School isn’t back in session for me or Hazel, yet. No, no, no. I am talking about Doc. That’s right folks, Doc started his FIRST day of school yesterday!!! The entire family got in the car at 8:00AM on Monday morning, with Kim (Doc’s nanny) driving in her own car right behind us, and we dropped Doc off. Okay well we didn’t EXACTLY drop him off, because a drop-off is considered to be a quick get-outta-the-car-and-into-the-school type thing. We all went and peeked into his classroom, and took pictures of Doc with his teacher, Miss Kristen, that are sure to come up when he graduates high school. Doc pretty much jumped around the entire time. No, seriously. Up the steps, through the halls, out of the car. He jumped the entire time. He had more energy than the time we let him have a whole bowl of ice cream and went on a sugar high. Speaking of Doc, this is a video (and some photos) I thought would be a good addition to the blog!
Now, I haven’t posted in 10 days. That’s one week and 3 days. About 1/3 of a month. Ten days is approximately .0274% of a year! A lot can happen in 10 days. For example, I went to Idaho about 1-1/2 weeks ago. We got the dogs from the eight-week board and train center they were at. (By the way, if I forgot to mention, both of my dogs went to an eight-week board and train.) Anyway, we went to Idaho for three days. The end.
Next, a few days ago, my dad, Hazel, and I went to Manzanita to get out of the heat wave. If you are wondering, Mom stayed home to work with the dogs on training, and to work on ROONS and Doc went with Kim and Pete to Cannon Beach. (More on that later.) We had A BLAST in Manzanita! We stayed in Todd and Felicia’s beach house. (Todd and Felicia are our super good friends who we podded with when the pandemic was particularly bad in the beginning.
These are pictures of Todd and Felicia:
We went to the beach, walked along to the ocean, and played in the sand. On the second day in Manzanita, Doc, Kim, and Pete (and their dog Milo), took us to the beach while my Dad was working. On the first and second morning of our stay in Manzanita, I made Kodiak Cake Mix Pancakes! They were REALLY good. Especially when you use milk, an egg, and a splash of vanilla! Then a few days later, Kim took me, Hazel, and Doc to Cannon Beach and we played A LOT in the water and went to the candy store for a treat!
Then, a few days later, we drove home. The End.
Okay, let’s get back to Doc. A few days ago, he and Mom made cupcakes!
Okay, okay! Don’t worry. I took photos!
Step #1: Make and Mix Batter:
Step #1.5: Mix Some More:
Step #2: Put Cupcakes in Tin, Bake, and Let Cool:
Step #3: Make Frosting (AND LICK THE WHISK)!
Step #4: Frost Cupcakes:
Step #5: Sprinkle Cupcakes:
Step #6: Enjoy!
Phew! I have really stuffed a lot into this post! Let’s take a break, and watch some SNL!
Upon request, I am going to play my friend India’s favorite skit!
And here is another skit, if you enjoy Pete Davidson!
Okay, It is becoming a workout to scroll through this post, so I will end it here. I have a bit more to talk about this week, so count on another post coming soon!
-Grace
P.S. You may have noticed that I didn’t do Actor Of The Week, but because this post is long and getting longer, you can expect it in the next post!