photos of the past month or so

The Dog

Old Man Stuss wants to know, "where's your Halloween spirit?":




here he is after destroying every room in the house after a thunderstorm. "destroy" is a bit extreme, but the fruit couch might argue that point:



note the guilty head tilt. i put him in a "down-stay" and walked out of the room. he hates that. we eventually made up, but this whole thunderstorm destruction cycle must be broken...or his legs will be. maybe i'll start with his teeth, then move onto the legs. i haven't decided yet.

Squirrel Patrol '07:



he actually caught a baby squirrel a couple weeks ago. if not for me intervening, it would surely have suffered a chaotic, less than desirable death. lucky for the tree rat, i was feeling soft hearted and commanded him to let it go, which he did. i will live to regret the decision.


OHIO

we went up to OHIO last weekend for my Dad's 60th Birthday. it was a surprise. we left around 6:15am Saturday morning, spent the day at my Aunt Linda and Uncle Jerry's and left Sunday after brunch. we had a great time! i have a lot of wonderful childhood memories from spending time at their place. here are a few pics:

My Homeland:



Robby, Alison (sibs) and me and my baby:


Hayride!!



on the way to the farm, we went through McConnelsville. my Mom's Mom (Grandma Glenna) lived there. Andrea shot this at a stop light. there's one in the middle of the town square, too. i had never read the plaque before. it's a WWI monument. neat.




group photo:



my Dad and his wife (Karel) on the front row with his parents, Grandma and Grandad, in between. back rows: Dad's kids/kids-in-law on the left, Karel's kids/kids-in-law on the right.

The man: Uncle Jerry