What's Happening at 408?

Hello Family:

Here’s our update.  It involves the sad, the bad, the fad, a lad, a pad and the glad.

First the sad- On Thursday Kate came home and found Noel aka. Pretty Girl in the back yard critically injured.  We took her to the vet but it was too late.  She will be missed.

The bad- Mandalay and Shona have developed adventuresome spirits.  3 times in the last week we have found ourselves out looking for them in the neighborhood in the dark after they escaped from our “secure” backyard.  I would like to say it is all Mandalay’s fault but feel Shona has a part in it also.  Tim has added a higher fence over the last place they were getting out and locked up the east gate tightly.  Mandalay was opening it with her nose.  As one family member suggested, maybe we needed a prison type fence around the place.

The fad-my duct tape fad was here and then it was gone and now I think it is back.  I found a very cool duct tape Christmas ornament.  If it works you might be on the receiving end of it.

A lad-Chris continues working on his grad apps.  He mentioned he might post a couple of things on the Kinast blog so we could see what has been occupying his time. Actually, he did post while I was posting, so be sure and look below this one.

A pad-Kate’s lease expired this month and since she is not attending WSU she has decided to move to Hutch.  We are currently looking for a nice one bedroom pad for her and Ben to share.  It will be nice to have her in town.  She is planning on going through the Vo-Tech Rehab program for volunteer opportunities and in the future a part time job.

The glad- The glad does outweigh the rest.  There’s jobs (although mine has been a bit boring lately and Tim’s too hectic), fall weather with carmel apples and pumpkins, our new family member Ben, pets that make us laugh and family to love.

Wishing everyone a wonderful fall.