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Meet the Family Proprietors: Shalom House Bed & Breakfast is owned and operated by Margaret and Hank House. Skip the small stuff - Nope I didn't mean that! The small stuff is the greatest anouncement right now! WE'VE GOT A GRANDBABY! SOON TO CELEBRATE HER FIRST YEAR!! WAY TO GO TYLER LEIGH HOUSE! Born September 30, 2009. She was a natural born snuggler and her gran-margi got spoiled at snuggle times. Imagine that! Now weighing in at 20 pounds and crawling like a master she keeps her gran-margi on her toes. Tyler appears to be of superior intelligence and design. A real beauty!!! We are enjoying the summer days although they have been hot. Hank cuts the grass when he hears you are coming. The roses are blooming. The cockscomb, the periwinkles, the sultanas, and a host of other colorful things are blooming too. I love this time of color. The waterfall is finished and now has fish in the "stream". Pets Claire: Legal name: Chocleta Eclair. (Can you tell she was named by a bottomless pit teenager?) Born in Tennessee just above Chattanooga. She slept on my lap all the way home and me, Margaret, who didn't like dogs, became a chocolate addict. Angel: We just lost Angel, another chocolate treat. We got Angel on a swap. We paid $50 more for a golden retreiver named Mollly (obviously not named by Jonathan.) Molly was so stupid that the day she fell in the pond and managed to get to the crossbars under the bridge and hold on for dear life, I left her to her own devices. She was a retriever for crying out loud! Somehow she managed to retrieve enough information out of her DNA to figure out how to swim to the side of the pond and thus she rescued herself! Upon the first opportunity I got for a dog swap, I traded her for a rambunctious and not yet fully obedient chocolate lab. I got the best deal although Molly's new family thought it was great to get a dog who refused to get wet. She even got a bow in her hair and the new family's little girls were thrilled to get a pansy dog. Me, I prefer chocolate. Angel, we miss you. Pogo: A previous barn kitten, this one will get to be the yard cat. He has no tail so I must find something for him to chase! Actually Pogo is above chasing things. As resident King of the Yard he will let Nickie do the chasing and other behavior unsuited for a cat of his station. Nicki (short for Nickel):Another barn cat rescued after a mysterious death of her mother. Nicki is spoiled because Keri decided that's what she needed. She spent many an hour serenading Tyler while Tyler was still inside her mommie's belly. Pick Nickel up or pet her or just talk to her and you'll be greeted by the purring machine! The Fowl: These fowl are called guineas. I hear they are good to eat but I have yet to find out. That's why these here are so peaceful and carefree. Of course they can make a ruckus if they are disturbed by local wildlife. So if you hear them making a fuss, how about running down to the barn to chase off the fox or whatever is bothering them. Ducks: We have nine surviving hatchlings this year. They are growing fast. They swim together so you can tell them from the adults. The Youngun's: The kids are out of the house now, except Keri and baby Tyler. Benji is at Tallahasee at FSU. He will graduate next May with two or three degrees. I thought for awhile he was going to stay in school forever. Well, it's not May yet. He may yet decide on one more major. Jonathan finished his master's degree in accounting at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. He is currently in Athens, GA, selling insurance and guiding people to good investments. Keri is the new mommie. She has taken a sabbatical from school (studying dance) and is getting Tyler off to a great first year. They live with us!!!!! YAY! Kayli has departed for the south - all the way to Valdosta. She is a "Red Hot" dance team member (Youtube it) and is loving that part of her experience. There's Melanie also. She lives in Atlanta and has for about 16 years now.