An Oldie but a Goodie

This girl right here

This is Daisy.  She is 13th (wow a teenager!) She is a lab mix (mixed with Pit Bull and Rottweiler).  And this is one of her favorite positions.  You see all that gray around her muzzle?  Yea, that wasn't there 5 years ago.  This is normally the position that she gets into when kids come over.  She loves her belly rubbed! 
Not sure who I should credit training her, but she is the BEST dog ever, if we could clone personalities, I would have her cloned in a heart beat.  She walks right next to you without a leash, (well she used to, she's a bit slow nowadays)  She is gentle with children, listens well and was an excellent hunter.  (I use was, because she can't quite run like she used to.) A trick that Hubby taught her was to speak for a treat.  Well now that she is older.  She thinks if she speaks she should get a treat ALL the time!  She has trained quite a few of our guest.  When they walk into our house she immediately barks (speaks).  And in turn more times then not, she gets a treat.  I think most feel bad for the old lady, but she is tricking all of them!  I know her tricks!

Like all labs, she loves the water. 

Smiling!  Fun loving she is. And I love that (as a good friend said) she still has that sparkle in her eyes.  It might be harder for her to go up and down the stairs, but she just loves to be with you! Heres to a many more great days with you girl! 

Five

Happy Birthday Lola!  You were the best wedding gift that we could have given each other!  I love our daily walks and nightly snuggles!  To many many more birthdays. 

The Bug

The cleaning bug that is!  I blame it on the unseasonably warm weather.  Or maybe it's just my dirty house... But something has sprung me into a cleaning and organizing fool (sorta)!

I only took crappy pictures of my first project that got this all started

This is the side of my kitchen that you don't see when you walk in.  It is hidden behind the fridge and I felt that the microwave helped "hide" the mess.  Well that so wasn't the case.  See after:

Wow!  Who knew I had a mini bar!  It sure helped that I got rid of the clutter!  I had an espresso maker in the corner that didn't even work! Much better and even more functional. A double yea!

What else have I done... The basement was a mess with all the holiday decor out.  Plus my mom and I were making memorial blankets for a local nursery and we had a lot of supplies left over after the season.  So I bought some plastic totes and organized everything which then lead me into reorganizing my storage area to house all my new crafty supplies.  It was amazing how much bigger my basement became!

And the last and least noticeable one was I cleaned a cabinet out.  Yup, only one.  But it was better than none.  I really need to tackle the bathroom cabinets! 

I know nothing to exciting.  But that is really how I roll, lol!  Next up, I really need to clean my windows! But I really don't do windows...  I almost feel it's pointless to clean my windows with my 2 doggies that like to snot all over them...  But a couple times a year, I guess its a must...

A Great Investment

These

How could I never own a pair of these?  HOW? These are the best invention ever! Especially if you have 2 dogs that need a walk everyday, and you have a long driveway that is very very very muddy. 

How could this country girl never own a pair!  I have lived at our house for over 10 years.  And have walked down our long driveway in the snow, rain, and sunshine.

See that stop sign...  I walk down the hill to the mailbox everyday.  However this picture is from a beautiful sunny day.  Currently my drive is one big mud puddle, because Old Man Winter must of lost track of time or he is getting so old that he forgot that winter was supposed to happen in the months of January and February.  I have a funny feeling that we will be regretting these unseasonable warm days and will pay for it in March and April.  Bah humbug! What, wrong season?  Well, go tell that to Old Man Winter!