Sassy's Gotcha Day

 

Happy 5th Gotcha Day baby girl.

Today's thrift store haul included this adorable tiny desk and some girly outfits for Sassy and Coco.

The shy look.  Heart melting.

She is the sweetest creature on earth.

Lili's school group posed with University students in Japan.

The Toto museum.  Hillarious.

The Nissan factory.  Lili brought Kai a toy car from here.

Lili arrived home yesterday.  She had a great time.  She loved Japan.  She's healthy and only has a couple bug bites ;)  Next up, graduation mid June.

We have a bonus kid and dog this week.  Dagen was dragged around on our crazy Tuesday.  He picked out Canucks poker chips at the thrift store.  I asked what he wanted them for and he looked at me like I was nuts and said "to play poker".

Lunch at the bakery.

Chico has just been diagnosed with diabetes.  Poor wee guy is drinking lots and it's just rushing through him.  He's been contained in our makeshift hospital.  He's being super great about the restricted area.  Getting old sucks.

Grampa attentioning Jerry while I cleaned his home.

I have had a quiet, gentle campaign going with Eric.  I was thinking we might have time left with Isabel to train another dog.  Show him the ropes, his place in the pack etc.  

There has been some softening to the idea.  He was at the point of hearing the rescue stories and glancing at the pictures flashed in front of him.  

Then a couple of wild days here with Chico peeing and Izzy with diareah and I figured we would be back to a solid "NO more dogs, no more mess".

Then at the thrift store today he found a fabulous mid size dog door with the solid closure on it. For $2.  And he bought it.

So this is me back to being quiet again and waiting to see if he initiates meeting anyone.  

There is a dog at the spca that has been there for 2 years, he's 3 now.  He is Izzy's twin.  He has issues.  I still want to go meet him.  Don't we all have issues?

Just not enough time.

 Toyota is doing a 4x4 day Saturday in the same area as Jeepapaloosa.  All makes invited.  There are sites at Miracle Beach.  I'm pushing for going and just figuring out the logistics but Eric is feeling burdened with too much to do.  He's right and that's annoying.  

Cool drone pictures.

 

Our group from day 2.

Eric and I are in front on chairs enjoying the view with lunch.

Oscar enjoying the view ;)

Oops.  The Grand Cherokee couldn't quite make it up.

He needed a winch.

There were lots of folks eager to help.  Everyone wants to use their rescue tools.

We're planning to go back next year.

There were 250 Jeeps or cars/trucks that identify as Jeeps.

Everyone loves their Jeep.

I didn't witness anyone comparing.

I never heard anyone discuss prices, years, options.  There just wasn't the judgements I see online.

Mom found her new home!

It's almost finished.  

Papers were signed today.

She gets it in two months.

So exciting.

Lili is still having fun in Japan.

Doing some fun things.

She comes home in a week.

Eric's little duck collection.

Much better trail today.

 

Day two.  Assembled, time to air down tires and have a drivers meeting.

The drivers meeting.

Todays run by Heather was way better orchestrated.  

Amy and Bryan.

Fellow AA parents, neighbors and Jeep friends.

The view didn't suck. Haha.

Eric got his first ducking from a stranger today.  Why yes....he was indeed happy about it.

Wolf Lake.

Layers of mud.

We are having fun and bought the t-shirts to prove it.

The paint job on this one is amazing.

Jennifer took this.  A stranger that then found us, shared deets and sent this to me.  Her family lives in Courtenay and we've made plans to head out wheeling together.  So fun.

He who has the most mud had the most fun.

Tons of great people here.  

Jeepers are fun for sure.