Barcelona, Baby!

Thank goodness for photostream! Michael is off in Barcelona working with Morgan & Rick.

I got this photo of Michael and Morgan outside the event. They look like crossing guards here, don't you think?

It sounds like they've been able to go into town and have some delicious seafood and see some sights. Here's Michael and Rick out for a stroll. Probably mildly jet-lagged.

There's a happy guy! I'm glad that he is getting out to see some of the city and not just be cooped up in a dark ballroom back stage. I guess every city looks similar from back stage.

Here is a panorama with two Michaels. Sounds like a Star Trek episode. Remember, the bad one always has the goatee. Uh oh.

Meanwhile, back at home ... Valerie has bee telling us about the many students at her school who have taken on a project of socializing service dogs. The way she talks makes it sound like one could see loads of students with puppies wearing vests in the halls of the school. Well, I had to go into her school the other day and I was surprised to see loads of students with puppies wearing vests in the halls of the school! This is for a program called Remedy Retrievers. It sounds really neat. Michael says we can't have a dog. But he's in Spain ... okay, just kidding. Not getting a puppy ... yet.

This weekend I was sort of abandoned by the family for Saturday night. Rex was off at paintball, Valerie was off at Fiber Fusion, Amira was off at a sleepover with a friend. It was kind strange having the house all to myself. I spent my time making broccoli soup, an apple pie and folding laundry while watching Outlander. Guilty pleasure! I mean, what would I do with myself? I really didn't want to go out. I had to savor the quiet evening at home. I was a little sorry I didn't have Michael home for this moment. We so rarely have an evening at home alone. Actually ... we have to go out to have that sort of evening. 

So, while Valerie is off doing her fiber/sheep thing, I get a text with this photo of her and Hailey that says they went shopping for Bacon Sprouts. Awesome. Valerie is getting the full farm experience. She is also now very experienced at wrangling little piggies. Honestly, that looks like fun to wrangle little piggies, er, "bacon sprouts"!

Well, tonight I try to recapture some of my kiddos so we can get ready for another week of school. I'm looking forward to another week of horse lessons with Amira. Horse Mondays make everything better!