Dirty Girl!!!

Normally she sits quietly on the porch or in the flower beds watching for the FedEx guy or squirrels, but yesterday I guess she got bored....either that or the "greenie" I gave her as she went out the door just wasn't enticing at the moment and she decided to save it for future use.

When we went out to check on her, this is what we found....tail wagging (hers, not ours!):

The hole she dug was as big as she is! She had tiny root systems all tangled up in her hair and her tail. What a mess....and although she normally looks like prissy little white dog, she is anything but! She's quite the Tomboy....prefers to be outdoors rather than indoors....loves to chase birds and squirrels....runs around the yard like a bat out of hell....and sniffs everything in sight!

When we put her in the bathtub, she looked quite insulted and jumped on the side as if to say, "I don't need a bath....I look and smell just fine!". After her bath we put down a thick blanket so she can rub off the water (and I think she's trying to rub off the sweet smell!)....then she heads to the basket in the bedroom that holds the hair dryer. She sits quite nicely while you blow dry her...although it wasn't that way in the beginning.

I love being a Mom....dog or human!

I'm Going Public.....

....in my quest to get my daughter back on the blog roll again. I know she's been busy, especially with her new "baby" in the house, but I really miss reading her blogs AND I really, really, really would like to see some pictures of my new grand-dog! The only one I have is below....and she's in a cage!

C'mon, Shelby.....get back on the "roll"......you're missed!!!

I'm Changing Careers!!!

In light of this past weeks events, or rather non-events, I've decided to have a go at a new career. I'm going to apply for the position of Weatherman at our local TV stations! I figure I've got a great chance!

As a mortgage loan officer, I have to be very accurate in my figures when assisting homebuyers and homeowners in their financial choices, but as a weatherman you can be off as much as 90%!!!! Dang, I like those odds!

On Tuesday we had a 90% chance of getting 2-4 inches of beautiful white snow......what did we get????? Nothing, I tell you.........nothing!!!!! I had my ingredients for snow cream ready...I had cancelled all appointments (the schools and city governments were closed, too!) and had picked out several movies to watch while I looked out the windows at the snow white wonder. Didn't happen!

So, I'm going to be a weatherman.....or weatherwoman....I don't care....all I know is that it would be nice not to have to be so precise all of the time!

Wet Without Water and Cold!!!

It's been a wet and cold weekend.....and there's more to come!! On Thursday night Dennis decided to turn off the water to the outside faucets so they wouldn't freeze....he turned the knob, then nothing......you could turn it 100 times each way and it wouldn't stop. The next thing we realize is that we have NO water in the house! It only took us until Saturday afternoon to realize what had happened. In the meantime, we had a huge contractor's heater set up under the house to keep it warm (my ceramic tile doesn't get that warm in the summer!) and gallon jugs of water to cook with, make coffee, wash dishes and brush our teeth.....we showered at the neighbor's house. I think I sometimes take for granted how nice it is to turn the faucet on and have something actually come out!

It's warmer today, but this is what the creek looked like late yesterday....

This is a picture of the creek on a "not so cold" night!

They're calling for the possibility of snow on Tuesday, but you know how I feel about "they"......all promises and no snow! I just love it when it snows....if it is gonna be this cold, at least make it beautiful! But what I like most is walking through the woods when it is snowing....it's so quiet and peaceful!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Next post will be to Aprons Required! I've been cooking today!

She'll be home tonight!!!

I wish I was talking about Shelby, but I'm not. I just spoke to her briefly and Lily is coming home tonight! I know they are both so excited and it seems like they are getting a very sweet dog. She is small enough that Shelby can bring her home when she comes to visit......I can't wait to meet her! Here's an updated picture....can't wait until I have one WITHOUT the bars...I mean cage!

Breaking News!!! I'm going to be a Grandma!!!!

At this very moment Shelby is standing outside of the building waiting to claim our new GrandDog!!! Her name is Lily and she's a long haired chihuahua! Here's the picture Shelby sent to me yesterday.....she looks sooooo sweet!

Howling at the Moon!

I've always wanted to know more about cameras and how to take a great picture. I had hoped to sign up for a class this month, but with things as busy as they are, I just don't have the time. Instead I've been playing around with the many, many dials and buttons and taking tons of pictures to see how they come out.

Last night there was such a beautiful moon and it looked awesome seeing it through the pines. Dennis helped me get the camera onto the tripod and I took several pictures..........here's the best:

I also tried taking pictures of "things" around the house, playing with light and texture. Can you guess what this is???I hope to look back months from now and see a big difference in the pictures I take. Keep posted (pun?)!!!