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.

Spring Cleaning sucks!

Well as you can see by my subject line, I am spring cleaning and I totally HATE it! lol I do love how it looks after its done but like hubby always tells me...I over do. Instead of just picking up a little every day and having it look OK I have to have it perfect.  I hate piles of this or piles of that.  So my house is either messy or really clean lol.  I am totally done downstairs now (except windows I need hubbys help for that) I even cleaned under our stair storage area and in the laundry room.  I got rid of all the old paint used by the previous owners...most of it was car paint.  They sure did leave a lot of junk behind.  The spring after we moved in we cleaned out the woods next to our house because there were TONS of medal old car parts and stuff like that.  It looked horrible and we are woods/country type people and like it to look nice not full of garbage.  It took us weeks off and on cleaning to get it all out for garbage pick up and we still have behind our pole shed to clean out!  There is old air conditioners and even a cement mixer!!  Well, I better get back to the main part of the work now.  This will probably take me a week to go through too!  It's not as unorganized as the basement was though so maybe not.  I am going through EVERYTHING and getting rummage sale stuff set out to sell so that means going through every cupboard and drawer too.  I will take pics when I'm all done. Later, for my break I will have Nick dress up in some cute outfits so you can see him.  It was so funny, I will show you what he looked like last night (he dressed himself)  Very cute...so keep an eye out for that. 

OK Time for a survey...I got this from Kelly whom got if from Jimmy.

The Dark Side Survey

Imagine that, for some reason, you've now been forced to consider the following:

1. You're forced to choose between one of the following vices. You have to choose, and do, one of them: Smoking, drinking, illicit drugs. Which would be the most acceptable to you? Smoking. My father drank and I would never want that ever again even for myself.

2. You're forced to give up one of these senses: sight or hearing. Which one do you give up? Hearing!!!  My son is deaf and I would love to have to sign to him. I could never give up the colors of fall

3. Disregarding the previous question, you're only allowed to enjoy one thing from now on :music player (CD, iPod) or DVD player. Which would you keep? DVD for sure...love my movies

4. You have to give up one of these for 3 days: eating or drinking. Which would you choose to do? Eat.....you can live a lot longer without food but you can only go a few without water.

5. You have to choose one: perpetual daytime, or perpetual night time. Which one do you think you could live with? Daytime. put either way your screwed because if it's perpetual you will get either extremely hot or extremely cold so man were screwed! lol But hey, nothing will grow if its it dark all the time!

6. You can only choose one type of treat for life: salty snacks (potato chips, Doritos, etc) or candy. Which one? Salty....

7. Your life partner has to be one of the following: heavy smoker or heavy drinker. Which one? Heavy smoker...see question one.

8. Your life partner also has to be one of the following: Democrat or Republican. Which one could you live with? Democrat

9. You can only watch one forever: CNN or FOX News Channel. Which one? Fox

10. You can only have one: a computer or a TV. Which one do you keep? Computer if I could watch movies on it or TV if I couldn't lol

11. You have to live in one of the following places:The Sahara Desert or Antarctica. Where do you do? Antarctica...I hate the heat...lol

12. You have to give up one: MySpace or yourcellphone. Which one do you keep? My cellphone definitely...

13. You have to do one of the following: create 1000 email surveys or answer 1000 email surveys. Which one? Answer 1000.

Update on lots!

Kal, your questionnaire is after my entry for today...check it out!

WOW I have been gone for several days!  I miss it here!  Well, to update...Bailey is still with us but no changes at all...still very sore and blind and deaf.  That poor ol dog has just been wonderful even though he is not feeling well.  You know how some old dogs will potty in the house...well, he has never done that and he has been the dog of our dreams and we will miss him so much.  Nick and I have been spending every day downstairs by him because he can't do the stairs anymore...our main level is upstairs.  He knows we are there by him and that makes him a little more at ease I think. 
I have been spring cleaning like crazy down there since I have nothing better to do!  It really looks nice and smells nice too!  Our daughter moved back home AGAIN! lol  This time she is for sure staying until school is over.  She promised me...and that is the only way she can use her car to go to/from school/work.  Her car has been parked in our driveway and we have NOT given in this time.  She has been doing wonderful in school but I'm afraid it's too late to be able to get her diploma with her class.  It's sad but I think she really learned her lesson. I think I'm more sad that she is because I have really been looking forward to sending out the grad invites...guess I will have to save the excitement for my son's graduation.  Her grades have been on a steady incline and she has not missed a day of school for a while now so I'm very proud of her for that.  I will be so proud of her if she sticks to this and gets her diploma.    Something I never did...I just gave up.   Thank god I met hubby who made me go back to school.  I wish she could meet someone who will make her see how important this is for her. 
My son is doing great and he has no more missing work.  It's very rare that he has missing work but last week he had two!  His grades are now back up to A's B's.  He freaks out when they fall below a B.  Last week he got two medals in his track meet.  He's just my born athlete!  I'm so proud of him. He also got invited to go to the Dells with a bunch of guys...he was thrilled since usually only the girls will invite him places.  POOR BOY!  lol  Today he told me that a few of the girls came up to him an started signing to him. He was thrilled that they took the time to learn it just for him.  I can see that smile now! lol  He NEVER stops smiling!  EVER! 
Well, we are awaiting another new baby coming this week sometime WE HOPE!   My niece Heather is expecting her first baby girl on the 15th...usually she goes before the due date.  The other new baby is doing great although the new mom can't seem to put him down and she even sleeps with him.  Nick is as crazy as ever lol  He has really enjoyed being downstairs because he can go outside and play in his sandbox and I can see him from the couch down there.  Well, I think that's about it...I will update as much as possible but will be spending all our time downstairs by my doggie until he is gone.  :(  I know it's coming soon and I really have to be aware when it's time because I don't want to be selfish and just keep him around because it's to sad not to!  This is when I"m glad to have hubby around...hes the "strong" one of the bunch and he will make sure Bailey does not suffer.  

Ok was suppose to do this days ago but forgot to :( 

Finish the sentences:

1. I’ve come to realize that my ex……. didn't give me CLOSURE!

2. I am listening to……Roseanne

3. I talk…….my hubbys head off when he's trying to sleep! lol

4. I love…….My kids.

5. My best friend……have to agree with Kal...hubby on his good days.

6. My first real kiss……was Kallie's brother, well first french one anyhow.lol

7. I lost…my cell and my wallet (with over 100 bucks in it) at the grocery store last week!  They found it for me! :)

8. I hate it when people………Drive with their kids NOT in seat belts...and smoke around them!.

9. Love is…….most days wonderful.

10. Marriage is…….LONG

11. Somewhere, someone is thinking……I gotta pee

12. I’ll always be………a mom, a pet owner lol

13. I have a secret crush on………Mc Steamy lol

14. The last time I cried was because….My doggy is dying :(
15. My cell phone…….Is always with me...unless i forget it!

16. When I wake up in the morning…….I roll over and ask Cory if he woke Stefan up and go pee

17. Before I go to sleep at night………I make sure the doors are locked, dogs were left out to pee, cat is NOT locked in Stefans room, check on Nick, make sure all lights are out and brush teeth.  Wheew I don't think I forgot anything.

18. Right now I am thinking about……Going to bed but don't want to walk downstairs to let the dogs out! lol 

19. Babies are…….Agree with Kal here...a great and wonderful blessing that turn into evil teenagers.

20. I get on the web…….to catch up w/ friends and read my emails.

21. Today I……am sad

22. Tonight I will…….sleep.

23. Tomorrow I will………Spend time with Bailey and Nick

24. I really want……a dishwasher!!! 

25. The person who means the most to me in the world right now….There are lots of people, can't name just one.

Pass this on!!!

A rainy dreary day.

Check out the meme below:

Bailey is hanging in there...I am about to go down and give him his aspirin and spend some time with him. I have clothes to fold anyhow down there.  Yesterday was a very crazy day!  I got tons done and didn't turn on the tv one time!  I was proud of myself. My goal is to watch less tv (nick and I) and do more stuff outdoors now that it's getting warmer out.  We also worked on learning colors yesterday, he really loves sitting in his room doing that sort of thing.  His sign language is REALLY coming along...it's so cute!  Yesterday Stefan did now hand in two assignments for school and Cory was giving him a lecture, and Nick was standing in between them just signing away and lecturing both of them!  Oh to have the video camera hooked up for that one!  I just had to laugh and then it  ruined the whole "we are very mad at you" point!  Another funny about Nick:  Last night my sister called me and it was a little after nine...and Nick had just got out of his bath and he was literally begging me to put him to bed!  I love that!  lol  He couldn't make it more easy for me...he barely made it through kisses, Hi fives, power hits, and I love you signs (after brushing his teeth)! lol  YES, we go through that every night!  Thats why he gets angry when Cory isn't home at bed time. It ruins his routine and we all know how important that is.  WELL, today looks like rain so that means its going to be an in house day for all of us.  AND it's so cold out!  It's only 40 here!  BRRR  Where the heck is spring? 

I snagged this from Heather S.  check out her answers...she is listed in my sidebar

This is the quickest, shortest Alphabet meme/quiz ever!  Come play, one and all!

A-Available or Single? Glad I'm NOT! 

B-Best Friend:  I have lots that I consider Best...first my very first best childhood friend is Kallie, next my niece Heather (who I call ALMOST every day) Then I met my online best friend (who I really would love to meet) Shelley!  And last my sisters!  I love them all! 
C-Cake or Pie: Don't really like cake or pie but if i had to choose it would be cake (cheese preferably)
D-Drink of Choice: Pepsi (lord help me with this one)
E-Essential Item(s): Curve perfume, carmex, and my ISO shampoo and conditioner
F- Favourite Colour(s): pink purple teal right around there! lol
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? worms

H- Hometown: My gosh...that would be Wabeno Wisconsin way out in the sticks and the population was like 100 people  lol  Kallie, do you remember the "real" population?? 

I- Indulgence:  Taco sub at subway loaded with sour cream

J- January or February: February because my beautiful daughter was born in that month :)

K- Kids: A reason for living :) AND getting grey hair.

L- Life is incomplete without: My family (extended included)

M- Marriage Date:  August 29 1987 (wow 20th coming up soon!)

N- Number of Siblings: 2 brothers (both deceased) and 4 sisters (I'm the youngest)

O- Oranges or Apples? Apples

P- Phobias/Fears: Having a mouse in my home!!  No really, I fear something terrible happening to my kids or that I end up with cancer and never get to see them with their familys.

Q- Favourite Quote: Don't really have one

R- Reasons to smile: When my daughter is holding her diploma in her sweet little hands!!!!!

S- Season: Fall is number one and then spring

T-Tag Three: Heather L I tag thee, Kallie I tag thee, Shelley I tag thee...I those are the only ones who would do it lol!

U- Unknown Fact about Me: hehe i like Heathers answer to this...mine would have to be...ummm can't really put the good ones or I will get into more trouble then i already am. lol  I would have to say my middle name is Jean Grrr I hate saying that outloud cuz its a stupid one...Hubby is going to kill!!!!! I broke the "use no middle names" rule.  Oh well...i'm not using it anymore so it's safe.

V – Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals? I have to say seriously that i LOVE animals both in a kind way and a hungry way!  God put them here to eat so lets eat um! however, I am totally against killing for FUN!   Ok lets not eat the family pet kind of ones but you know what i mean!

W- Worst Habit(s): OMG if you as hubby that would totally be putting things in my blog that don't belong there, but that's ME :0  He usually doesn't read (just not him, he's not into reading journals) but ALL OF A  SUDDEN...hey I'm a WOMEN, we like to talk

X – X-rays or Ultrasounds?: Ultra sounds because so far they have been FUN ones (baby's)

Y- Your Favorite Foods: taco sub or crispy chix sandwich at bk

Z- Zodiac: Scorpion

Sad Day

Update below:

Well this morning was not a good morning at all.  First Nick was up before 6am so that was not cool.  Then my husband went down to wake up our son and he said Bailey was not doing good.  Bailey is our old dog who is sixteen now so we know the time is coming but we have had him since we got our First house sixteen years ago and he was this sweet little puppy who turned into one of the "family".  He is now blind TOTALLY and deaf. He is still trying to get used to getting around.  The vet told us not to move anything and he will get used to finding his food ect.  This morning I had to get up and carry him outside to go potty because he is so stiff until his aspirin takes hold.  I try to tie him outside so he doesn't wander into the woods and get lost but he just whines at me. He hates being chained...he has never been on a chain in his life...we either had a fenced in yard or now living out here they were free to wander on our 20 acres which they love!  Yesterday Bailey managed to wander up to Grandma and Grandpas house to visit.  I think Nick and i will go for a walk with him today so he can be where he loves to be.  I was watching him from the balcony while he wandered to grandmas and he was bumping into about every tree there was.  Grandma said he made it up there though.  I had to take the van to go get him because it was late and I didn't want him wandering in the dark because it would be a lot harder to find him in the dark!  I"m calling the vet today to see if there is anything they could give him so he's not so stiff.  If he's in too much pain we will have to put him down.  I so dread that day :(  I think this summer will be a sad one for us. 

Update:  Well Nick and I spent the morning outside with Bailey...walking combing him out, shaving him for summer, and pulling ticks.  We were slow to get started on our meds for ticks and now I regret it!  I didn't find many on them though so that was amazing.  I however did find mice droppings in our garage!!!!  YUK!  So I'm going to have hubby put a trap in there. I don't want mouse droppings on our counter top in our garage...that's just sick. lol  I gave Bailey his aspirin so he's doing better now.  Come later this evening though he will be hurting again. 
Later today I'm going to try to give him a bath.  After shaving him he's got to be itchy!  I'm still not all the way finished with his shave but he got tired of it and so I am giving him a little break.  I will have to take a picture of him when he's all done so he can sport his new look.  I will go back out and try to do some more when Nick goes down for his nap which is now.  Will update later on. 

Just an update

New baby is doing great...he had to stay in the hospital another day because of Jaundice but he's doing very well.  Of course mommy stayed with him :)  My days have been busy...still having to run to the laundry mat to dry clothes but at least I can wash them here.  My life is way back to normal when it comes to the water problems lol.  The last two days I have been working on my daughters room and cleaning and putting up a new bed rather then the water bed which takes up way to much energy staying plugged in for no reason (not to mention its a king size).  SO that looks nice now.  Nick has really been enjoying the nice weather outside...he wants to LIVE outdoors!  My housework has been lacking because we have been spending a lot of time outside.  Today is a cleaning day so he's a little mad at me lol.  He can play out on the patio but he likes to ride his bike down the driveway.   Stefan finally got his class ring yesterday :) He was happy, but then he puts it on and says this feels funny GRRR now he prob won't even wear the thing!  They make the boys rings so huge though!  Well, my sis and my niece have been really SLACKING on the entries here lately!  Where R U GIRLS???  lol  OK well I may update later but not sure but just wanted to say hi. 

By the way...Mandy, I have EVERY season of Little house lol I'm a nut when it comes to that show. Glad there are others out there who appreciate the GOOD shows too!  Charles Ingalls, what a man huh!?? lol  Hubby comes pretty close ;)