Cast of Characters

So you'll know who's who:

Butch - Man of the house, Master of all he surveys, Character extraordinaire, Jack of all     Trades, The Boss (snort) and half my heart

Alisha - Me (giggle)

CC - Irish Wolfhound, biggest dog EVER, Queen Bee

Gracie - Golden Retriever, My buddy, Mommy of Boone and Lilly, Wife of Sam

Sam - Golden Retriever, My favorite, Daddy of Boone and Lilly, also known as Sambo

Lilly - Golden Retriever, Sweetest dog in the world, Daughter

Baby - Ugliest Yorkie ever, Bear alarm, Pack Rat Catcher

Brother - Beautiful black and white cat, Killer of innocent woodland creatures, Annoyingly affectionate, Great mouser

Fancy - Gorgeous, mean and nasty rooster who's (whose?) days are numbered, People chaser, Excellent caretaker of his girls

Henrietta, Mable, Wilma, Fern, Irene - Hens, otherwise known as 'The Girls' or 'The Chickie Babies', Good layers

Sue, Mike, Shirley, Lee, Cheryl, Jim, Ron - EXCELLENT, much-needed and appreciated Mountain neighbors, Family

Oscar - Local Grouse (Get it? Oscar the Grouse? snick)

Willy - 1958 Willys Truck, Cantankerous, Difficult, Hard working, Tough truck, Same age and temperament as Butch

Wiley - Kioti Tractor (Wile E.Coyote?), Indispensable, Does everything around here - snow plow, snow blower, mower, shredder, grader, digger, toter, everything

Sue - Komatsu Dozer, Has saved our bacon more than once

Wendy - 40 foot Wind Turbine, Inconsistent source of electricity

Chewy - Chainsaw that Butch bought for me as a Christmas present. Tsk

Sunny - Solar panels, Best source of electricity, unfortunately afflicted with SAD

Snippy - Old piece of poo push lawn mower, Also known as a very bad word

Jenny - Generator, Back up electricity, Dependable, Stinky, Loud, Reminds Butch of me (hmph!), Also known as Big Bertha

Paul, Josh, Jay, Kylie - Our fantastic, wonderful, precious kids

????? -  The names of our grandchildren who haven't arrived yet because SOME people don't love us enough to give us grandchildren. Grumble, grumble

So! There you have it! All the characters around here, and trust me, they are characters. A constant source of good stories, laughs, shenanigans, hilarity, fun and in some cases even joy. ~~~~~