Update

I received an email a little bit ago and the puppy isn't coming in tomorrow. Perhaps Monday! It was really hard to explain to Michael as he was excited but being young he'll get over it. Hopefully he'll be excited Monday and I'll have photos to share!

Pumpkin Patch with Friends

Today was story-time at the Library and then we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Michaels friend Kayden joined us with his Grandmother. The boys had a blast and Michael was a bit too rambucious...He would pick up a pumpkin and I would tell him to put it down...so he did, that is threw it down, ugh!! Thank goodness he didn't break any but we had a discussion about setting them down gently...The photos I took were terrible...the lighting wasn't too great and then the boys wouldn't stay still long enough, lol....GO GO GO!!!

Kayden found a nice pumpkin!

Michael picking another pumpkin up...guess if it didn't feel right it wasn't the one he wanted...so Kerplunk it would go back in the pile, Ekkkk!!

Boys and a tree now just imagine what they can do with a HUGE old tree, LOL...

Michael playing Scarecrow!

UGH!! Michael being a real pain, standing on the pumpkins!!

YES!!!

The Puppy is coming, YES!! Barring any unforseen problems and if Denise is able to book him on a flight Friday! We will pick up our puppy at the Austin airport FRIDAY!!

I'm just tickled and can't wait for Michael to meet him. I told Michael that the puppy was going to fly down and we were going to pick him up at the airport and he said "Grammie too!!" LOL...I'm going to have some explaining to do when Grammie isn't there with the PUP but I think once Michael sees the puppy he'll forget about Grammie, atleast for the moment. If I have learned one thing in raising my son, toddlers do NOT forget anything!!

And for my other news....GRAMMIE is coming for a visit!! YES!! We so look forward to seeing her...It's good to see someone from my Family and to spend time with them. She'll be here for a week long visit...I'm sure after a week with a puppy and a toddler she'll be ready to go home!! I should have some GREAT photos coming soon!!

Cupcakes for Breakfast

This is a photo from May that I finally got around to scrapping!!

The line on Michaels face in the photo is from the scanner and not on the original.

Sunday at the Park

Today my friend Eliane had a party for her son (Bruno) who turns 18 tomorrow. It was a beautiful day and we all had a GREAT time!! The food was delicious too!!

Eliane and Bruno

Michael walking to the playground, where he spent most of his time.

We told Bruno he had to go down the slide one last time, LOL...before he turned 18!

Come Eat!!

While we were at the park one of the girls that was in a playgroup Michael and I used to go too showed up with her sons...I asked if she would mind if I took photos and she said no problem...Michael enjoyed seeing and playing at the playground with Andrew (Leigh Ann's other son)!

Below is Leigh Ann and her son Austin...I thought it was a beautiful photo!!

We had a great time and Michael truly enjoyed playing with all the kids!! We are so proud of Bruno he is a terrific young man and so deserved to have a wonderful Birthday!

Puppy Proofing and Flowers

I told you I would be boring you to death regarding the puppy...Today Michael and I went to town to find some organizational items for puppy proofing the house...below are before and after photos. (I can't believe I'm showing photos of my cluttered mess of a house) LOL...

This is our shoe pile by the front door...It is the catch all for any shoes and or boots....to me a Puppy chewing heaven!! Fred has been after me for years to do something about the mess and I finally did...lol...

We went to Lowes and found the bench below with cubby holes. I thought cool perfect for storing our shoes and boots and also for sitting down to put them on. I bought an extra basket/case to put our hats, gloves and flashlights in...not a bad idea and looks much nicer...So far Michael has been doing a Great job of putting his rubber boots back in a cubby when he comes inside. Now how long he'll keep it up is another story....It's that cheap press board stuff but it will work for awhile...

Television stand and wires and cables
Now the wire and cable mess under the television...ugh!! There really wasn't too much I could do here but tie up the cables and wires and then put plastic casing around some of them...For your information I was going to buy an entertainment center for Christmas as I am really tired of staring at the the bread rack stand and everything behind it...LOL...But the puppy I'm sure will be more fun!! Hopefully the puppy will leave this stuff alone. I wasn't too happy with my work but just don't know what else I can do here...It is an eye sore.

And for my dear friend Helen who has been asking me why I am not taking nature photos as of late...I saw I had a red rose blooming in the garden and know she loves roses....

Below is a Plumbago, one of my Mothers favorites...

I took the flower photos in full sun...not recommended but I think they came out pretty good!

I couldn't help myself today...I wanted to get the Puppies house crate out and set it up. Michael helped and it was fairly easy. We stuck all his toys, bowls, etc in his cage for now...Michael is starting to get excited now...hopefully by Oct 30th we'll have our new pup. Scarlett was trying to get in the cage to get to the rawhide bone so I just gave it to her. Michael threw a fit and told me it was the puppies. I told him that the puppy and Scarlett would have to learn to share and that we had more rawhide bones for the puppy. It's going to be a learning experience for all of us and I will have to use every ounce of patience I have, LOL....I'm hoping after the puppy is house-trained and done chewing we won't have to use the crate/cage...

Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!!

Fridays Fence

Yes sirree...The Fence is finished!!

My wonderful Father in Law (Grouchy) and Grandma came over this morning and we were able to get the old post out and the new post in....We weren't able to get the concrete out, but we did manage to pull the old rotten broken post out of the concrete and cut the end of a new post and pushed it in to the hole of the concrete block and it is strong and sturdy (what a run on sentence there!!). We also put up a smaller woven utility wire instead of livestock woven wire...so much better for Michael and the puppy soon to be...The yard is now toddler and puppy proofed. I think it's funny the things I get excited about but I love it when a job gets done and looks good!!

I was laughing at Michael below...he was inspecting the fence and told me "Good Job Momma"!!
To our surprise Daddy came home this afternoon, YEA!! Of course only to leave again but at least we had the day and evening with him and Trey. We ended up having a movie night. Yankee Chili for dinner and the Transformer movie for entertainment. Below Daddy and Michael trying to hide from the camera, the little darlings!! Michael eating on the futon, which in my book is a no-no but with Daddy around anything goes, ugh!!
In all honesty it felt like Saturday to me today and not Friday. I got so much done out in the yard and was just tickled that the fence is finally done. Tomorrow I start working on the house...cleaning for Grammies visit and puppy proofing, YIPEE!! I'm going to head to Lowes tomorrow, I think, and see what I can do about getting something to cover some wires we have coming from electronic equip....something I'd prefer the puppy didn't chew on...I also need to figure out something to do with all our shoes by the front door, ugh!! That will be a tough one as we have a lot of boots there too and the normal shoe organizers are not made for boots...if anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them....think, think, think!