Happy Day

Well Thanksgiving is over.... the leftovers are in the fridge and we had a nice family dinner. I got out the china, which had still been in the boxes from retrieving them from Margaret. Put the white table cloth on the table, that mom had given us years ago and had never been used since when we were in SLC we normaly went to others for turkey dinner. It was really nice to see grandmas china on the table.... so pretty on the white table cloth. It was just the three of us and Zac refused to eat anything! And he announced that he doesn't like pie. So Rick and I had a nice dinner together and after being uncoperative Zac went in and got his jammies on. How was your turkey day?

I did it again

growing up I was the child who came home with dog, cat etc. in tow...... 'It followed me home can I keep it?' As an adult I've tried very hard to curb that inclination. Most days it works. I can go to Walmart on any given sat. and look at the cute puppies & kitties that various well meaning people are looking for homes for. Today my resolve & self control crumbled. There sitting on the bench in front of Walmart was a very nice lady with a box full of aussie puppies. I love my aussie's and just couldn't resist this cute little girl with blue eyes. Maggie is a tiny little girl.... the owner told me she is about 6 weeks old but the more I look at her and interact I think she's younger. The regular person has no clue that a dog should stay with the momma dog till at least 10 weeks and preferably 12 weeks. It's a crime that people are out there giving these dogs to people that are barely weaned just because as they get older they become inconvenient. Well I saved one today and hopefully it'll all work out. Should have pic's soon now that we found the camera. And pic's of the new house!

settling in..........

I know it's been forever since I posted anything meaningful and when you let something slide you have the urge to catch up on everything and then it gets overwhelming and so you put it off and put it off................

So I'm not going to try and catch up on everything I'll just start from here and see how things go.

This is a portrait of Red that a gentleman named Richard Reece drew for us. He is a co-worker of Rick's and about a year ago Rick approached him to draw this for me for my B-day. It took a year but was well worth the wait. When I texted it to my children it inspired John to volunteer to draw one of Katie for me. I'm really tickled! John is such an accomplished artist. So life goes on and for those of you who check in on us here I will try and be better (once again) at keeping up to date.

Slacker

Once again it seems I have let much too much time go by since I have posted about anything significant. I promise to get back to it!

Home Sweet Home

It's so nice to be home! Overnight field trips are long and tiring. I enjoy doing them but it sure is nice to be home with my husband and son. Of course there's lots to do now but that's alright. I don't mind!

Craziness

We're finally moved in and moved out. Moved into the new house and moved out of the old. I did the walk through with the realtor wed. morning and she told me she 'didn't think there would be any problem' getting our deposit back. I'm sure hoping that means we get it back! Hopefully now I'll get back to blogging and life!

Time to move

we are finally buying a house here in Spring Creek, Nevada and the time has come to pack it all up and move. The house we are buying is only about 4 blocks from where we are now but it's much bigger and has a beautiful yard with lots of trees! If you've ever been to northern Nevada you would know that trees are far and few between. We also have a lawn at the new place! We are so excited to finally be getting our own place again. If you've ever owned then gone back to renting you understand. Unfortunately Rick packed my camera without my knowing it and couldn't remember what box it is in so pictures will be forthcoming! The new house has a full basement which is almost unheard of in a modular home. I had sworn not to buy a modular home but the majority of homes here are just that. Spring Creek has a rule ( not the word I wanted but I'm brain dead lately and can't think of the one I really want) that all properties have to be at least an acre so our new home is on a 1.5 acre lot which is just fantastic also. There are many things that attracted us to this house, the ones I mentioned being just a few. I'm excited for spring so I can see what all is planted in the yard and start making it my own. I have really missed gardening and having a vegetable garden and even though I know gardening in northern Nevada is quite challenging I am looking forward to it. The tree's on the lot are mature and will provide nice shade and wind block during the different seasons here. Zac has been counting the days and bedtimes till the move. He's excited that he will have hills to ride his bike down and sled down in the winter. Rick has room for a workshop in the basement and there are 2 sheds in the yard... one for storage and the other for the motorcycle. oh yea and a nice dog run for Chance and Seven. They will have a nice place to play while I'm on long field trips. So the new place has something for everyone!