screaming

We went to Lingle for Mother's Day weekend. It was HOT- in the 90's each day! Friday night,we woke up to the most eerie screaming I've ever heard, coming from outside. I thought it was in the yard. I ran outside because our dogs were outside, and I thought maybe one of them was very seriously hurt. They both came running up to the deck, so they were fine. The screaming continued. Josh and I thought they were coyotes. Craig and Lennie said the next morning that they thought they were coyotes, too. They said they howl and scream to call dogs out to where they are- I'm glad our dogs didn't go out there! I brought them in the house for the rest of the night- I was scared!! I was talking to a teacher at lunch today and she said that sounds like it might have been mountain lions- they scream like a woman, and that's what I was hearing!

Saturday afternoon, Lennie and I went to see my great aunt Dorothy while Josh and Craig golfed. Brecken cried and cried when he saw her- he's never done that before. He was tired, so I'm thinking that's why he did it. Soon he warmed up to her though and smiled and showed off. Then we went to see Josh's Great Aunt Lucile at her nursing home. She was playing bingo when we got there so lots of people got to admire Brecken. He enjoyed grinning at them all. He got to see a live fish tank, he thought that was pretty fun.

Josh and I got to go visit with Josh's best friend Matt. He just got home from a year and a half in Iraq. We are very glad he made it home safely.

Saturday night we had a BBQ here at the house. Jeff and Beth had come home, and Pee-Wee and Mae, and Joel, Annie and the kids were all there too, so the house was full and noisy! We had a good time though.

Sunday morning we went to church in Jay Em since none of them had ever met Brecken. Then had Lira's for lunch (YUM!) then came home yesterday afternoon. We are lucky- Brecken slept the whole way! He woke up about 5 miles outside of Saratoga. YAY for good naps! We only had to stop once- Josh looked in the rearview mirror while we were driving through the canyon and he saw Birdie walking around in the bed of our truck! We had put their travel kennels in the back, and she somehow got her door open and was walking around. So we had to stop and put her back in. Josh said he put her in and shut the door and she got mad and turned her back to him. Amazing what personalities dogs have. :)

We had quite the thunderstorm last night. It didn't rain but we got some good lightning and thunder. It didn't wake Brecken up, but Birdie (who is deathly afraid of thunder!) whined and tried to hide. I don't think Hogan even stopped snoring.

Hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's Day! I told Brecken that I was pretty sure the law was "no whining from children" on Mother's Day, but he didn't listen. That happens, when church falls right during his morning nap!