Our youngest daughter, our son-in-law, and the three grandchildren (plus Grandpa, of course) all posed for our annual “Knee-High by the Fourth of July” calendar photo last evening.
Then we all headed off to watch the
fireworks at Confluence Lake in Delta.
Of course fireworks are always beautiful…massive showers of sparkling lights hurtled to the heavens, drowning out the stars…but not the waxing Gibbous moon.
Before we headed down to join the masses watching roaring darkness…
Boomer went with me to do my evening chores. This is the first time he truly smiled since his illness. I’m holding my breath in this space-in-time; following the last few days of fear, illness and extreme worry I pray we don’t have a relapse.
He still has coughing jags, but he is eating and drinking and eliminating. His tail wags, he is walking around, asks to ride with me on the four-wheeler…and now Smiles!
Once more thank you so much (each and everyone of you) for your support and strength through out all this.
Love,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Wonderful news about Boomer. With your excellent care and love (and Sammy’s too) Boomer will get stronger every day. Can’t help but wonder how he got viral pneumonia, of all things. Hugs for you and him. Cats have many jobs, nurse is one of them.
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Sammy does take it very seriously!
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Lots of hearts to you and Boomer and the whole family. Nice corn! I just showed Ralph.
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The heat has caused it to really grow!
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Such cute pics!! GLad Boomer has turned a corner. he really is smiling😊
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He looked so happy I just had to share!
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Sounds like a delightful 4th with your lovely family and HURRAY for Boomer.
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I hope you had a good 4th, also, Jan!
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Sending many good thoughts. i did not realize how seriously ill Boomer had been as I always miss posts when we’re traveling no matter how hard I try to keep up. Beautiful family shot (though you need to get in there yourself somehow) … but at least you CAN take good pictures of your family — I am so lousy at taking people pix, except for the great-grands, who of course are of the generation that was born posing.
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True…selfies galore! Thank you, Sallie!
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Relief here too that Boomer is on the path to feeling better! Those grandkids have really grown – so glad they were able to spend the 4th with you!
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They have grown…way too fast.
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What a beautiful family you have, and that corn is way higher than their knees! I hope you had a wonderful day. Great news about Boomer!
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And it’s heading toward the sky…where it will tassel out and start making corn!!
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Both of the pictures with your family are adorable — I like the way you watch fireworks. I’m delighted to hear that Boomer is doing better.
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Boomer adores Tally she was excellent medicine for him.
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Such a beautiful family, Linda. Fireworks are always a good tonic aren’t they? I lucked out this year. We are in Rapallo, Italy for a few days, and it just happened that they celebrated their patron saint with fireworks for THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW over the water of the gulf right outside our window. I’ll send you some photos. SO HAPPY ABOUT BOOMER! Fingers and tails crossed that his recovery continues.
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OH! What an amazing site that would have been to see. I would love some photos! And three days worth…wow!
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I like the phrase “knee high by the 4th of July”. 🙂 Glad Boomer seems to be doing better. Still keeping fingers crossed.
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Thank you, I worry that he will relapse prayers will keep the momentum going forward! 🙂
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Loved seeing the pic of your family .. and it is so nice to see Boomer smiling again 😃
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Yes it is. I just have to figure out how to help him heal his cough!
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