Arizona Revisited

Suffice it to say it was a memorable trip.  We spent over 66 hours in the car and drove 3875 miles in 10 days.  That's something to brag about especially when  Gagger drove all but 2 of those hours. 

   As if that's not impressive enough, he drove 20 of them 24 hours after having surgery!

We were gone for 10 days,  4 of which we spent in solid driving mode, and 4 spent in solid hospital mode.  That leaves 2 days of 'vacation'  but vacation we did.  We stayed in Sedona and got to visit the Phoenix Zoo,

hike in the red mountains of Sedona,
visit an old copper mine in Jerome,   

and the near elusive Grand Canyon!

Magnet surprised us and flew down to help recharge the troops and/or  help drive back.One of my favorite memories was picking her up at the airport.  It was SO good to see a familiar face.  

True Happiness Captured

                            

                              Yet another jungle themed birthday cake

My sweet little Wildthing just turned 12.   She can't get enough of animal/jungle things.  I knew she wanted another gecko but until we saw her open her present, we had no idea just how much.  That was a priceless moment.

What a difference a year makes!

February 3, 2012, a big day.  Hard to believe its been a year and every day since then has only gotten better.  Hard as it was, it is one of my favorite memories.  I'd have to say Gagger is in even better shape today than he was before this happened.  He is easily 30+ lbs lighter.  Other than being unable to taste sweet and an impressive 10 in scar, he is no worse for the wear.  Still can't believe how blessed we were then and continue to be now.

The day before....

The day of.....

9 months later....

It's a 'DOOZIE' of a Holiday

*This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.

*Watch that first step. It's a doozie.

*Okay campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties cause its cold out there...its cold out there every day.

*He… might be okay. (truck explodes) Well, no. Probably not now.

*What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?  Ralph: That about sums it up for me.

We celebrate Ground Hog's Day around here.  Typically that entails some sort of ground hog (aka sausage pizza) for dinner whilst we watch 'Ground Hog's Day'. Magnet, daughter #2, is so creative.  This is NOT a pinterest item either. She actually came up with these treat ideas on her own!