February 14, 2007We have been married for 37 years today! What a great time to be in Wikieup! The weather has cooled down a bit the last few days, to the 60’s. After today, it is supposed to start warming up some. The hummingbirds left for a while, but they are back. One is very territorial and chases the other one off. He even came at me when I touched the feeder. So Terry had this great idea to fool him with a plastic bird. He fluttered around him for a minute, but then just ignored him.
Last weekend we went with Dutch to a gun show in Kingman. Terry is looking for a 410/22 over and under (if you know what that is). He found one, but it had a broken stock so he didn’t get it. He is still looking.
We play games several times a week with Dutch, in the evenings. We play Dominoes and Sequence. Terry usually wins. It sure is nice to have time too do things like that—feels like we are on a loooong vacation!
My pansies are really doing good, except for one the packrat pulled up and took it to his nest. They sit right where the water runs off of the roof when it rains, so even when I don’t get them watered enough, they get the rain water (I really do not do well with flowers). The peas are coming up in one pot. A little ground squirrel ate all of the seeds in the other two pots. Terry wanted to shoot him, but he had already done the deed, so why shoot him now? We couldn’t figure out what was getting into them until one day we saw him.
ADOT finally said we could have access to our old road. They are having us fill out the application as the owner of the permit. That way we bypass BLM, but it also puts all of the liability on our shoulders if the gate is left open and cows get out on the State Highway. I sent the application yesterday. They need to sign it and send it back to us and then I think we can put in a gate. We plan on putting a BIG lock on it, so if anyone is planning to drop in and see us, let us know ahead of time so we can come and unlock the gate for you. We can hardly believe that this two-year battle for the access is finally ending. 
We found some little pebbles left years ago by the well drillers and have done a little
“landscaping” around Mom’s house. If nothing else, it will keep some of the sand and stickers from getting into the house. It will also be a good place for the grandkids to play and throw lots of rocks, so Terry says!
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The house is looking great! I like all of the landscaping. Boe looked at the pictures and asked if the house was painted because it looks different. I told him it wasn't painted, it's just been cleaned up a bit. Kamber loved the picture of the lizard. She wants to know if we can catch it. I told her it was grandpa Howie's pet, so we'll just have to look at him. The kids are very excited to come see you and they wanted to know if the kites were still there. Happy Valentines Day and Anniversary! Talk to you later!
Happy Anniversary! Does it seem like you have been married for 37 years or does it seem like forever?!:)Love you guys!
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