Never a Dull Moment

Tuesday was an exciting day, far from dull and boring!

First thing in the morning I made a carrot cake because we had another birthday to celebrate in staff meeting on Wednesday. It was a new recipe I tried, courtesy of my friend Jane who made the cake for my birthday party. Then I got the bright idea to decorate the cake. Years ago I bought a kit, but had never used it. But I was feeling adventuresome so checked out a few youtube videos, then gave it a whirl. The finished product - pretty amateurish, I know...but it is my first attempt!

Amy had planned to come down for a visit with her 2 little ones, but thought she would fit in some business, too. So she made an appointment with a friend to have 3 adult dogs groomed and for Andy to give the puppies their shots. That meant when she arrived she brought 2 children, 3 dogs and 2 puppies with her. Whew! She arrived somewhat frazzled! I happened to be looking out our kitchen window and saw a red truck drive by, but pull into the neighbor's driveway, back up and come back to our driveway. Then that same truck zoomed up the driveway and stopped quickly. Andy and I went out to see what was going on. It was Amy - Chase had had an accident and had been screaming for 20 minutes! She was happy to have arrived.

(Chase is such a happy child, pleasant and very cute. It's hard to believe that he might have been screaming for 20 minutes. Don't you agree?)

So he got cleaned up, then Joanna needed to be fed. I took pity on my poor M.O.T. (see Amy's blog), so when she asked if I would take the 3 dogs to the groomer's, I did. When I got back, we ate lunch, then the kids went down for naps. Or let me clarify: they lay down for a little while, but of course, being at Grammy's is too exciting to sleep, so they weren't down for long!

I had originally thought Amy would leave mid-afternoon to try to miss the rush hour traffic, but the dogs weren't finished with their grooming, so she stayed for dinner. After Andy gave the puppies their shots, we sent him to get the dogs so I could start on the dinner and visit with Amy.

In the meantime, Amy had arranged for a family to come buy a puppy. They are actually from this area so it was easier for them to come to our house to get the puppy. They came by around 5:15. It's always so fun to see the happiness people display when they see their little puppy. It was also fun to watch Amy in action as she interacted with the people who were buying the puppy from her. She did a good job.

Amy left as soon as dinner was over. What a busy day.

A final note to all who do not live in New Jersey: my crocuses are blooming! Spring! Are you jealous? Wouldn't you rather live in a more temperate state? Like south Jersey????? I know I'll get some comments on this one. ha,ha :)