Cooling Off

After a long night of Chase throwing up and not holding down breakfast, Logan thought it would be a good idea to set up the pool and keep him outside. (I've been washing lots of sheets and blankets and clothes and floors...)

Tyler showing me how he can hold his breath and put his head underwater.

Chase tried for 15 minutes, or so it seemed, to get these goggles on.

Tyler was done swimming and tossed his clothes. Note the underwear on the deck.

Lake Tahoe Timeshare

We had a week on our time share that we needed to use or lose. The only place that had an opening close by was the "Olympic Village" in Squaw Valley. Not a lot happening there as they are in between seasons. We spent a couple of nights there and Ryan and Kate are finishing up the weekend.

View from our room

Granite Peak

We took the motorcycle up, enjoyed the ride and getting out of the 100 degree heat. But coming home, we had to ride into the heat. Not great planning on our part.

$5,000 Trees

We have a wonderful view of the construction that has begun next door for a 10,000 sq ft house.

While going thru the processes of obtaining their permits,specifically their road permit, the county came out and did a survey of the trees on our property (which sat next to the property line.) Because these trees are "Native Trees", the neighbor had to move their road over to accommodate the "drip line" of the trees. With only one "Native Tree" in the path of their road, he was informed he would have to replant the tree, which he didn't, he said it was no bigger than a little baby twig. His fine was $5,000.

Now my delimna - I wanted to rip all of these trees out, they're ugly and what about our road that is right next to the trees, that someday we want to redo and pave, most are too big to replant - will the county not allow this? Uhggg - I suppose that means we can't do any real backyard work until this home next door it completed, and the second house he is going to build on the front of the property is completed, which isn't even sub-divided yet. This could be a long long wait. Who declared these ugly trees are pretty or better than the ones I want to put in, I actually thought they were messy shrubs, but now it's all recorded in the county records.

Do the trees increase the value of our property or decrease?

Backyard Neighbor

They say that you know you have good friends when they feel comfortable enough to come to your back door...Meet my neighbor...

I was headed to the garage today to put some items away and was a bit startled by my neighbor, pecking at the door. I'm not sure if she wanted in or if she was just seeing her reflection in the window and was grooming herself.