Easter

I know what you're all thinking. "The clinic must be going out of business if Jenni has time to update the blog twice in one week." Actually, it's just the opposite. The clinic is busier than ever. Yesterday, we had couple of sick baby goats, lame bulldog, and a dog covered in quills. It was a very fun day and Ruthie had a great time pulling quills out of the dog! But, today is Easter, all is quiet in the animal world (knock on wood), and Laynie is cute as ever. We started the day off with the ladies going to church and the sick guys staying at home. Although, they did all the cooking while we were gone. Bonus!! Everyone loved Laynie's pink Easter dress and there was no Sunday school during the service, so Laynie was very entertained with all the children sitting around us. She fell asleep on the way home, so we waited to look for Easter eggs until after she woke up. We had ham, asparagus, mashed potatoes, cinnamon apples, and croissants for lunch. we had a great key lime pie for dessert. Laynie's favorite was the aspargus and key lime pie. She also had her first Peep, which she thought was pretty good. Then came the egg hunt. Luckily, the Easter bunny was kind and left them in places that were easy to find. Laynie found them all and put them in her basket that Mimzy got for her. A few were dropped in the proces (more than a few times) and Laynie was happy to share her spoils with the dogs. Apparently, Rufus likes the shells as much as the eggs inside. Now, we're just taking a day off and enjoying being togther as a family. Since Simon hasn't seen Laynie in a few days, he's having a good time just being with her, playing with her toys, and munching on leftover ham. We have a lot of leftovers as our ham was over 20 lbs. Hope you enjoy the pictures and the movie.




Easter Egg Hunting


The George Family at Easter

My First Peep

These might be good for something!

Who needs an Easter bunny, when you can have

Easter Rufus!?!?!

This is the same basket we put Laynie into

last year for her first Easter pictures. She

doesn't fit into it quite as easily anymore.

Last Easter

Laynie's Birthday

OK. I know. It's been a long time. Well, here are the pictures you've all been waiting for. Laynie's 1st birthday. Thanks to Mimzy and Grandma, we had a very cute party for her with her closest friends (our family, Jodi, Ann, and Deb). She got to eat an entire cupcake, which she enhaled as soon as she figured out she was allowed to eat it. Laynie is still having a ton of fun with all of her new toys, including a lot of pig related items, a talking stuffed dog, a wooden barn puzzle (with a goat in it of course), a xylaphone, and a ball that's makes entirely too much noise while it rolls itself around the house. She also got a lot of way cute clothes including an adorable pair of pink overalls with a horse on it from her Aunt Robben and Uncle Zak. Mimzy showed up with an entire suitcase just for Laynie. She loves the pink boa, pink tutu and magic wand that Mimzy got fo her. (Gee, I think Libby really wants her to be a little princess). All in all, it was a great visit! I'm also including a little video of Laynie walking so you can all see how well she gets around. We've really had to baby proof the house because she is into everything! We can't keep her still and she keeps trying to run which usually results in her falling or whacking her head on something. She spends most of her time looking like a prize fighter. As for the rest of our life, the clinic is coming along nicely and we should be ready for our open house in April. Simon is working really hard. Spring is here which means lots of babies and lots of vaccines. The night before last he had to help deliver a foal in the middle of the night. And early this morning (around 4:00am) he had to help deliver some goats. Luckily, he's had a lot of experience with that. He continues to learn as he works. Yesterday, he castrated his first Llama. It went better than expected and now he knows that llama's react to sedatives very quickly. I'm keeping busy trying to get the clinic finished for the open house. We just did our big mailer and have gotten a lot of good response from that. I just have to get a few decorations for our bare walls and some chairs for the clinic. But, I've got everything lined up and planned in my head. Anyway, sorry it took so long to get these pictures up. Hope you all enjoy them and I'll try to do better next time.

Laynie meets Sophie

As many of you know, we went to Ohio last week to meet the newest member of the family, Sophia Elizabeth Druckenmiller. Congratulations to Wayne and Devon for having such a cute little girl! Laynie was enthralled with her. Although, we had to work on her being gentle (she seemed to think that whacking at her was fun). Laynie did great on the plane trips and had fun sitting in Grandpa's lap while flirting with the other passengers. Thanks again to Wayne and Devon for letting us use their pack and play for her to sleep in. And thank you to Uncle Jerry and Aunt Judi for the use of their house and car (we're such moochers!). Thanks also to Aunt Nancy for the trips to and from the airport and for letting us stay at her house also. It was nice that everyone got to see Laynie while we were home. Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa thought both of the girls were absolutely adorable. I think Laynie and Sophie got a lot more attention than they're used to (although it's not like they're neglected). Great-Grandma insisted on feeding Laynie all sorts of things she shouldn't have including M&Ms, cupcakes, and spoonfuls of butter. Can cholesterol get high this early in life? Anyway, we had a great time seeing everyone and we hope you like the pictures!

4 Generations of Druckenmillers

Very Happy Grandma

Laynie really started to cruise everywhere

Smiles all around

Deerfield Veterinary Clinic

At the request of many, we are posting pictures of the close-but-not-quite-finished clinic. After hearing, "It'll be done in two weeks" for the last 4 months, we feel like we bought the Money Pit. However, we are very close to being done and now the contractor says it'll be finished next week. We'll see, but we're keeping our fingers crossed. In the meantime, the rough draft of the website is finished. Check it out and let us know what you think. http://www.deerfieldvetclinic.com/index2.htm is the address for the rough draft. Hope you all enjoy the pictures. And we really hope everyone is having better weather than we are since everything is coated in a sheet of ice. I know GGPa and Bamps are having great weather in California. Lucky bums!! Well, have a good weekend everyone and GO PATS! (We kind of have to cheer for them since we dislike Eli).

Exam Room 2 /Exam Room 2 /Pharmacy & Lab Area

Exam Room 2 /Bathroom /Dog Kennels



Reception Area /View From the Outside /Doors on Farmer's Porch




The Sign /Reception Check In


Surgery /Cat Kennels

Outside of Surgery /Treatment Area


Reception Area /Back of Simon's Truck

Simon's Truck

Lettering on Side /Lettering Under windows

Laynie's Lion

Hi All! Well, I wanted to share a video of Laynie walking around with her favorite Christmas present, her walk behind lion. She has figured out that she has a lot of freedom with it. Unfortunately, she hasn't figured out how to turn it. So, we have to chase after her to keep her from running into walls and things. On another note, we're in for some more snow tomorrow, which means more shoveling for us. But, we were really busy during the last snow day so we'll see what tomorrow brings. That's about all. Hope you enjoy the video!!

January 16, 2008

Well, we've been very busy here in the George household. All of our guests have left. The house seems so empty now. But, Laynie is filling it up quickly. She is learning how to walk and everyday she pushes it a little further (until she falls, of course. Then, she just gets mad and gives up for the night.) She loves the Lion walker that Mimzy got her for Christmas. She walks behind it and keeps hitting it nose (which makes it play about 3 different songs that I now have memorized). Laynie has also decided that she likes to sing. Na Na Na is her favorite song which she sings along with anyone else who is singing, whether we're at church or home or anywhere. She loves music!!! She also dances nonstop to commercials, radio, and all the music her electronic toys play. She's just great to watch! On the other side of our life, the clinic is coming along. We've had a few storms which is pushing back the finish date, but it's getting there. Grandpa has been a staining machine and we're almost ready to start putting polyurthane on all the wood. Business is good. Simon has wowed all of our clients with his patience and understanding. We've had a few big surgeries. We removed an eye on a little dog yesterday. And a few weeks ago he took out 8 bladder stones, the biggest we've ever seen. One was the size of an egg. Both patients are doing fine and recovering well. I guess that's the update for now. I'm including a really cute picture of Elayna (like there is any other kind of picture). Oh, and watch Regis and Kelly because we entered Laynie in the prettiest baby contest they have every year. We think she's a shoe-in.

The Tattoos

I couldn't get this picture to add on to the last post. So, here is the picture of Peter and Libby's new tattoos.

Also, here is the picture of Laynie looking very Amish at her baptism in the hat Ruth made for her. Wow, do we have a cute baby or what?!?!