A Doctor Visit with Charlie and Jayna...

This month I got to go with my daughter to a Dr. appt. I had been hoping that she would ask me to go and I was so excited when she asked me if I wanted to. Of course I wanted to go! She and her husband are due to have their first baby and our first grand-daughter around the end of August/first of September. While we were waiting for the Dr. to see her I asked her to do the heart hands on her belly so I could take a picture ( I just LOVE these pictures) and I had to have one. So even though I don't think she wanted to she did. THANKS CHARLIE. I Love You. When the Dr. came in and put the doppler on her belly, she instantly found the HEART BEAT and boy or should I say GIRL was it strong and fast. This is definately one of the greatest moments of my life and I am so happy that I got to share this with her.

Got Sketch 101 Class LO...

"TRACTOR TROUBLES" My grandson and his John Deere tractor. It was so cute how he would bend down while sitting on the tractor and use his hand to make it go. Then when it would get stuck he would get off the tractor and even though he was to little to push it out of the snow he would push with all his might. After a bit of letting him try his Daddy helped him push it out.

The Koalas and the Kodiak 08...

The Koalas were the reason we waited a week for our Annual Zoo Trip. They were very cute but not active at all (they do sleep 18 hours a day) and the display wasn't all that great. There were just a couple of trees for them to sit in and they were separated by a glass wall, enclosed in glass and there were some bright lights that put a terrible glare on the glass. Seemed strange but I'm sure there was a reason for it being this way. Anyway I could only get a picture of one of them as the other one was pretty much facing the back wall of the display. So here it is...



If you look closely you can see his eyes open.
This only happened for a brief moment and I managed to
get a decent picture of it. Isn't it CUTE?


Ahkiok the Kodiak Bear at our Zoo passed away on June 10, 2008
May He Rest In Peace Picture taken June 6, 2008

Moving Up...

To a better camera, I hope! It's still a point and shoot but my Sony Cybershot seemed to be taking lots of blurry pictures (maybe it was me) who knows? Not sure I'm ready to move up to an SLR yet. I've charged the battery, set up a bit of it, skimmed the instruction booklet (there's alot of stuff in there), played with it a little and am ready to try it out at the ZOO tomorrow. My little "techie " daughter will be there also, she'll figure this thing out in a heartbeat (even without the instruction booklet). So be prepared for lots of pictures.

Here it is "The Nikon Coolpix P80"

If you have one of these let me know what you think of it? PLEASE!

The Koalas Are Here...

Our Annual Zoo Trip was planned last Friday, instead we decided to wait a week so that we could see the Queensland Koalas. Aren't they adorable? They say that the Koalas sleep like 18 hours a day. They have feeding times twice a day, once at 10 AM and again at 3PM. We are planning to get there early, hoping that the crowd will be smaller so that we can get a good look at the Adorable Duo. I have added a clip from the Zoo website that tells a little about them.









An adorable duo will be the talk of the town this summer, delighting Indianapolis Zoo visitors and bringing a bit of the “down under” to Central Indiana. But they’re not permanent residents, so everyone is encouraged to “love ‘em before they leave!”
Two Queensland koalas, native to Australia and on loan from the San Diego Zoo, star at the Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 West Washington Street, beginning Memorial Day weekend, as “Koala presented by Citizens Gas” opens to the public May 24. This very special, limited-time exhibit runs through September 1, 2008. It brings a unique brand of Aussie magic to a new generation of Zoo visitors who may not have been around the last time koalas visited Indianapolis in 1994 (or the time before that, in 1986).
The two koalas are too young to fly alone, so their keeper from San Diego will accompany them, making certain they settle right in to their new exhibit at the Zoo. The young koalas will spend lots of time chilling out on their perches and munching eucalyptus leaves, eliciting lots of “oohs and aahs” from their adoring public.

Memorial Day 08...

DH always decorates the front of our house for Race Day/Memorial Day. Looks kinda festive-don't ya think? The little Tony Kanaan fan got a little disappointed with the race when his guy was involved in a crash. Maybe next year he'll have better luck. It would be nice if his guy could win the Indy 500!

Front of House!

My little Tony Kanaan Fan on Race Day!

IMS Practice 08...

We took our Grandson to the track a couple of times for practice. We got lucky enough to go to a suite the first time. The second time we went was Armed Forces Day. You wouldn't think a 5 yr. old would be so interested in racing but Pawpaw is making sure he is. I think the race would be a little much for him but when he gets a little older he will be going with Pawpaw. For now he seems quite content going out and watching the cars practice.

Pawpaw & AM at the Suite-IMS-08













Pawpaw & AM in front of pagoda-IMS 08



















Firehawk (firestone mascot) & AM-IMS 08