TGIF

Thrift Store Scores & More

Look what I found at goodwill for a dollar.

Yes, we did play it and dance to it.

No, you can not see that. ha.

Funny faces during breakfast

Then to Joe's Farm Grill With everyone!

Have I ever told you that I love Joe's.

It is probably my favorite restaurant.

Note the jacket: also a thrift store score.

Someone found and put on their dads hat.

She looks like a little thug.

"A man in debt is so far a slave."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Christmas Week: Part 4

Real Christmas

We took a walk with Daisy in her new Red Wagon.

Then we went over to Franklin's Parents house that night

I can't believe how much they spoiled us!

We are so lucky to have two great families.

Then we tried to coordinate all the grandkids pictures in their new pajamas with their pillowpet presents!

If its not one its the other....

Ha its so hard to organize five kids five and under.

The last picture makes me laugh cause they were all just done taking pictures.

Thanks Lang Family for the fun & unforgettable Christmas

Christmas Cookie Exchange

I definitely made over nine dozen cookies

which seemed like a good idea at the time.

Until I had burnt cookies and a crying baby.

But it was all eventually worth it

because I was going to make a ton of mixed cookies plates

But guess who got to a majority of the cookies...

I don't think I've ever been so mad at the dogs in my entire life

Even when they got ink all over the carpet.

I guess the bright side is that those were calories that I didn't consume.

Preparing for Children

Guess what the dogs got into?

A pad of ink.

I thought dogs were suppose to leave footprints in your heart

not all over your carpets. 

Needless to say I spent most of this morning spraying and scrubbing puppy paw prints out of the carpet.

I used two things of carpet cleaner and one roll of paper towels.

And Now it looks like I have sausage fingers

because the cleaner bleached my fingers.

But through it all I was surprisingly not mad or upset.

Maybe thats the mother getting ready in me.

So that I don't kill a kid when they poop on the floor or something.

My Boys

Or at least two of them...

But I love them all.

The Second of July?

So we were scared out of our mind tonight

We heard huge bangs...

Then I sent Franklin out to investigate

and heard several small pops.

I thought he was getting shot.

HA. 

Who does fireworks on the second?

They were literally right behind our house. Even the dogs watched from the bed of the truck.

SnuggleBummed

I think SnuggleBummed is a word I have heard my mother say forever

& now I use it mercilessly.

Its like when something is all snuggled up and warm

For example "Ragnar is all snugglebummed with Franklin"

Like Mother Like Daughter my finger is in the picture. 

But in my defense I was in the midsts of driving.

But does snugglebummed make sense to anyone else or is this just a me thing??

Franklin informed me that piss & vinegar is a me thing too.

definition:

Piss & Vinegar: (noun) Full of annoying energy. Cranky. 

Example: Ragnar is full of Piss&Vinegar before I take him to the dog park. When he is running around the house stealing socks and underwear barking at neighbors not listening to anything I say.

Again just a me thing???

Fright of my life.

I came home from work today and to my surprise my little dog was sitting on the step in front of the door, waiting for me.

Do you see anything wrong with this picture???

Who let my puppy out of our house!?!?!!?!!

Why is he outside and sitting by himself?!?!?!?!

I jumped out of the car picked him up ran into the backyard (gate closed)

Ran into the arizona room (door locked)

Went to the front door (door locked)

How did he get out? someone in my house? Franklin came home and he accidently let him out?

Answer:

We cracked our window the tiniest bit (about 7inches) and he jumped out with his cone of shame on his head. I don't know how long he was out there but he was hot and thirsty when I picked him up and brought him in. I am so thankful he was outside waiting for me. I don't know what I would have done if I had lost him. I would have figuratively died. I am glad my little nut didn't stray too far.

Its all coming off...

Before

After

Before

After (Only a little bit of the mass)

I guess we all lost something.

puppy breath, love bites, and dirty carpet

"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am."

Meet Ragnar.

He is an Australian Shepherd.

He loves bacon.

He is so smart! He has already learned sit, stay, roll over, lay down, come, and shake.

(I am running out of tricks.)

He has speckles of black all on his belly and paws.

We found him on Craig's list.

He is pretty good about going potty.

I love him.

He is my baby.

Ragnar loves to chew hair and bite ears.

He steals your underwear and hides them under the couch.

He is getting so big already!

I take him everywhere with me.

Petco, Home depot, Safeway, and more.

He likes to fall asleep in my lap during car rides.

He runs real fast.

He was named after a character in 'Atlas Shrugged'.

He loves chewing on sticks and nuts and leaves.

This is Ragnar.

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."