up and running...

my internet and e-mail have been out for
about 2 days. the 2 power outages didn't
help either, i imagine.
we have had a couple of "brown outs"
that have occurred at the same time on both
thursday and friday evenings (6:30 pm).
thursday's lasted a couple of hours and
last night about 20 minutes.

we just decided to go out to dinner on
thursday and last night we grilled
and ate in the silence...it was nice
to not have a television blaring.
things are back to normal now...i hope!

i was out at the arboretum yesterday
shooting a luncheon for "prayer ventures".
it was a lovely day and i always love to
shoot out there. the ladies were spread
out on both verandas so i wandered around
and captured clusters of women enjoying
their lunches and interacting.



"p.k." (paulette ketzler) from ktis
was there speaking to the group as well.
it was fun to meet her and put a face
with the voice.

afterwards i stopped at anne's to cut
emily's hair. SHORT!! pete came home later
on and said "alright....where is she?!"
I think he wants to kill me. this was
the girls idea and for crying out loud,
hair grows! right?

emily before....



amanda was so jealous...



and after...





she heads to camp next week and it's going to
be perfect for her. we got rid of a lot of
green hair too from all the chlorine!

well, amanda couldn't take it anymore and
decided that she should have the same
exact haircut as her big sister!
so here's amanda before....





and after....





both bobs are right to the hairline
and beveled in to the neck. very sweet!

today the weather was not optimum for me
to head over to the como zoo (rain) so
heather and i rescheduled....i hate doing that!
but it's tough when everything is all wet.

today is anne's 3 month anniversary of
not smoking! soooooo proud of her!
congratulations anne!!

gary is golfing in a 2-day tournament
at the northfield country club so i'm on
my own this weekend....golf widow!

i have hobie and katie scheduled for
haircuts next friday at a place in
st. louis park called "clean as a whisker"
they are an organic group and each animal
is assigned a groomer and a coddler!
so cute, someone to talk sweet to them
while they are having their hair cut!
i'll be bringing along the camera for sure!
jennifer (the groomer) was recommended by
my vet..very anxious to have them looking
all sporty for summer!!

that's it for now..
make the most of today.
pray for my friend jacquie as she is going
to undergo an emergency root canal today! ugh!!!

OH! and her son, will...it THREE today!
Happy Birthday Willy!!!!