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Martial Arts, Pygmy Goats and Pluots |
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The last two weeks have been a busy. On July 31st, Paul flew to Detroit for a Western Martial Arts (European Sword Fighting) conference that he attends every year. He was gone Wednesday Sunday. Consequently, it makes life at Fearless a little busier for the remaining coaches. Paul is the head instructor at Fearless and teaches 90% of the classes. When he is gone, the rest of us feel it. We did manage to get through the remaining week and Paul had a great, yet exhausting time in Detroit.
Since Paul was gone through the weekend, Dante and I headed to Fresno for a long overdue trip to visit my family. We stopped off at my favorite breakfast joint, Pioneer Market in Chowchilla to have breakfast with my Dad. After an additional, but brief stop in Madera to see my other-mom who was working, we headed to my mom's place. Dante and I had the most amazing time the rest of the weekend!
It had been over two months since we last visited far too long! My grandmother, who is recovering from hip surgery, enjoyed watching Dante run around and be a goofball with his older cousins Chloe and Jacob who are also goofballs. I loved watching her laugh at Dante's antics. She really enjoyed the opportunity to spend so much time with her youngest great-grandbaby.
Dante wanted to be outside the entire weekend. To be honest, I did too despite the 100 degree weather. Dante spent a good amount of time hanging out with the miniature donkeys, Pygmy goats and sheep. One of my favorite parts of the weekend was volunteering in the family garden. We trimmed the raspberry vines, rescued the last of the tomatoes and plucked and ate pluots directly from the tree. I even got to drive the tractor!
My mom had picked up a small swimming pool for Dante. We decided to forgo the swimsuit and let him play in his birthday suit. He was in there for over half an hour and didn't want to get out! Not one to miss an opportunity, I ran in the house and got his baby shampoo and scrubbed him down from head to toe. When your playmates are donkeys and goats, an outdoor bath is a good thing.
The weekend continued on with delicious food, more visiting with my family and time spent outside. When Dante and I climbed into the car to drive home, it was filled with corn, pluots and fresh jam to share among the staff members of Budget Savvy and my in-laws.
* Dante in his outdoor pool/bathtub.
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