Especially for Those of You Who Want to Teach...

Look at what Olivia's doing (every day) this summer!

For the Woman Who Has Everything...

Our friend, Katie, is expecting a baby boy any day now, and we are getting ready for a shower for her this Saturday. Olivia found this gift we hope no one gets for her.
And worse...

Sunset Cruise

Lauchlin has taken a side job as the sole reporter and photographer for the new social magazine Vicksburg Impressions, published quarterly by the Vicksburg Post. One of the perks is that we both get to go on assignments which are things we would like to do anyway. Last Friday night, after our quick trip to Oxford, we took a one hour tour of the Mississippi River and Yazoo Diversion Canal. The highlights of the trip were watching the sunset and faking an attack with the dried alligator head.

Meeting Maria

She's here! And just as adorable in person as she is in the pictures we've been seeing.



She's a little shy, but she likes money. So, Olivia won her over with a few pennies for her to throw in the fountain at the restaurant...



We fed the fish at the park...



And the entire Foshee family enjoyed time together...






After a couple of hours, Olivia was able to sneak a kiss.



We are looking forward to squeezing in some more kisses tomorrow!

-- Post From My iPhone

Stowaway

We're off to meet Maria, who is on her way from Russia to live in Oxford. While we thought we were excited about finally meeting that little one, who turns two next month, someone else tried to sneak away to meet her...




I don't think we will win any points with this frightening stowaway! We'll be sure to check our luggage for attack cats before embarking on our journey...again.

-- Post From My iPhone

Minds out of the Gutters

Move over, Mike Rowe, Lauchlin has been tackling dirty jobs all on her own and for no monetary compensation! Our Memorial Day was supposed to be all about rescreening the porch, which we did: one panel.

With staples still going into the wood, however, Lauchlin decided to attempt removal of the gutters sagging in the front of the house. Surprisingly, the only skill set required is ability to get on a ladder (which one of us refuses to do), use of whatever tools are in your house, and a healthy dose of humility. By humility, we mean posting these pictures! No, those are not spots on the camera lens. That's filth.
Check out the action shot! We're just lucky VIP was busy somewhere else that day.

Windows 2010

The same weekend we were at the Renaissance Fine Arts Festival, our pal, Tom, removed our crank-to-open window (that never completely closed) and installed a new, vinyl window. We're hoping that the window installation will pay for itself over time. The back room (where we blog) was always extremely hot during the summer and freezing during the winter. We'd eventually like to replace all the windows, but financial limitations have prevented us from doing just that.
Here is our new view of the Japanese Magnolia in our backyard!
When we got home, Mojo couldn't wait to show us! Unoffically, the window is in the cats' room, and they know it's for their benefit that we had this done!