Our weekend

We had a very busy weekend. First off, we kicked off the football season with the Purdue home opener. Well, at least mom and dad did. The kids stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa Seibert. But the Grandparents came in for much more than babysitting. They also came for a little birthday party for Annalise. Here she is blowing out candles on her 2nd cake in as many Sundays.
Then it was on to presents. She received this BEAUTIFUL dress to play in. We aren't sure what she thinks about it. She did try it on, but only for about 30 seconds.
Then she opened a Doctor's kit--or a Vet kit, in her case.
Grandma gets a thorough examination of her ears.
Grandpa also gets his ears checked. She also listened to all our hearts, gave us all shots, and checked our blood pressure. We all were in good health.

Something else in our house regained health today. Through the hard work of Jim and Grandpa, the Hot Tub has been resurected! Hooray!

You should see how fast our electric meter is spinning to heat this baby up. We can hardly wait for tomorrow night. Keep your fingers crossed that it keeps running!

In sad, sad news, the Black Volvo passed away in it's sleep last night. It just won't start anymore. We are going to try to resuscitate it tomorrow. If Pete the mechanic thinks it will be too expensive, then NPR will have another car to add to its fleet. It served the Taller family well for 20 years. Jim is sad to see the car he took his drivers test in die. I think he is having a hard time letting go despite the fact that the AC, radio, starter, are all broken and the ceiling is falling down.

RIP Volvo 740 GL

A tribute to the car that has touched us all.