Eyes on the prize

Good for Danica Patrick. She won the Indianapolis 500 Japan. This is her 50th race and she had never won, until yesterday...talk about eyes on the prize. Most of us would have quit long ago!
Her comment on winning "Finally!"
I hope all of us can learn from this. Also....GIRL POWER!!! Whahoo!

FAVORITE TIMES

We had our birthday celebration for Kevin yesterday. My mom came up with her dogs Lucy and Enslow. Jennifer, Alex, Kai and Maya came with Recee, Kevin and Sherry with Lanie and Augie, Brian, Jennie and Jameson. I love family gatherings. It was fun sitting and talking after dinner, we ate around 5:30 and before we knew it mom was racing out the door because it was already after 7 and she wanted to be home before dark. Since home is about 90 minutes away, she undoubtedly didn't make it. I hope she wasn't too upset. Brian, Jennie and Jameson were all Hawaiian tanned...there is something special about the real thing, it isn't just color, it radiates warmth. Jameson is nearly walking and a little teaser, so fun to watch him play. All in all a totally wonderful day. Worth all the work? Absolutely!!! I wish I could figure out how some families end up playing games, I think talking is this families favorite game!

Time flies

Wow, I can't believe I haven't written on here all month. Kula had her surgery and everything went better than can be expected. This after me totally going ridiculously fearful about the surgery! She got her stitches out today. All of them, front dew claws and surgery site. There are no bandages on the front legs any more and she is being pretty good about leaving them alone...off and on.I did have to put the cone on for a few minutes when we first got home because she would not stop licking her feet. Not the surgery sites, but her toes.
The knee repair site was really long. Probably five inches. I was surprised that it is so big. She still has a huge bandage on it, in an effort to keep the knee stable while it continues to heal. It is sort of like a soft cast. She will have that on for several more weeks.
It has been a very busy several weeks, I have come out of it with an overwhelming feeling of relief and knowledge that Kula and I have a lot of work ahead of us!