week 26

week 25

birthday month - recap

day 1 - worked all day and spent all night (literally) helping my sister set up the reception area for my niece's wedding

day 2 - worked all day and spent the evening at a kansas winery for the rehearsal dinner - we actually found a couple wines we liked even!  this was also my sister's birthday and i got to spend it with her for once!

day 3 - spent the day celebrating young love - my niece and newest nephew got married!

day 4 - got to spend a little more quality time with my brother and his family and then spent the entire day flying back to maine

day 5 - started out as a relaxing day on the dock then we proceeded to take the sailboat and bass boat out of the water for the season (boo!).  ended the day with pat's pizza and the grocery store

day 6 - caught up on ray donovan and of course worked all day

day 7 - attended a paints and pints class with amy where we got to learn to watercolor while drinking beer - how can you go wrong?  oh, and of course there was the work thing all day

day 8 - went to a wine and cheese tasting with sean and amber and the work thing

day 9 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 10 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 11 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 12 - attended our town selectman's meeting, finished watching the series boardwalk empire and did the work thing

day 13 - started cutting back the flower gardens and went on a final wine cruise on the pontoon boat (and the work thing) - the moon was so bright and the stars were beautiful!

day 14 - went to dinner with my honey and got caught up on ray donovan, oh and that work thing

day 15 - ran a bunch of errands with duke and went to bed early (oh that work thing)

day 16 - worked all day and then loaded up guzzy and headed near the new hampshire boarder to visit some friends

day 17 - spent the day helping friends finish getting ready for the party, lounging by the pool, visiting with old and new friends, playing corn hole, having too many beverages and staying up way too late

day 18 - spent the day recovering from the day before, lounging around watching football (yea cowboys won, although we watched the pats) and heading back home with guzzy (and the rest of the family)

day 19 - worked all day then went to check on my garden and picked the ripe tomatoes and then spent the rest of the night working on cpe - that's rude that they make your cpa license due the month of your birth and require so much cpe at the same time!

day 20 - all weekend duke was screeching whenever you would touch him.  we finally were able to get him into the vet.  still don't have any answers other than he has hurt his back.  spent the rest of the day cuddling him and having a meltdown regarding the fact that he's getting older....i'm sure i also worked and did cpe but it's all a blur...

day 21 - worked and did cpe, took the last boat out of the water and started the process of taking all the lake toys to the barn for the winter

day 22 - worked and did cpe, made dinner, went for ice cream and watched the pats (we were supposed to be at the game but with duke not feeling well and not knowing the issue we decided to stay home)

day 23 - was pretty lazy - did the work thing and some cpe, watched the season finale of ray donovan and then went to bed early to prep for the next day

day 24 - spent the entire day closing up camp - from sinking the dock to moving all the outdoor furniture to the garage.  ended the day with pizza and beers with great friends.

day 25 - did the grocery store thing, watched a niece play soccer (brrrrr!), continued camp close up and watched the cowboys!  and of course cuz it was national lobster day we ended the day with some lobster on the marina! YUM!

day 26 - cpe, cpe, cpe

day 27 - cpe, cpe, cpe

day 28 - took duke to see the doggie neurologist and more cpe...

day 29 - finally finished all my cpe!

day 30 - went apple picking!

summer of babies - part 4

here's an update on the baby ducks
they grew really fast
and you can't even tell which one is the mom anymore!

summer of babies - part 3

the baby loons have arrived!!!
and there are two!!!
i can't tell you how excited i am that there are two!
they are just little fluff balls at this point
and how sweet is it that as they are so little
they ride on the mommas back

summer of babies - part 2

we have some loon babies incubating!
well, we don't actually know how many there are just yet
but i can't wait!
here's one of the parents keeping the eggs warm

and we believe this to be the other parent
trying to cool off after his turn protecting the eggs

the summer of babies - part 1

mother nature has been busy this summer
reproducing

it's going to be so fun to watch these ducklings grow up this summer

there are 9 of those cute little fur balls!

and they have one amazing mother
watching after them
i now know where the phrase
keep your ducks in a row comes from

she brings them up to our yard for a snack
it's funny when you're working away at your desk
and you turn around to see little ducklings
inches away from the sliding glass door
plus they are so cute napping on our beach
just as long as they don't poop anywhere  ;)

seven years in the making

sean's grandmother, grammie
got sean and his brother a little sailboat
a sunfish
at a yardsale
when they were in middle school
ever since i've known him
it's sat out back of the camp
in the elements
upside down
and every year he has promised me he would take me sailing in it
and every year it would remain right where it was
until a couple of years ago when we built the barn
and he finally had a place to work on it
and restore it back to working condition
even then the end of the season would come and still nothing
until this year.....

mother nature at her finest

what i love most about our time in maine
is the safe haven my husband has created
for all the creatures
and that duke doesn't bother
from the chipmunks

to the birds

to the grey squirrels (not the red ones)

we've even had some visits from a woodchuck and some raccoons
but this one...
mother nature is not at her finest...

a chipmunk photoshoot

remember the safe haven for nature i described
that my husband has made
besides having nature all around you
it has other benefits
like offering photoshoot opportunities that aren't the norm

amy and i found this scale while antiquing one year
and sean and i turned it into a bird feeder

that is enjoyed by all creatures, great and small, at all times of the day and night
like birds, chipmunks, squirrels and even raccoons

it was so much fun snapping away
while this little guy filled his cheeks to the brim

i realize the pics aren't the sharpest but they sure are cute!!!

mom's visit

mom made the trek up to visit us again

she hadn't been up since the wedding

it was so great having her there

and getting to spend time together

especially having her there on my birthday!

we took sunset wine cruises

saw new sites in deer isle, maine

went antiquing

walked a mile out to see a lighthouse

saw a play and a went to a wine dinner

wrecked the atv with her on the back

which also wrecked her camera

rode the train

hit up her favorite place - bar harbor

she also did lots of relaxing on the day beds

all in all, it was a great visit and we can't wait for her to come back!

selfie september (aka birthday month celebration) - day 28

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selfie september (aka birthday month celebration) - day 18