A little bit of this and that

On the 4th I took my stitching with me to the family gathering. I started Kayden Christmas stocking. I don't know if it was the excitment of getting to stitch, because I haven't stitched sense the retreat or the excitment of starting a new project or a combo of both. Anyway I forgot to count down before I started the first band. So, when I stitched Kayden's name it only left me about a half an inch for finishing. I like a little more than that, but it is staying as is. LOL!
Picture of Kayden on the 4th of July. It was raining and a little chilly that day.
Over a year a go Bob saved a turtle from one of the pools we were opening. I took him home and he has been the best pet I have ever had. I named him Myrtle. You can see how much he has grown in a year.

My sister (Loretta) called last week and asked if I wanted another turtle. I said sure. Bob has always said Myrtle was lonely. I was suprised when she brought it over it was almost the same size as Myrtle. The new turtle was a litte scared at first, but is getting along fine now.
Brandon found a larger tank at a yard sale and cleaned it up for me. The new tank is 3 times bigger then the tank I had Myrtle in by himself. Then Brandon found some really neat things on the internet for their new home. I will be buying for them in the future.
It took a few days but I decided that the new turtle's name is going to be Millie.
I don't know how to tell the turtles sex. I was told that you have to wait until they are a few years old. I really don't know.
A while back I bought an outside pen for the Myrtle, but he can get out of it. He works his body up one of the metal crossing in the pen then turns himself sideways and pushes through. I put both of them in the outside pen the other day and Millie got out too. Will have to get some chicken wire to go around the pen.
Millie up by the glass and Myrtle right behind her.

Myrtle and Millie

Video is of Kayden. He still won't talk, just the normal MaMa and DaDa, with a few other sounds here and there. But he always knows what we are saying to him. Ask him if he wants to go outside he will shake his head yes, then go get his shoes. He knows that we don't wear our shoes in the house and if anyone walks in and doesn't take there shoes off right away he will point at them and make a little ahha noise.

I took the video over a week ago and he was getting a little tried.

Work...now that it is pass the 4th of July things will be slowing down and I should be able to find some stitching time here and there. We will be working a few less hours, instead of our 90 to 105 hours that we had been doing.
The retaining wall I talked about a while ago here is the video of the wall that goes around 3 sides of the pool we put in. We have just a little bit left to do, then it will be DONE!!!