

Sadly, yesterday Henry had another incident with the neighbors and just had to go.  It was the last straw.  We tried to keep him.  It didn't work.  He is not staying in the electric fence.  Anyway, Daddy and Mamma decided to take him to the Humane Society today.  He is a WONDERFUL family dog and I hope whoever gets him keeps his name.  It was sad, but it had to be done.  He just needs a little more space to roam and a family to love. 
We loved him so much. 

Good-bye Henry!

 

Trip to Beech Mountain 2014

On Tuesday we left for Beech mountain for a ski trip with the Kennedys and a few other families.  We got back Today, Saturday, and it feels very good to be home. Everyday was more fun than the last.  A group of about 20 people going up and down the mountain all day, then around five o'clock there were tons of card games, huge cups of hot chocolate, then in the evenings there are about 15 people in the hot tub.  VERY stuffed!  One particular night almost all of us where in the hot tub when we had a contest to see who could run across the slopes, (which had just been groomed that night,) and see who could touch a pole of the lift which was on the other side of the slopes.  Of course we left footprints all over the slopes and ran to jump in the hot tub to warm up our burning feet!  Just at that moment the Snowcat, (the groomer,) came back up the slope again...  We were being ever so quiet but when he saw all the foot prints he began to shine his spotlight.  Someone who had more room than the rest of us said to duck, but nobody had room to get down.  I was in the front facing the slopes and when his spotlight rested on us everyone started screaming!  We were terrified!  Then he got out of his machine and asked if we could do him a favor.  "Just stay off the slopes!" he had called.  We all felt pretty bad.  No one did it again. 

We had tons and tons of fun. 

Our sweet hosts, the Kennedy's grandparents, known to most as Gigi and BK.

The view from the top of the mountain.

When Saturday came it was departure time for all. 

Leaving sweet notes for Gigi and BK in the guest book.

After most of the families had gone just the Kennedys and we were left.  We decided to go to Fred's, to have lunch with them.  The oldest five of each family wanted to hike there.  (It wasn't that far..) 

Getting closer...

And closer...

At last!

Lunch was very yummy....

Here is a cute video of a squirrel I tried to upload.
After all the excitement it was good to be home again.

The Chickens

Our chickens have increased in size and decreased in number.  The dogs like to eat them, but once they found out the dogs meant business, they have started staying out of way.  Here are their pictures.

Part of the flock.

Tom Bombadil, one of Hazels chicks.

He keeps a good eye on Sam.

Penguin, one of Hazels chicks.

Blackie, one of Hazels chicks.

Hazel, the sweetest, tamest, chicken I have ever met. 

 Uhh, your not chickens.  Oh well.

Sugar.

Snowflake.

Binky.

Sam.

 The Dotty's really surprise me!  The dogs have not caught any of them and we still have all three!

One of the Dotty's. 

Mrs. Gamgee

Amy, our last of her Kind. 

Gerry, the last of her kind.