August 2021

Tomorrow is August 31st, and I’m always sad to see that day come around. It means summer is almost over and Fall is so close, and with Fall, Winter.

Billy has got to realize two big dreams this summer. He got to swim with the grandkids for the first time in 3 years. Before he had cancer, he cut his foot and it got infected. He spent most of that summer in the hospital and trying to heal. His 2nd dream was to be strong enough to water ski. He is and he has. He can make 2 laps around the lake. I can see muscle definition again in his arms. His wrists are no longer thin, bony things, they have some meat on them!

At the end of June, I believe, we got a sweet little blue heeler named Emmy. She weighed 24 pounds. Her birthday was around Christmas. Since we got her, she’s grown in size and confidence. She’s up to 33 pounds. She goes outside by herself, plays with Brad’s dogs from next door, Ellie & Colby. The best is that she swims. She loves the water. Saturday Jason & family were here and the kids were water skiing. Sophia, Ransom & Judah can all ski behind the boat. Evangeline & I were swimming in our cove and Billy had brought the boat close by so Sophia could ski. As they were getting her ready, Emmy ( in her floatation vest) took off swimming out to the boat and I couldn’t catch her in time. She’s pretty awesome.

I gotta go for now. 😘