From Mom May 28, 2010 10:00am

Hi Fav,

Last night after work I grabbed all the dogs in the house except for Hiedi and drove to Shirley's house. I am taking today (Friday) as my holiday day and working Monday Memorial Day. Shirley and I have three days off together to get some work done on the chicken palace. We went to hd as soon as I got here to pick up the metal for the roof and a few other things for the electrical portion. The other night I was counting the squares of flooring in my room and the c-palace is going to be bigger than my room by about twenty square feet. I think we should get some land and build a bunch of cabins this size and rent them out to people "camping". Since we would be dog friendly they would each have doggie doors and a fenced dog run. Hehe, each other could be painted a different color and have it's own theme. "you'll be staying in the chicken palace" and have it decorated with chickens. Too funny. Then of course have our dog park. Sadie is trying to hide under Shirley's coffee table. She is just about out of heat now and I need to cut her hair again cause her is starting to grow a beard again. I don't know how the littles are doing, Ann doesn't give me updates but I know that Mike talked to her a couple days ago and he didn't say anything was going on with them. She is planning another move (but when isnt she planning a move) and I worry that the littles are being moved around too much. If she doesn't settle down more and stay with the same guy or room mates I think that the boys will never develop good social skills or be able to connect with others. Mike's new friend or girl friend had her baby a few nights ago. He brought her with him to the apartments and I got to finally meet her and her older son. I guess she was apprehensive about meeting me, I don't know why like I'm some ogre? Hehe. I think she thinks I would look down on her and judge her for being married and about to give birth and in a relationship with Mike. It doesn't matter to me, Mike is his own person and makes his own choices. If it works for them and they are happy together then fine and dandy. Already I like her better than Ann, but that's not hard to do ya know. Mike said that she don't want him to meet her family, but that's understandable with her being married to some other guy. She just needs to close the chapter on that one. I don't mind the extra littles either, maybe I'll build a swing set or attach swings to the cover in the kennel. Some day it would be nice if one of the littles was a female, the chance is pretty slim on that, you Smith boys all come from a long line of men. Hehe, that reminds me of the theme song from 2 and 1/2 men. Oh well anyways, you said you go on a lot of missions. Does that mean you all get up everyday and go visit some place different? You're going to have awesome leg muscle climbing up and down mountains, every feel like whistling that sound from the sound of music Climb every mountain.... ford every stream.... follow every rainbow..... till you find your dream............ hehe. I know silly. But I bet your smiling. I'm glad you like what you are doing there, it will help make the time go by fast and I can see you as the pl's bitch. Not in a negative way, it's just that you like to be were the action is and that's the one place to be because he is always gonna have something going on and something to do or go do. So I think it's a great position for you, just keep your radios working and your batteries charged up and pay attention to what's going on around you. I love you and miss you so much and am always thinking of you and can't wait to hear from you, it's great being able to email with you. Take care of yourself and those around you.

Love Mom