Alan, Margaret, Jeremy, and Miranda
We woke up Friday morning (Nov 21) to snow on the ground. Apparently it has only snowed in this area of the state during November three times over the last thirty years. And, we had snow twice this WEEK! But, there was no accumulation the first time. Unfortunately, they didn’t cancel classes or close the office for either snow!
Here are some pics of the snow:
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We’ve had Toby, our second foster puppy, for almost two weeks. He is very popular! We’ve had almost twenty applications for him. We started taking him on home visits last night, and hope to take him to meet another family on Saturday. Here are a few new pictures of Toby:
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Today, after our weekly church meeting, we went to a local government assisted housing project with some friends to rake leaves for the neighbors who live there. Many of the residents are elderly, have health problems, or are single moms. So, we decided to help them by raking their leaves. Here are some pictures of the work and fun! (Unfortunately, our camera battery died while we were raking leaves at the first two housing units and before all of our friends arrived. We actually raked leaves at six housing units.)
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After starting the hundred push ups program – and making it about half way through it – I started having eye problems that zapped my strength. Then, I cut my hand and needed a couple of stitches. Well, I’m finally healed, so our family is starting the program again.
Last night, we all did our first exhaustion test. For this test, we had to do as many push ups as we could do without stopping. Here are our results: Jeremy did 35, I did 15, Margaret and Miranda did 10. So, tonight we start the first day of training. We’ll keep everyone updated on our progress.
On Saturday mornings, our family and some friends have been spending time in a government assisted housing development. Cathy, a friend of ours, lives in that neighborhood, and she began to introduce us to some of her neighbors. Back in the summer, we would stop by a local produce stand and pick up some vegetables and fruit for the neighbors. But, now that the produce stand is closed, we simple spend time with the people in the neighborhood. Here are some pictures from this morning.
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Earlier this evening, Jeremy and Miranda went to a friend’s house for a costume party. Jeremy dressed as a Rastafarian, and Miranda dressed as an 80′s Homecoming Queen. Jeremy was chosen as having the best costume. Here are some of the pictures:
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This week, Miranda has been testing for her red belt in Tae Kwon Do. Board breaking is part of that testing. Here is a video of Miranda breaking boards with three different techniques:
A few days ago Miranda and I visited Toby – our soon to be foster puppy. We took a few more pictures of him. You can get a better idea of his size from these photos:
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We will have a new foster puppy in a couple of weeks! A family was evicted, and left the puppy behind. Their 80 year old neighbor found him, but she couldn’t take care of him by herself. So, in a couple of weeks, after being quarantined, we’ll have a new foster puppy! Right now, he’s a cute little fur ball. Apparently, he looks alot like his mother, and she was only about 25 lbs.
But, we had a problem. We couldn’t decide what to call him. Jeremy and Miranda suggested Mick, Toby, Max, and Joey. We had to pick a name to put on the Humane Society web site. Miranda and I didn’t think he was energetic enough to be a Joey, so we picked Toby.
Here are a couple of pictures of Toby:
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Macey, our first foster puppy with the Franklin County Humane Society, was adopted this afternoon. A family adopted Macey and her sister Cassie. We think they are going to enjoy their new family together, but we already miss her! Here are some pictures of Macey (on the right) and Cassie (on the left) with their new family, and a video of Macey.
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