Apples

Yesterday we left Andy and Roy at home by themselves and traveled to the north Georgia mountains to buy apples and stone ground grits. The grits are called "Georgia Ice Cream." You can see one of the bags behind Roy on the right. Then we went on to buy apples! We bought 2 bushels of various varieties, so we will have plenty to eat fresh and plenty to cook. I have an apple pie in the oven as we speak! : > ) I make apple pies, apple cobbler, baked apples, fried apples, etc. Grits are Phil's speciality. He cooks them every Sunday morning. Andy and Roy like grits too. They always get a spoon full.

Daily walk

Andy and Roy and I take a 2 mile walk first thing every morning. I bought them a double leash so they can walk in sync with each other. Andy, being the dominant pup always walks on the outside with Roy next to me. This way, Andy can pull off to the side when he wants to. Roy has to push Andy aside if he wants to go off to the side to poop or pee.

Ladie's Brunch

Today the boys and I entertained some women clergy in this area. We used all our "beautiful things"' for fun. The boys behaved and enjoyed the company while we enjoyed Brunch together.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Andy and Roy!

The boys are 2 years old August 31st. We celebrated early since Mom is going to be out of town. The boys got canned food for breakfast, some new toys, and will have home made ice cream later as they finish off their canned food. They were none too happy about getting their pictures taken with their party hats, though.

Bed and Breakfast

The boys entertained overnight guests again. We love having folks spend the night on their way to "wherever." My seminary friend, Liz and her husband, stopped by again, but brought their two friends Bob and Dee with them. Andy particularly took to Bob. We figured he smelled like a dog (ha, ha!) Herb made the wooden lawn ornaments and napkin holder and gave them to us as gifts.

Morning Treat

Every morning before our breakfast, Phil gives the boys a spoon full of his cooked cereal plus a nut. In this picture you can see the boys waiting expectantly for their treat.

Children's Sermon

This past Sunday I used the boys as the object of my Children's Sermon. I printed out the first page of this blog and told the children all about Andy and Roy. I told them how Andy is highly intelligent and loves to fetch his toys by name, but Roy is not in the least interested in intellectual pursuits. Roy just wants to fetch, forget what the name is! On the other hand, Andy gets bored with just fetching a toy over and over again whereas Roy would do it all day. "Should I make Roy learn the names of the toys or make Andy fetch things a long time?" I asked the children. We decided that each pup/person has his or her own gifts and should not be made to be other than what he or she is. We should, instead, celebrate the gifts that we each uniquely have. I don't know if the children got the point, but they enjoyed looking at the blog and I enjoyed bragging about my boys.

Happy Birthday, Sis

Our eldest daughter was visiting from NYC, so we celebrated her birthday while she was here. The boys helped her open her gift. They didn't get any cake since it was chocolate and pups can't eat chocolate. They did get lots of rubbing and cuddles though.

Happy Birthday, Sis

No privacy (actual picture taken in bathroom)

Every time I go to the bathroom, I have two heads peering in to "help." Privacy is no longer a luxury we can enjoy in this house as long as the boys are around. Today I actually made the trip alone while the boys were playing outside.