Not day three

I"m not going to name this entry day three because I felt like I failed yesterday and I don't think I would have felt so badly if I hadn't named my entry "day two" lol

Every day we start out the same way...we wake up, get breakfast and head downstairs to clean down here first. Plus it's been warm and it's nice and cool down here and that way we can save on air conditioning fees.  Which were huge last year.  Then we make our way upstairs. I have one vacuum that works well and one not so well, so I haul the good one downstairs and work my way up my stairs.  Sometimes we don't get all the way through the house and my bedroom takes the brunt of things since that is the last room to be cleaned.  Sometimes I leave the whole upstairs because it's just to darn warm to clean up there and I don't want to turn on the air only for that lol.  I really have to get my dishes done today so I have to at least make it that far. The kitchen is the first to be cleaned when we get upstairs so it look good lol.  I have been extremely tired the past two weeks and in fact was about to get a pg test and then two days ago got a visit from TOM.  It had been THREE months since I had my last visit and I know that I am going through my change (my sisters all did at this age) but I wasn't expecting to feel so darn tired!  I was really beginning to wonder.  I'm feeling kind of sad, even though I didn't really want any more children (we didn't think) but just the fact of knowing I WILL NOT be able to really brings me down.  I'm sure those of you who went through this know what I'm talking about.  I don't look forward to it.  OH then we were watching "That 70's Show" and the mom on there was going through her "change" and it was so funny how angry she got and Cory got kind of freaked out! lol  He said OH man if your like THAT maybe were in for some trouble.  HEHE,  I better start stocking up on the Ben and Jerry's "Everything but the"  Ice cream now! lol  He may need it!
Well, I will be updating in a while

My diet is going well again today, morning is never my problems...it's the darn evening!  We like to sit down and watch something on the Sci Fi channel and have snacks.  It's been a "tradition" i guess.  It's hard to break that habit of that type of snacking and switching to healthy snacking.  Popcorn has helped though.  I have not given up soda as of yet either. 

Day Two/ My day so far

Have a question for someone/anyone!

It's day two and I'm having Organic Rice Krispies for breakfast again.  Put I'm not having pizza for lunch.  Today I feel the urge to do better :)  It's early in the morning...Nick slept wonderfully and so did Max.  Ok that brings me to the dog:

Here is our story and were sticking to it...we were very confused at what name to pick for him so we started out naming him Bear (to go with Cubby our little dog) then I didn't like the sound of that after using it for two days.  Then we picked Moose (fitting since he is going to be one)...well my daughter hated that name and said she would not call him that (So don't I told her, call him dog).  After a while he just didn't fit that name either lol  SO now his name is Maxamillion...Max for short.  We all agree with that name and so I think it's time to send in his papers for real this time before something changes again.   Poor dog will not know WHO he is!  We have been calling him a different name practically every day to see what we like more.  I think were set though.   Be back later to update on my day.  Heather what time do you want to go to the gym???  It has to be after 6pm so Cory can watch Nick...unless Alex is home then she can watch him.

Question:   OK for those of you who have dogs...I am looking for a dog food that has just plain BEEF as a first ingredient (NOT beef by products or beef this or that just plain ol BEEF!  This is what they say to look for when it comes to a "good" dog food.  I have looked at SO many bags of dog food and the closest I came to finding a plain ol BEEF/LAMB/CHICKEN as a first ingredient was "One" Lamb and rice formula but I guess it's good to stay away from corn products when it comes to boxers so that does have corn products in it...grr can't win!  Were actually considering just feeding him a "Natural" diet of human food.  NOT greasy fattening but healthy foods.   This better diet will help him live 5 years longer is what I have been reading. Right now I am in the process of reading up on that sort of diet to see what it is exactly and how much work it will be.  Don't need anymore work then I already have.  However if I find a good dog food I will give him that instead along withhis fruit and carrots which boxers are suppose to have weekly since they are so prone to Bloat. They need that roughage to help their stomach work right.    SOOO if anyone knows of any dog food that has just plain beef as a FIRST ingredient PLEASE let me know!   Thanks so much!~

Lunch was a sandwich

Late night update:
Well I ended up going to Oshkosh with Alex so I did eat at hardees and then we did stop and get a root beer float at A&W.  SO as you can see...I did not do well today AT ALL.  I did eat carrots though when I got home. I felt guilty and figured I better eat at least one veggie for the day!  To be honest, today was better then most of my days HAD been.  I just want to do better. 

Day ONE

Well today is day one of my "Diet".  This past weekend was pretty busy with the new puppy, and Nick has been a little crabby...It seems as if he's not feeling well at all.  Last night he was waking up every hour or so and crying.  He said his stomach hurt. It got so bad that I went down and slept in Alex's room with him and the puppy so Cory could get some sleep.   I didn't get any sleep at all...I feel like cuddling up in my bed and just going to sleep for 8 hours. 

Ok now to the diet:  This morning I ate organic Rice Krispies with Low fat milk.  Now I'm going to have some sort of fruit.  This week my plan is to get 3 days of exercise (30 min each session)  And later I will add more to that as the weeks go on.  I figure that if I am able to get 3 days of exercise in a week that is really good for me.  We will see how that goes.  I will be back on to update as the day goes on. I AM going to get a nap at some point today, that I do know! 
Snack:  Bagel/lite cream cheese (shared with Nick)
Lunch: Pizza (only had a few slices) I also had a soda with this.  (Pepsi)

Nick seems a little better now, he is playing with the animals.  After lunch he is going down for a nap and we will see if he sleeps his normal 3 hours or not.  I sure hope so!  I plan on getting a little shut eye myslef.  I always say that but then never do lol.  Be back on for dinner later.

My night time update:  Well, my night went really really well. We had hamb (low fat) and fries (baked) for dinner and we didn't over do the serving size.  I think that was the first time in a long time.  We had popcorn for a snack and that was it for the night.  I'm not hungry at all right now and after I edit this entry I'm off to bed for the night.  Nick is sleeping..hopefully he stays that way tonight. I would like to sleep in my own bed tonight!  He has a cold and his poor nose is running like crazy.  He just came down with it out of the blue.  Now I have that to look forward to!   Well, I'm off here for now and I will be updating in the morning.

DIET DIET DIET DIET!! WHAT???

Well as you can see form my subject line...I am going on a diet!  I got on the scale yesterday and it scared me to DEATH!  Seriously!  I'm going to spill the beans soon but let me tell you it's higher then my last weight was on here when I was on a "diet" (NOT) before!  I swear I'm trying to give myself a heart attack!  I need to get into the groove of things and just do something right when it comes to losing weight for once.  SO my niece is almost ready to start going to the Y...she had to wait a few weeks after baby.  I'm hoping to start back to the Y on Monday.  Heather??? what do ya say bout that!?  This weekend will be regular posts and starting on Monday I will have a "diet" section added to my journal so y'all can follow me.  I'm not from the south but I love how the southern people say Y'ALL lol.  AND if you didn't see my adorable new puppy on my last entry PLEASE check him out.  He's a doll.  For now, it's off to bed...I have to go to a going away party tomorrow with my son and before that I have to drive an hour to pick up one of the kids who would not be able to go if I didn't pick her up.  So I will be pretty busy tomorrow. 

THANKS ALL!!

Thank you all who commented and Kal that was a nice poem!  For those of you who didn't see Zeus please visit my last post...he was a sweetheart! 

Well I have some more bad news and then I'm going to share some GOOD news for once!
My nephew was in a really bad 4 wheeler accident a few days ago and broke every single rib and his sternum!  He is in LOTS of pain and he is very lucky to be alive since he was NOT wearing a helmet!  PLEASE people wear helmets when you drive those things!  He is now out of the hospital because he could not afford to stay any longer so I will have tyler here on Saturday to give him a little break.  He just went through a divorce recently so he has  his son every other weekend.   We will also have Lia (Stefan's X-girlfriend) staying here that night also...her mom called me and asked me if it was ok.  She is driving here because her and Stefan were invited to a going away party for on of their old teachers who now has cancer.  She is leaving her job.  I'm going to email his current girlfriend and let her know so she doesn't hear it through one of the other girls!  We will have Stefan sleep upstairs on the couch and she can have the downstairs bedroom.  She's a very nice kid though, we really like her.  She is also deaf.  

OK now for the good news...we got a new puppy!  Stefan was SO upset and crying that I just felt so bad for him and we decided to make a fast move and get another dog for him.  He's not Zeus and Stefan really misses the running with Zeus thing but he just has to be patient and wait for "Bear" to grow up.  He will be a big dog too (about 80 lbs or maybe more) he's a Boxer and a very cute one at that!  I will post some pics of him below:



<---HERE NICK TRIED TO GET HIM TO EAT! 

He has been a very good puppy and even thought it's sometimes worse then having a baby, he's a real sweetheart.  I have been getting up three times in the night with him to go potty.  We are crate training him.  I will be posting more pictures as time goes on so you can see how he grows.  We are going into town today...yes, I'm going to take him with but I'm pretty sure he WON'T get away! 

In memory

I was kind of holding off on this entry because I was waiting to hear from my friend.  This is a very sad entry today.  Three days ago Nick and I went for a ride to return some books at the library and our new dog Zeus heard a dog bark and he got away from me and out the car he went.  He was hit by a car and after getting him to the vets office he passed away.  Here are a few pictures of Zeus (who's name really fit him by the way)  May he rest in peace:

These pics are making me cry again :( but I think they are so cute.  We miss you Zeus...especially your buddy Stefan.  In the picture below Cubby is telling Zeus that he may not like him too close to him. THese were taken the first night we got him. 






<---THIS IS MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF THEM...JUST LOOK AT THAT SMILE ON STEFAN'S FACE

Later on that night we took Zeus downtown and he showed Alex how strong he was but taking her for a ride ON her butt.  He seen a girl and wanted to say hi.

The next day was a busy day for all of us...we went into town and Zeus of course went with us.  We took him to Petco and got a new collar for him and a leash to match...along with a  LONG walking leash to go for long walks to the lake with Stefan.  He had a blast at Petco but he was a really good dog.  didn't  scare anyone! 

When we got back home Stefan took him for a walk and tried out his new leash.  It worked really well and Stefan said he followed Zeus back home and he knew right where to go.  What a smart dog.



 
<---HERE THEY ARE LEAVING



<---COMING HOME.

Later that night we are just watching some tv and the cat dared to wander upstairs...he had been hiding behind the couch since Zeus got here lol  But here is what he thinks of Zeus:  He was getting used to him obviously or he would not have even been on our couch in the first place.





Thank you Kal and Steph for not being mad at me :) And again, I am SOO sorry this had to happen.  We will sure miss him as I know you guys will too. 

Tired!

   Oh K  We had a really long couple of days.  I have been running, running the past two days is seems like. I have lots of updates and pictures to post but I"m going to do pictures tomorrow cuz I'm SO tired.  Poor Zeus stayed up all night...jumping on the bed, jumping off the bed, crawling under the bed (to visit cubby) and whining a bit.  I think it was all the excitement of all the new things.  He was forced to give up his old "Pack" and try to make a new one all in one day so he's obviously having issues with the whole thing.  I have to say though...day two went much better and him and cubby are starting to deal... and the cat...well, you will see how he deals after I post the pictures.  Zeus kind of fit right in to our family life here...or is trying to anyhow.  He got a pretty darn good turkey meal tonight for dinner so that he really enjoyed. 
Last night we took Zeus for a drive to the gas station and he loved it...hung his head out the window the entire time...we called him "Bat Dog" it reminded us of Bailey when he was young with his ears flapping in the wind.  
Today we took Zeus into town and we went to the vet (He weighed in at 86 pounds) and then we stopped to sign up for classes.  AND in July he will start his "hearing dog" training if he passes the tests.  His obedience classes are at the same place and the hearing training will take place after that.  His apt for shots and neuter are on June 5th. After the vet we went to Petco...got him a cute blue collar and a toy and some other things.  Zeus got to meet a lot of other animals which he was ok with.  There was a dog there bigger then him surprisingly. Stefan walked down to the lake today with him...well actually they ran.  It was so funny because Zeus hardly got any sleep the past two days so when he actually lays down to rest, his head is bobbing like a baby's head would.  He's falling asleep while still sitting up!  lol  It's just so funny.  I'm hoping that tonight he will be tired enough to go to sleep instead of pace around the bedroom.  I will update tomorrow with the pictures and more info on how he did tonight.  Cory went to bed early hoping to get a few hours of sleep before  Zeus and I come to bed.  I was falling asleep on the couch so I think it's time to head to bed. It's only 10pm and that's strange for me to go to bed this early. 

Visitors

We have visitors this weekend and it's been fun.  Nick is just loving having a friend here to play with.  They are being such good boys.  They are playing out on the patio right now with some ride on toys.  I had the rummage sale today but was home by 5 or so and the guys said that the house was a big mess but they picked it up before I got home.  Isn't that sweet!?  Well I better get back to play. 

It's close to 9 and our kiddies are in bed for the night AND sleeping already.  Nick didn't have a nap today so he was pretty tired out.  He played hard.  He did really well on sharing his toys...little spats here and there but they worked it out.  It's SO hard to share YOUR toys lol.  I'm glad Nick has friends that he can share with, it will make the transition into Kindergarten much easier.  A funny haha...Devlin accidentally spilled a diet coke on our chair and they guys were gone at the time and I forgot to clean the chair off.  Well, Devlin's daddy sat down to dinner and he says "Why is this chair wet?"  I started laughing because I had just realized that I forgot to clean it lol. 

New doggy

Well, just heard from my friend that they are going to give their dog (Chocolate Lab) to us :)  Were really excited and we will get him on Sunday.  They are bringing him to our house later in the afternoon.  Stefan can't wait.  When I told him we got the dog (meaning her daugher said yes) he got all excited and asked "We got the dog NOW?"  He thought we had it home already.  He wanted to go pick him up tonight.  I told him not till after the rummage sale was over so we can spend time with him and not leave him alone the first day we get him.  His name is Zeus and we will keep that name because I would feel to bad changing it  and feel as if I were disrespecting my friends daughter.  And we like the name too which is a good thing.  Alex isn't at all happy that were replacing Bailey so soon but I explained to her that it's not REPLACING him it's getting a NEW dog.  I want a dog for Nick to grow up with too.  Our hopes are to get him trained as a hearing dog so it there is a fire in the house the dog would go wake up Stefan and assist in getting him out of the house.  Or let him know if the door bell rings or phone rings.  I hope he qualifies!  Monday I am calling and getting him an apt for his shots and to get him fixed.  Were really excited to meet him on Sunday.  Still getting ready for the rummage sale and  bringing stuff into town.  It's not been a fun process, I have been very busy.  Haven't even had time to clean much and get the spring cleaning up here done yet.  I think we had our tv off for 3 days in a row now because we have been going here and going there!  OR cleaning.  Nick always wants to be outside so when we take our breaks we go outside to play.  I will update again tomorrow after the sale probably.  Hope everyone has a good night :)  Kallie, If you call tonight call my cell cuz I have to run to town again. I won't be home till late tonight. 

Happier day today

Mother survey update below:

Well we are still sad but I have some good news too.  We have ANOTHER new baby in the family.  A baby girl and she is just adorable.  Please go over to my niece Heathers journal (link in my sidebar) and tell her congrats :)  They are not sure of the name yet but pretty sure it's going to be Jenna Paige since Their son Jaden keeps calling her that lol.  But we will see.  I have tons of pics but I will update them after we watch Greys which we taped from last week. 

FIRST OUR GOOD BYES TO BAILEY PICS:

<---Nick says good bye.



<---Nick helps bury Bailey :(

<---Very nice spot in our woods...we put the rocks on cuz we have lots o coyotes and we would hate for them to dig up the grave...that would not be cool. 


OK NOW BABY PICS:
<---ALEX HOLDING HEATHERS BABY AND NICK



<---HERE IS THE NEW BABY'S BROTHERS AND THEY THINK THIS IS REALLY FUNNY

GRANDMA WARMS UP THE BABY BY ADDING ANOTHER BLANKET

UNCLE KEVIN ENJOYS HIS NIECE.

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<---WHAT A GOOD DADDY

<---DADDY HELPS JADEN HOLD BABY, BUT HE'S NOT SO SURE HE WANTS TO TOUCH HER....SHE'S A GIRL!!

<---HE THINKS SHE'S CUTE BUT STILL DON'T TOUCH LOL

<---NOW BOTH HER BROTHERS ARE ADMIRING HER


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Mommy survey.

1. How long have you been a mom?  18 1/2 years

2. How many kids call you mom? 5 ONLY THREE ARE MY OWN

3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having? NO for the first one and yes for the other two.

4. How old were you when you became a mom? 19

5. How long were you in labor? only counting hard labor...it was about 10-14 with first one 5-7 for second and 5 for the last.  The last one was easy :)  NO epidurals for any of them and I sure with I would have!!!!lol

6. What's your favorite thing about being a mom? seeing my kids succeed and seeing them enjoy life with friends and family

7. What's your least favorite thing about being a mom?  Worrying STRESS of having a teenager!

8. Do you want more kids? Nope I am done and will wait until I have grandkids. But if one more happens it happens :)  I would not be upset.

9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip? Yes and it went really well...all the way to FL driving with a 2 yr old and he was as perfect as can be!

10. How many times have you been pee'd on? NOt many actually...nick never peed on me and I think Stefan did once or twice maybe lol

11. How many times have you been barfed on? Oh lots

12. Is your kid(s) named after someone? Alex...no  Stefan...i just loved the name when i seen a male model on tv with that name and it was spelt with a F and not PH and I loved it!   Nick...no just liked the name

13. When is the last time you had a sitter; What did you do?
WOW I dont get a sitter hardly ever but I think grandma watched him for an hour while i ran into town a LONG time ago.

14. When your kid gets in trouble, who is the bad guy? I am always the bad guy... Cory is always the nice guy.

15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)?
When Nick was just a baby my sister watched him for about 9 hours while we ran to buy a back hoe from Milwaukee

16. Are your toes painted? Not now.

17. Last movie you saw in theater? I remember!  It was "Paycheck"  long time ago lol

18. One thing you will not give up just because you're a mom: ??? Nothing I wouldn't give up for my kids.

19. One thing you did give up now that you're a mom: Sleep

20. Favorite Cartoon: Franklin or Max and RUby

21. Favorite Snack: Funyuns

22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are: Cleaning

23. Where is/are your kid(s) now? Nick is here next to me looking at a photo album. Alex is sleeping and Stefan is in school.  (ALex doesn't have school till 9am)

24. Favorite place to buy maternity clothes? EBAY

25. If I could do it over, I'd do this differently: I"m not sure...if we were to do it different something worse may have went wrong so I don't think I would change anything except be more strict as to who my daughter hung out with

26. Did you breastfeed or bottle? Both.

27. What are your children's current obsessions?  Alex...friends  Stefan...sports and myspace  and Nick...thesandbox and grandpa

Its time

Update:  10pm Thanks all for the comments, they mean a lot.  We did put him to sleep and it was way more sad then I had ever expected!  We were all crying...even Cory, and I don't see him tear up much let me tell ya!  Poor Alex was the worse...she was really super sad about this and it hit her the hardest I think.  Stefan was pretty upset and crying too.  And of course when my kids are crying I have to cry too.  AND I  of course was sad for Bailey but it sure makes it worse when you see your kids crying their eyes out.  Kallie, thanks so much for talking to Steph about this... I told Bev and Art too and they are looking forward to it too.  But like I said, there is no rush at all.  We are also planning to keep his name if she decides to give him to us :)   When we got home with bailey,  he was in the back of the van wrapped in a blanket...and cubby jumped back there and started scratching at him and laid by him for a little while.  I think he knew too. I can't believe how smart dogs can be.  He's kind of sad today as well. Grandma also had to say her goodbyes and came and gave him a hug and closed his eyes.  We finally got his grave dug at about 6:45 pm My FIL was going to dig it with his back hoe but it broke down so we had to dig it by hand.  We have a huge rock for a grave stone and it looks really nice. We also put Sheba in as well so Bailey wouldn't be lonely...Sheba had been Cremated in 2002 and they saved the ashes.  Sheba was MY childhood dog and she was SO sweet. She had to be put to sleep at the age of 17.  Bailey was 16.  I took some pics and I will post them tomorrow since we are at the hotel tonight.  Thanks again for all the support :)   ONE MORE THING:  GOOD LUCK TOMORROW TO MY NIECE WHO WILL BE INDUCED AND HAVE HER BABY GIRL :)  Can't wait!! 

Well, It's time to put Bailey down.  He has not eaten all day yesterday and today so far.  And he doesn't want to drink either.  I called Alex and she will meet us at the vets office.  Stefan is at school so we may wait until 3 to do it so he can be there too...if he wants to be.  This will be a very sad day.

It's suppose to be warm today (close to 90) and we have a reservation to our water park here in town.  I won it before I quit work.  So we will be gone all day and I will be back tomorrow about 11ish.  Other then that nothing much going on and I will update tomorrow as to how everything went.

UPDATE: We have an apt at 4pm and we will bring Bailey back here to bury him on our property.  It only seems right. 

In memory of Bailey: We will miss you

PICTURES OF MY WALK IN THE WOODS

I PUT IN AN EARLIER ENTRY TODAY WITH LOTS OF PICTURE OF NICK AND STUFF SO CHECK THAT OUT AS WELL ;)

WOW TODAY I WONDERED WHY I DON'T WALK IN THE WOODS MORE OFTEN.  I DID TODAY AND WOW IT WAS AMAZING. I KEEP FORGETTING HOW WONDERFUL IT IS AND EVERY TIME I GO AGAIN I REMEMBER.  I WALKED FOR ABOUT 30-45 MIN AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL WALK AND OF COURSE ANKLE BITER CUBBY WENT WITH ME.  HE LOVED IT TOO. 
HERE ARE SOME PICS TO DOCUMENT MY WALK...SHELL I PROMISED THESE LAST WEEK SO HERE YA GO :)

THIS IS OUR HOUSE STARTING OFF ON OUR TRAIL LOOKING BACK U CAN SEE ONE OF OUR APPLE TREES OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE.


AS I TURN BACK AROUND WE HEAD OUT...YOU CAN SEE CUBBY THERE CHECKING OUT THE CHIPPY



I'M ON OUR TRAIL HERE AND I COULDN'T RESIST THIS PICTURE...CUBBY STANDING ON THE LOG WATCHING A SQUIRREL.  HE IS JUST SO ADORABLE :)



OFF AGAIN...YOU CAN SEE CUBBY ON THE TRAIL AHEAD OF ME...THE TRAIL HERE IS A LITTLE THIN 




GETTING DEEPER INTO THE WOODS NOW, IT'S TO EARLY IN THE DAY TO SEE THE DEER YET BUT LATER ON  IN THE WEEK I WILL TRY TO GET A PICTURE OF A DEER.





NOW THE TRAIL IS QUITE LARGE...FIL HAS TAKEN THE TRACTOR OUT A FEW TIMES AS YOU CAN SEE.  THAT OK THOUGH MUCH EASIER TO WALK ON.



MADE MY WAY UP TO THE MEADOW BUT THE FLOWERS ARE NOT IN BLOOM YET...JUST TO COLD HERE YET.  USUALLY THERE ARE LOTS OF FLOWERS HERE THE APPLE TREES ARE ALL IN BLOOM THOUGH EXCEPT THE ON BY THE HOUSE...THE ONE WITH ALL THE REALLY PINK FLOWERS.  I HOPE IT'S NOT AN OFF YEAR FOR IT...IT ONLY HAS A FEW FLOWERS SO FAR. :(


I STARTED FOR HOME AFTER THIS...COULD HAVE WENT A BIT FARTHER BUT WAS AFRAID I WOULD GET LOST LOL 

Just talkin

Well, I can tell I have been busy around here because my entries are not every day lately.  My cleaning has been coming along nicely and I'm almost done going through stuff for our rummage sale.  We were going to have it this weekend but decided to go next because of my niece being due like any day now.  Plus neither of us were ready.  She will be induced on the 15th either way.  So she will have it then for sure. 
Next on the list...I talked to a friend of mine and she was looking for a home possibly for her chocolate lab and I'm interested in taking him after we put bailey down.  For one thing it's mostly potty trained and for another it's already a year through it's puppy stage :)  We have lots of acres here for him to run where as now they live in the city and they both have full time jobs so they would like him to have more people time.  He's going to get so much people time here he will probably get sick of us lol.  Now it's just talking to her daughter (it's her dog) and me getting a definite yes from my hubby.  which I think he's for it.  I know my son is.   He had his heart set on a boxer but after reading about the chocolate labs he is ok with it. And what I want is a gentle companion (I know this takes labs a few years to reach that calm down stage) and a very scary bark to scare away bad people if hubby happens to be gone. We are even considering sending him to school to be a hearing dog for my son :)  So if everything works out we will be the owners of a new puppy.  Now I have some pictures to share:
<---NICK WITH THE NEW BABY

<---New baby and New mommy :)  This is my  niece Samantha with her new baby

NEXT WE HAVE MY LITTLE MESS BOY WHO LOVES PLAYING IN SAND.  ALL I HEARD WAS  O OHH  AND SAW HIM TRYING TO SWEEP UP THE MESS.




<---OUR NEW FILE CABINET FROM OUR RUMMAGE SALE WEEKEND

<---HERE IS THE CURTAIN WE MADE TO MATCH OUR SHOWER CURTAIN. I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER SHOWER CURTAIN AND CUT IT UP :)




<---OUR GUEST ROOM...WELL ACTUALLY NOW IT'S ALEX'S ROOM AGAIN...AFTER I CLEANED IT! 


<---I GOT THIS AT A RUMMAGE SALE AND I PUT IT UP ALL BY MYSELF :)

<---MY LAUNDRY ROOM

FOR ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE LIVED OUT IN THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW HOW THE WATER CAN TASTE...WELL BELOW IS OUR WATER SYSTEM WE HAVE TO HAVE TO GET OUR WATER TO TASTE LIKE IT DID IN THE CITY.  BEFORE IT TASTED BAD AND SMELLED OF ROTTEN EGGS (SULFUR)  SO WE HAVE OUT PEROXIDE MACHINE WITH THE LITTLE GADGET THING ON THE WALL TO REGESTER HOW MUCH PEROXIDE WE ARE USING.  AND WE HAVE THE LITTLE RED THING WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT DOES LOL AND THEN WE HAVE THE TWO SOFT WATER MACHINES...YES TWO!  ONE WAS NOT DOING THE JOB BY ITSELF. 



HERE IS NICK TRYING TO HANG UP HIS BOOTS




HERE IS NICK TELLING ME NO PICTURES!



HERE IS NICK ASKING WHY THE FRIDGE IS OUT INTO THE KITCHEN.


I WAS CLEANING UNDER IT LOL YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY BAD!

LAST ONE:  HERE IS MY POOR DOGGY!  HE JUST GOT SHAVED FOR SUMMER SO HE'S USUALLY MORE ATTRACTIVE.




WELL THATS ALL THE PICS I HAVE RIGHT NOW BUT WILL DO MORE LATER IN THE WEEK.