This past weekend, we went to Hood River Harvest Fest in Hood River, OR. This was our first time going, and it definitely won't be our last! We had a great time!
First we perused all the food vendors. Once we all decided on what we wanted to eat, we settled at a table and enjoyed our treats and some fiddle music for awhile. It was nice to have so many food options, and super awesome to have the live music! People all around were enjoying themselves, and it was just so nice to be out in the fresh air being a part of something.
Afterwards, we hit up all the vendor booths (there were tons!) and the bounce houses. I got myself a cute little bonsai tree, Sam got some favored nuts, and Molly and Tim took a go at the bounce house.
By the time we left Hood River Fest, there was only 30 minutes before the pumpkin patch was to close, so unfortunately we had to scrap that from our plans. But hopefully we can find time later in the month still!
In any case, to cap off a fun day, we stopped in at River Tap in The Dalles, OR for dinner! It's always a treat when we get to eat out. The perfect ending to a fun fall day!
With love,
Mama Hauck
My poor sweet Leo got trampled by a deer yesterday! What is the World coming to when a doggie can't even take a poop in his own yard without getting stomped on by a deer!?
I'm serious though. He went to the potty cone and was right in the middle of going poop when he saw the deer, gave a bark, and the deer ran to him and trampled him before he could get away!
Tim saw the whole thing because he was playing hooky from school due to being sick. I was busy elsewhere in the house and just hear Timothy saying, "What's that noise out there? Ohhhh!! LEO!!!"
Ughhh. He came limping to the house and inside yelping and crying and not putting any weight on his back right leg. I immediate called the vet and was able to get him in right away. Nothing was broken, thank goodness, but he was pretty bruised and banged up. I knew for sure he must be hurting because he is NOT a fan of car rides (still), but he was quite the whole way in and then back home again. Not a single peep because he felt so yucky. Poor boy.
Dr. Carl prescribed pain meds and lots of cuddles.
It was a full 2 days before he started to put any pressure on his leg at all. And then it was like any time he was making progress, something would happen! Daisy would play too rough and crush his leg....Leo would roll over on the couch and fall off and land on his leg....lol. It was a full week and a half before he was back to normal. During this whole time I was afraid to let him out the front! He was confined to the house and the back fenced yard. Poor thing was going mad with boredom, haha.
Let me tell you, the deer out here are complete assholes. And its not just the Mama deer with young ones, it's all the deer.
Daisy used to chase them off no problem, now she second guesses if she even should. She can chase them off, but as soon as she turns her back, they're charging her! They for sure stand their grown and snort and hoof the dirt. And that's true for me as well! Many times I've gone out with a walking stick to run them off from eating our trees and such, and as soon as I've stopped advancing and turn my back, they decided to come after me! I've told the kids to not even think about going after the deer anymore. I don't know what's gotten into them, maybe as food gets more scarce, they get meaner. Who knows. Assholes.
With love,
Mama Hauck
The kids' 2019-2020 school year photos are in!
In all honesty, not my favorite, but not the worst. Hahaha!
Anthony is growing his hair out. Needless to say that wasn't my decision....but he's 12, so I have to let him be in control of his body, right? But whhyyyyyy the hair!? lol Molly told me she was going to smile "like this" and proceed to make a chipmunk face. She wasn't lying apparently. And Timothy, well, he's trying a new hair cut out as well and is just in the beginning stages of it, so it's kinda wonky too.
So there you have it. The nit-pickings from a Mama who could have done it better herself, but instead spends $75 on school photos.
Anthony, 7th grade
Molly, 5th grade
Timothy, 2nd Grade
With love,
Mama Hauck
