WHERE HAS THE WEEK GONE?

 What a great way to start the day!

It seems like only a few hours ago, when Marc brought Laila out to the house to spend the rest of the week with us.  The last 4 days have flown by, as we've transitioned from retired folks with our own agenda, to a world that has been focused on our 8 year old Grand Daughter.  Except for the 6 hours that she's been at school, most of our time has been devoted to Miss Laila, and it's been an absolute joy!

 

 Part of breakfast yesterday was a Grandma egg omlet. 

Laila was going to stay with us until tomorrow, however, one of her friends is having a birthday party this evening, so  she'll be leaving this afternoon for a skate party, then a sleepover at her friends house.  Our second grader is at an age where Grand Parenting is truly an interactive relationship.  Communication has progressed to the point where if you closed your eyes, there are times that you would swear you were talking to an adult.  Watching this child grow and mature, and being actively involved in her life,  has become an incredibly important part of our lives.

 

 Our little cowgirl was ready for school.

The last two panels of the wall fence went up yesterday, and that project is now history.  Drilling into concrete is not one of my favorite things to do, but the labor was worth it, now that it's done.  

After dropping Laila off at school, we went by the county offices, and filed our application to modify the zoning, hopefully leading the way to a building permit for the RV shade cover.  Out of the 11 properties that border ours, we got 9 signatures from the property owners.  The county will have to send letters to the other 2, one of which is the Union Pacific RR.  The administrative cost for this process was a mere $263.  If one of those 2 remaining property owners objects to the building, the money is not refundable, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.  It will be about 3 weeks before we know if we can throw more dollars at the county for a building permit.