Mr. Quackers

On Tuesday morning we packed up and headed home!  We had a great time in Blue Ridge and created lots of memories I know we will never forget.  Mr. Quackers is one we will remember for a long time.

We were greeted by Mr. Quackers when we arrived at our cabin Friday evening.  He was so friendly and came right up to us.  He was also very LOUD.  James kidded and threatened he would be dinner if he didn't hush.  He watched us unload our stuff and sat patiently for us to  pay attention to him.  We fed him some bread and off we went to dinner.  We got home and didn't think to much about him.  The next morning I was sitting on the porch drinking my coffee and Emma came out and started talking to me.  We immediately heard Mr. Quackers off in the distant quacking.  He got closer and closer and was soon almost up on the porch.  He would tilt his head sideways, like he understood what we were saying to him.  We gave him some biscuits while we were eating breakfast.  He went off to enjoy a swim while we cleaned up and got ready to canoe.  When Emma came back out he again came out of no where and watched James and Emma  canoe around the lake.

Noah ran back in to get more biscuits and we fed Mr. Quackers again.

He became our "pet away from home".

When we would go for walks he would follow us.

We became kind of attached to him.  He seemed to come as soon as Emma was outside.  I think it's because she like to talk more that the rest of us ;)

When we think of our time at the cabin, I know Mr. Quackers will be a good memory!  I was really worried that Noah might get upset about leaving and saying good-bye to Mr. Quackers.  He did really well.  He told me , "Mommy Mr. Quackers will be here when we come back.  The next family will take care of him just like we did"!  I'm sure they will I told him!

It so amazing how animals can add such joy to ordinary times!

We still talk about Mr. Quackers when we tell people about our vacation, because he was a huge part of it!

While I'm talking about animals, our dog Murphy, was CRAZY happy to see us when we picked him up from the vet.  He was running around the car, making sure he got hugs and kisses from all of us!

We were glad to see him too!!