Big post to catch up.

First off....John is doing great. They did put a stent in, but the rest of his heart looks good. He had to escape from the hospital because he somehow got dropped off the rounds list by the partners. That would be a first person I know to do that, even though I know many people who threatened it. He just grabbed his bag after about 6 hours of waiting past the time someone was supposed to be in and left. The doctor had already called in all the prescriptions so he figured to hell with this.
One of the scripts they had him on was Lipitor. A cholesterol med. One that is famous for the horrible aches and pains. Been there, done that myself. He took it for 4 days and quit it. He felt like he had been run over by a MACK truck. The other meds are all fine and we saw the doctor last Friday and dropping the Lipitor has been approved. He is good to go until August. Then he goes in for a recheck.

We have been sadly dismantling our pond. The liner was very old and had too many cracks and leaks to repair right now so we have had to give it up. It is pretty sad right now. Filled with bricks and sand and looking very ugly but hopefully soon we will have the time to get it looking decent. It will make a great spot for the grill in the future but not having the waterfall is a killer. It was a GREAT noise barrier. Now we hear everything going on outside the yard. I am also still in the habit of walking out there and going to see the fish. Now I see an ugly hole. I am happy to announce though, that the fish have a wonderful new home.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. Despite the horrible forecast we ended up with a lovely day. We had warmed up the pool and just about the time everyone got here the sun started coming in and out and the drizzling stopped. Even Emily got to play in the pool and Nick, Elliot and Maggie were in for hours. It was a great day!!!

Emily just keeps growing and far too fast. The video is her new "trick". What a hoot it is. I keep working on Papa and she just clicks away and smiles at me.

No more dragging that heavy carseat with baby into the stores. YEAH!!! In fact John and I put our big girl carseat in the car this past weekend.


This shelf in the pool is just the greatest. It is Lucy's play spot or laying spot and comes in real handy for making sure Em was not going to freak out. Even if the little ones love a bath the pool can be overwhelming but she loved it. Nicholas, Elliot and Maggie are looking on as Em experiences the pool.


In her floaty.


"Papa got me all wrapped up in a warm towel when MOMMY was done in the water. I would have stayed in MUCH longer." Emily was a delight yesterday. It seems she is over her "stranger" stage. At least for now, and since she was "home" she took two great naps.


After Emily was done swimming she played outside for awhile on the mats. The big kids are more fascinated with the baby toys then Emily is. LOL. And in the picture below is Lucy taking advantage of a soft surface to lay one. Spoiled ROTTEN dogs.