Pictures...

Just thought I'd post some pictures this evening... I'm a bit tired... so I thought I'd do an easy peasy entry...

I caught Rusty (the red pit bull) and Rosie snoozing in the sun. Yes, they are on our table outside... but really, we aren't using it right now, why shouldn't they?

Ooops. They caught me. Isn't he a gorgeous dog? That's some good breeding!!

Here is "More"... one of Miss Rowan's rabbits. She was cuddling on my chest.

Robo and Lil' Bit. She's working on showmanship skills, which include flipping the rabbit on their back.

Time for some cuddling now... Rowan is really enjoying her rabbits. Heck, so am I :o)

Have a great weekend, ya'll.

Germs... ::gah::

Germs. I can't stand them.

Poor Zach woke up on Wednesday morning with a croupy cough. He stayed home from school with his daddy and sister... Then early on Thursday morning, when he crawled into my bed with me, he complained that his ear hurt.

Never a good sign with him.

All day yesterday it was cough here... hack there. Then the poor guy, last night had a very tough time getting to sleep. Thankfully, when he did, he slept pretty well... but when he woke up at six this morning - screaming that something was in his room (mind you, it was the humidifier!) he was hacking up both lungs.

I finally gave him some medicine - I'm trying not to over medicate, because its easy to do - but the only thing I had for him was night time stuff... needless to say, he slept until 9am!

We went to the doctor this morning... god, I love acute-care! Anyways, he's got a bit of a virus that turned into an ear infection... and of course, the cough. So, for the next 7 days, he'll be on antibiotics. Thankfully, we still have 15 days until Disneyland, but I'm just hoping no one else picks up the bug.

We'll be doing a lot of hand washing and no sharing drinks/foods and hugs and kisses for while, I think...

Anyways, today is a beautiful Fall day here... I'm really stoked because this year, Fall has actually stayed Fall for a while. Usually, it goes straight from Summer, a week or two of Fall, and then rushes right into Winter.

This year, the trees are actually turning colors and the weather is brisk in the morning... and cold at night... Its been down in the 40's in the late night, early morning. I love the cold!!

Right now, I've got a window or two open... letting in the cool air. I can't stand to run the heater - which we haven't done yet, although it can get chilly in our house at night - but I would rather sit on the couch with a blanket.

Right now, its knitting that I have instead of a blanket. I want to make Rowan's teacher (she's had a substitute since Sept.) a scarf for Christmas... a way to say Thank You for helping her and the other kids while the normal teacher was out on maternity leave. But if I want to get it to her before we go to Disneyland, I need to get my booty into gear (see, we leave the week before Christmas break).

We are also going to try to get our Christmas stuff up today. We have the tree up - but two rounds of lights are out... But I'm not sure if we'll be getting to it today, Derek is unsure if he'll have to go to work. I hope we get them up today though... I need to get my Christmas cards done!!

Okay, going to go knit and watch Rowan play "Super Mario Brothers" on the Wii. Have a great Black Friday, ya'll.

So, I Suck at This.

Say hello to our new friends... Their names are Lil' Bit and More... you get it right? Lil' bit more? Haha. I kill myself.

Anyways, these little girls - Polish dwarfs, 2lbs each - are Rowan's 4-H projects, along with our family pets. They are still adjusting to their new home (we just picked them up last Saturday). We are all showing them attention and trying to get them to be a bit more tamed. They do really well, but sometimes, they freak out a bit. LOL

Anyways, so I've come to realize that I just suck at this blogging thing. I never seem to do it enough or well enough - in my opinion. But, I'm still going to keep on trucking and make posts - when I find the inspiration or I'm "yelled at" to ::cough Jolene cough::

So, today is Thanksgiving. I was able to sleep in until about 9am - just in time to catch the parade. Which we've been watching all morning. I believe its almost over (thank god). Today, we are just relaxing... preparing to get our Christmas decorations up tomorrow. We've got the tree up, but there are two strands of lights that are out, so we need to figure out what we are going to do with that.

This afternoon, I think we'll take a family nap before we head over to family's house for dinner. We are responsible to bring veggies - thank goodness for Schwan's frozen veggies... corn and asparagus are on the menu!

We did do a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner this last Sunday with my family. So, I'm glad we aren't having to cook too much today. Its always nice to not have to do too much work ;)

As for the rest of the weekend, like I said, we'll be decorating... relaxing and probably eating left overs. I'm also going to get my kids in their Christmas PJ's and take their picture in front of the tree for our annual Christmas card. I know they are getting older, but I love the PJ's picture. I think its going to be a tradition! So yeah, Rowan will be 16 in front of the tree in Christmas PJ's and I'm sure she'll hate it... but I know I'll love it! LOL

We are counting down the days here at our house... no, not for Christmas - although, there are only 27 days for that! But no, we are counting down the days for Disneyland!!

Yes! We are going to Disneyland... I can't wait. I've always wanted to go see it decorated for Christmas and this year, I'll get to. We are staying 4 nights and will be in the park for 3 days. We've got character breakfasts all lined up... dinner at the Blue Bayou - the restaurant inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride!! We've got some friends from the police department going down at the same time, so I'm sure we'll be hanging out with them as well... but gosh, I can't wait!

I promise we'll come back with PLENTY of pictures!! Because you know I'm the mini-paparazzi and I have to have tons of pictures to make me happy :o)

Alright friends... I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving... I'm thankful for each and everyone of you for being in my life... and I'm thankful for my beautiful family... a husband that works so hard and still finds time to love me completely... and two beautiful children, that yes, can make me pull my heart out... but I'd never change a thing about them.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

It's been a bit... My bad.

So, I guess I haven't been doing as well as I could have with this blog.

Life has been pretty damned busy up until just this Saturday, actually.

Rowan is finally done with her cheerleading... so that means our Saturday nights won't be booked for a while.

I'm glad too... we all had a blast with this first season, but I think we are glad it's over for a while. Now Rowan will focus on school and a bit of 4-H for a while...

It's finally feeling like Fall/Winter here. I'm enjoying the cool mornings and the mild days. I can really only hope for some more rain - we need it.

The poor doggies don't like the cold though... actually, Rusty (the 60lb- 9 month old Pit Bull) gets so cold at night that we have to cover him up with a blanket! I guess he doesn't have enough fat/fur to keep him warm...

I'm just glad I can start wearing my boots and sweaters with out getting too hot during the day!!

One of the bad things about the Fall/Winter is all the colds that get passed around... ::sigh:: I've got a pretty cruddy cold going on right now. Last night, I was asleep by 9pm. I'm never in bed that early! I think I beat my kids to night-night land! lol

Alright, I'll leave you with some pictures... some of Halloween... and a picture of Rowan snuggling with Rusty... its hard to think of him as a puppy still!!