The Headleys House: June here and gone

June just feels like a distant memory. A blur.

There didn't seem to be any time for anything. I look back at our calendar and see that life was mostly busy with managing Victoria's health. You'll see in a minute why.

I love this lilac bush that came with the house. I love to put my face in the blooms and just inhale.

It is very calming to me. They are beautiful to look at too.

We started the month with Church Camp. Cache Cowboy Church paired up with Wasatch Cowboy Church for a weekend of fun. We were supposed to actually camp but Victoria had her infusion that Friday and then we just couldn't get our act together. So we drove home and came back the next morning. I love these people! Our lives are better because of Pastor Larry and Lily.

And Jerry of course. Jerry is an amazing musician. Kirk even got up there and sang along while Jerry played.

You can't have Church Camp without a craft. This was a hit! We made string art crosses on old wood.

Alex hasn't been doing very well. He's really weak. His blood was so thin it was like Kool-Aid. It freaked me out. I looked at the Vet and he said "yep, it's not supposed to look like that". His x-ray showed Calcium balls in his gut. He is supposed to have surgery on them. I can't fathom him having surgery. He's too weak for surgery so being a reptile, we are giving him a fighting chance to see if they move out of his gut. He's 37 years old this year. I'm not ready to part ways with him yet so I am researching all that I can to help him.

4H Dog Camp was a huge success. We had so much fun!

Farm Kid knows how to drink out of the water jug!

Cleo has completely bonded with Victoria. She is amazing. She is glued to Victoria's side. This is Victoria's last summer of being a 4H youth. She is aging out after 10 years of being in the 4H Dog Program. And she has a wonderful new dog to finish out the last of her shows.

Victoria and I saw this and found it ironic. Victoria looked at it and thought it was stupid. She said, "Have you seen my LIFE? it's a MESS!"

My little Lightning Bug always up for a hug and a squeeze!

I love these Peonies. They are so pretty

We had so much snow this past winter and in to spring that I heard that Green Canyon had water in it. I have NEVER seen water in Green Canyon, Victoria can't quite hike with an abdominal drain in place and Daphne's got complications of UC so Doug and I went on our own. I could have stayed up there for hours and just never come home. It was beautiful and refreshing to be up there.

I have such a need to be in the trees. I would much rather be in the mountains than anything else.

That's a lot of water coming down from snow melt.

Doug is funny, he will sniff EVERYTHING on the way up the trail. If it's a down and out type trail when we turn around, he barely sniffs anything on the way back. He's already smelled it all I guess. So hiking up the trail, it takes us FOREVER because he has to sniff everything. On the way down, it takes us no time at all to get back. He makes an amazing companion. He's well loved.

Victoria baked Jasper a Birthday Cake for his 6th Birthday. He is quite the character. He's totally waiting for her to say Okay.

Here, he's huffing because she is taking too long and he wants to have a bite of his cake. He's like, come on!

Victoria has started with infusion of IV fluids several times a week now. So now we go in to the infusion center at the hospital for 3 hours at a time. It has definitely helped but trying to make time for this 9 hours out of the week is something else. It is helping with the nausea and abdominal pain though so it is completely worth it. Not quite how I thought this summer was going to go.

Doug likes to hang out with me in the morning while I get ready for the day. I think he doesn't understand how big he really is. I'm surprised that he actually fits on the bath mat.

God always has a plan. And it is always a good one. Victoria started with Home Health to get her IV fluids now. Chad, an RN, stops by once a week to check on things. I just give her the fluids at home. SO much easier now. It can be done around her schedule. No more spending hours in the infusion center. She is so much more comfortable too. What a blessing! It comes in handy with me being a nurse too.

Cache Cowboy Church was in the Pony Express Days in Clarkston. It was fun, got to meet lots of new people. The kids loved it.

Cleo is obsessed with toys, especially balls. She's too tired to play but determined to hold her toy.

I was sitting at the picnic table eating my lunch, reading a book and Merk jumped up on to the table, and layed his head on my book. I'm thinking that he wants my attention.....what do you think?