The Shoe Tree!

I have been wanting to blog about this random tree for a while but have never gotten around to it. There is nothing else too exciting here in Eureka, so you get to hear about the shoe tree. Last summer we went to Reno and we were driving on Highway 50 (The Loneliest Road in America) and we came upon this tree.


What is that in the tree, a lot of random shoes.


Tayton thought it was pretty funny, a tree with tons of shoes in it. There is not much else to see on the drive from Eureka to Reno.


Close-up view.


This is the pile of shoes that have fallen over the years. I bet it is a couple of feet deep.


Of course my husband, being the child he is, had to throw shoes into the tree. I wouldn't let him throw his own shoes, just shoes he picked up in the dump pile. It is actually pretty hard to get them to stay in the tree, and every time he threw the shoes up, he knocked about 5 pairs off.

So that is my post about the random shoe tree. If you ever have a pair of old shoes and don't know what to do with them, you should go on a nice drive to the shoe tree and throw them up there.

Our Molly!

I am heartbroken, out dog Molly died last week. She was in an accident and Levi took her to the vet right after, but it was too much and she died at the vet. I got so attached to her, and I miss her so much. I have finally stopped crying, so I figured I could blog about her now.

We got Molly and our other dog Satch about two years ago from a family that couldn't keep them anymore. A week after we got them they got loose and Satch ended up getting hit by a truck. (Apparently we have really great luck with dogs.) Molly was so sad and lonely. We ended up bringing her in the house and letting her stay with us and she never left. She was the perfect dog, she loved my kids, she loved attention, but she was so mellow and just so fun to have around. Levi loved to take her hunting and to take her to work. Molly loved Levi and was so happy when she was with him (smart girl).

Levi decided she needed another dog around her again so that is why we got our new puppy Buck. She was a bit jealous at first but she warmed up to him. Molly didn't have a mean bone in her. We are happy that we still have Buck, but we are still so sad to loose our Molly. I am so glad we got her for the two years we did. I have so many wonderful memories of her, and I never knew how much she meant to me. The hardest thing is to look at her empty kennel. I keep picturing her in there, and I am waiting for her to come out. I am hoping over time it will get easier. We love you Molly and we miss you so much. Thanks for being a part of our family.


Our first picture of Molly.


Levi, Tayton, and Molly.


Molly out hunting, she loved to go bird hunting.


We took her with us all the time when we went fishing last summer. She loved to play in the water and the brush nearby. It was so fun to watch her.


Tayton and Molly. Tayton is doing pretty good with the entire thing, he said that Molly is up in heaven with Satch and Jesus is playing with her, and we will see her again. It is amazing to me how smart my child is.


Not the best picture of her, but this is how mellow she was in our house. She would just lay around and want to be loved.


Tanna loved giving her hugs, even though in this picture it looks like Tanna is choking her.


Tanna giving more loves to her. One of her first words were Molly. Tanna loved this dog and has spent most of her life with her.


She was so mellow in the house but when we let her outside, she loved to play. Here she is playing out in the snow with us.