Mud Puddle, Mud Puddle...

From where do you come?? 

Guess it is the 3.32 inches of rain since January 16th...and we have more on the way.

Couple of Things...

1) This weather is amazing - I love each season, but this taste of spring makes me want it now!
2) We are grilling this weekend because of #1
3) Tucker chewed his bandage off today between lunch and when we got home.  Knock on wood - he hasn't hit it on anything to make it bleed...
4) We have to go to the vet again tomorrow...trip #3 in 4 days...
5) Tucker loves watching TV but gets mad when he can't find the dogs on it or behind it...
6) Tiger Woods just hit a bunker shot that looked more like me...i love it when the pros make me feel better about my game.
7) Tucker is sitting in Andrew's lap...licking his "balding hair"
8) They had a burping contest last night...send help fast...
9) We went to Grant's Kitchen...a new meat and three buffet spot...good prices, good food...not a bad option
10) Tucker has learned that to go outside he has to wear a zip-loc with rubberbands...
11) I have eaten three cupcakes in 4 days...send help fast...
12)  I am already looking for gifts for John's Birthday in March...can't help it - I love buying for that kiddo
13) John has plumbers crack when he is wearing a pull-up with his jeans...I took a picture of it with his mom's camera but she hasn't sent it to me yet...CC was my partner in crime in getting him to bend over so i could get the picture
14) Pioneer Woman's book comes out next week - I pre-ordered one...it arrives next weekend...I will be reading it non-stop next weekend...
15) Found out a Five-Guys is opening just down the street = t-r-o-u-b-l-e for my health, oh and it is next door to the cupcake shop...

One More Thing...

I just need to let the world know that our dog does not pout all the time...he really does live a very happy life - just not in recent pictures...I'll try to get some non-pout face pictures soon so you will believe me.

Update on the Little Fellow

After an visit to the vet today, Tucker-man is down a nail...  Little Fellow basically "bent back" his nail at its base in the nail bed...and in the process, of course, damaged his nail bed.  They had to sedate him to remove the nail and get it all cleaned up.  For the next couple of days/weeks until the wound closes he will be sporting a ziploc bag every time he goes outside so we don't have to clean it every single time. But for the next day or two he is sporting a "soft cast" and his award winning pout-face...

Poor Little Fellow

Tucker was having a blast running laps around the inside of the house tonight when he managed to partially pull one of his nails out.  We aren't completely sure how it happened but I noticed blood on the carpet and tile then saw the blood coming from his paw.  After cleaning it up and calling the vet to make sure there wasn't anything to be done tonight, we wrapped it up and gave him doggie Advil that we had thanks to our wee-early morning visit to the emergency vet in November to find out that he had growing pains.

Now for the real show - please notice how well he has mastered the pout face...

 And yes - he is in the chair - just don't ask...

Don't Leave Me...

Daddy just said that we are going to PetSmart and I got a bath Momma, so I am begging, please let me go!  And yes, I am going to stay right here in front of the door to the garage so you can't leave without me.

 Momma, what's that weird thing in your hand?

 Mom, do you mind?  I would like to take a nap outside in the warm sunlight please.

 Dang it, Mom.  Stop calling my name, I want to go to sleep and stop making that red light turn on that thing in your hands, please.

What Was I Thinking?

Someone let me know if you find my brain on the side of the road because it sure isn't in my head right now...

First I got up this morning and worked out including boxing with the Wii, which had my arms hurting/burning before I was done...oh and that was the first time I had done that work out in ohhh...a year.

Then Andrew and I had a wonderful, relaxing breakfast at Chick-fil-a before venturing to Dick's in search of a pair of Under Armour ColdGear leggings for me.  I figured they would be nice to have for 1) golf in the winter, 2) hunting, 3) running, 4) dressing like I had been working out -(oh you mean you have never done that...come on...just kidding, I would never do that because #5), 5) wearing them to Kroger (with shorts or a long shirt) rather my PJs like I really want to do some morning...

Anyway - we got the leggings and a pair of golf pants which I needed and then...and then...I lost my brain...

I told Andrew - "Hey they have stand bags on sale, I should get one so I can walk with you..." Stupid, stupid, stupid...so rather than pushing my bag of clubs on this cute little deal with wheels like Drew and as he suggested...I opt for the "low-weight" carry bag which means I will be strapping my clubs to my back...brilliant idea...so guess what - we buy one - then rather than just walking, no clubs, just chilling on the course in the 40 degree weather as I had planned, with Andrew, I have to play since I got this new-fancy-designed for walking bag...

I am currently on the sofa with a Diet Dr Pepper and a pack of Grandma's Cookies (which I just finished off) and dreading the moment that I have to get up...so please let me know if you find my brain before I do something else stupid.

We Got Gutters...

We got gutters - We got gutters...hey, hey, hey!  Okay so only slightly excited about adding gutters but they don't come "standard" on upper-end stater homes out here...heck they don't really come standard on many homes at all.  So we are thrilled to have added value to the house and to get some of the water causing extra settlement away from the house...

It's the little things in life folks...

She's Backkk...

My car that is...and she looks better than new!

Thanks to both sets of parents for all of their help in getting my car to and from the shop and back to me and for letting us borrow theirs for a while!!  We are blessed to have such giving folks...

Also - if you are shopping for car insurance - check out Allstate - I can only say good things about their coverage, claims service, and assistance.  The process which could have been a nightmare was very simple.  Then again - it is nice not to have to use the rental coverage and just borrow a parent's spare vehicle or to have your father-in-law be in charge of watching over the repairs - but still - Allstate made it very easy for us. 

I will post before and after pictures at some point...it could be months...and my car will be nasty again by then...

Not Smart, Part 2

Tucker managed to open his pen earlier this week and when Andrew got home this is what he found...

All of the clothes were bagged up waiting for me to take them to Goodwill - and other than pulling the clothes throughout the house - he really didn't mess up anything of any importance...at least he was smart about that...

The Year of Bedding and Decorations

I had a wonderful Christmas full of new bedding and decorations.  Since the givers have asked that now that I finally got all my new stuff to the house that I post pictures..so here we go.

Master - coverlet is burlap, brown pillows are linen, if you are interested in textures.

  

 A new Rooster for the Kitchen!

 The Guest Room with Piano - This the bedding that has been in the master, just folded in half to fit the daybed.

 The Main Guest Room...

 Now this is where I need some help - I need something to replace the "Bay-dog" picture...

 Thinking about putting these above the bed...

Like this...the one on the left is bigger than the one of the right...I could get them to stay up to show you so you will just have to take my word that they do cover the majority of the space.

This is right as you walk into the guest room with the red flowers...thinking of replacing the duck picture with the vertical mirror...i would use the mirror in a horizontal place but it only has welded holders for vertical...

 Set of prints for the other guest room...this is what they look like on the bedding...

and now them temporarily on the wall...and yes i know the corner protectors should come off and I have them on existing nails - i know these aren't centered, etc...

Thanks to everybody for all of the wonderful gifts - we are thrilled with all of them and they look great in the house!  Now just help me figure out the pictures and such....

Happy Birthday Sister!

Here's to Sister -

Thanks for "helping" me down the steps each year at Christmas...
Thanks for allowing me to flush your favorite Heman PJs down the potty...(and not killing me)
Thanks for always letting me be Ken so Heman could kill me and date Barbie...
Thanks for letting me pal around with your friends...
Thanks for telling me my entire life that I am either a) from the Zoo or b) from Mars...and for teaching your son the same thing...
Thanks for telling me not to eat the moth ball...(guess I was good practice for John)...
Thanks for helping me get the "good stuff" out the cabinet to put on our ice cream when Dad wasn't around...
Thanks for years of hand-me-downs...they are still my favorite...got any for me?
Thanks for eating week old rum cake then "doing the Elvis"...
Thanks for making me proud to be "Mary Beth's sister" and for not getting mad the first time you were "Gray's sister"
but most of all - thanks for letting me call you Sister my entire life and for being my sister.

Oh and if you don't mind, how about finish up having kids in the next couple of years so I can get all your hand-me-down baby stuff and not have to buy any of it...deal - okay, sweet!

Happy 30th Birthday, Sister!  I love you!

Need Ice?

Things are looking up here now - not too much ice and we have kept power.  We did drop our HD TV feed about 6:30 but our standard def is still coming in.

At 4pm this is what we saw...note, I couldn't figure out how to show the exposure of the camera to show the massive snow flakes, but that is what the little spots are.

 At 9pm

At 6:30am

Well, Hello to You Old Man Winter

Folks in Georgia - sounds like y'all are really in for a punch - I hope you are ready.

Next - would someone please explain to me what you plan on doing with the your milk and eggs when the power goes out - okay?  Okay.  Now what can you make with bread, milk and eggs when you don't buy meat?  My guess is french toast and fried egg sandwiches are in store.  Sorry - after my weekly trip to Kroger yesterday I feel it is necessary to point these things out.

Finally - here is our weather as of 10am (CST) - it isn't going to be nearly as exciting here as it will be back home, sorry.

"That Boy Ain't Right..."

This is what Andrew found when he got out of the shower this morning...

One would think he would realize that the more he pulls out of the bed, the less he has to sleep on...or maybe the fact that as long as he continues to destroy his bed, he isn't getting a new one...

But, as we say daily, "That boy ain't right."

A Water Problem

We have a problem and it involves water and our dog.

He has decided that he only likes running water so he know drinks from the tub or hose (once we turn it on for him) rather than his bowl.

But the bigger problem that we knew was going to happen soon enough happened tonight...he figured out tonight that water comes out of the freezer door when you press down the thingy.  He watched me fill a glass of water and figured all of this out.  Just after that crazy dude was caught pressing the thingy with his nose - but he forgot to open his mouth so it went up his nose...give him a couple more days - he will be drinking straight from the freezer door and we are going to have a mess on our hands.