Mika turns ONE!

She is under the spotted puppy

This year has been awesome because we were able to spend it raising this little pup.  As you can see, she is very happy too.

Still Alive and Well

My brother Rob left a message on my phone last night because he wasn't sure if Jay or I were still around...because we haven't updated the blog in a long time.  Summers sure keep us busy up here.  But we are both winding down and really looking forward to a gorgeous fall and snowy winter.  

So, for all our friends and family worrying about us, we are super happy and feeling good...and tired from the long summer :)

Mika update:

Mika has had an amazing summer full of jumping off the pier and swimming in Boulder Lake and chasing deer around as much as she can.  We lost her the other day for 30 minutes while she caught scent of a big doe and took off.  I think she learned her lesson though after she threw up four times because her body was so excited and tired.  I have never seen anything like it but Jay said it reminded him of a cross country meet.  Ha ha zinkels and rob.

She was recently diagnosed with panosteitis by our vet Dr. Kurt.  Panosteitis is a bone disease that develops in large breed puppies.  When she has growth spurts, the bones in her legs become very painful and she won't want to use them.  Right now her entire right side is not working so well.  She has to lean against chairs or the sofa to get comforted by us.  All we can do is wait for her to grow out of it and give her some baby aspirin so that it doesn't hurt as much.  She is going to be bigger than we originally thought!!  

Upcoming events: Beef-a-rama, more weddings and watching the leaves fall...can't wait!

Flower boxes

Video of Mika

There's a cold going around the northwoods.  Jay and I are both a little bit sick...although I wasn't sure if I had the cold or not since I perpetually have kleenex hanging out of my nose this time of year anyway.  Once I found out it was a runny-nose-cold, I knew it had found me.  I have about a week to get back into shape and then we will both be crazy busy for the next three to four months.

On Thursday, my boss at 3b called in sick so I spent the day taking video of Mika and playing with our new Macbook.  I officially am in love with our Mac.  Someday when we have a real video camera and not just my old digital, I will make movies all day.  Here is what I did on Thursday afternoon.  I still have a lot to learn about imovie, but I got some of the basics down.   Grab a bowl of chicken noodle soup and a box of tissues and enjoy!

**note** wells fargo is a camp game involving a lot of running and brick throwing...Craig can explain.

Mika Post

I chatted with Lauren on the phone last night and she made a request for "More Mika Pictures!".  Here you go :)

This morning

We went for a run and came back to Mika.  She missed us and wanted to snuggle a lot with me and lick my sweaty face.

Mika playing with Ebb.  All she does is chase him around everywhere.  He is 11 years-old, so an hour of running around with Mika he is wiped out for the day.  But they sure do have fun.