It's All About Me -- NOT!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Really???!!!!

Ok, this first picture was taken in July 2010,

This second picture was taken May 2011,

What a difference a few months makes!!!

Keep it up Sista.......We look HOT!!!!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Really, is it Springtime yet? The calander says April, I think we have had the official start of spring, but looking outside at the weather makes me think other things.....(Friday morning my car window was frozen for heaven sakes!)

Mr. Weatherman had said we were going to have a break in the weather, I got a bug up my behind and decided I need to take advangtage of it and plant some flowers. Well, it may be April and it may be springtime, but it really is too early to much planting, but Gunner and I accomplished a few things.

Off to Walmart we headed...(ended up at Home Depot in Albany LOL) and this is what we ended up with (Also on the way back to Lebanon, Gunner got called to work, so I ended up starting by myself!!)

My flower beds are in pretty sad shape from being neglected for the last couple of years. We did plant about 90 blubs down the side of the house, when they come up and bloom it will be really pretty. We planted lilies, glads and some dahilias.

I wnated my flower bed around my tree a little higher so we added another round of bricks, some potting soil and flowers, I think it looks much better.

Most of what we ended up planting was just in pots, still a little too cold for the ground, but the color looks really pretty.

I discovered our birdbath had a crack in it so it would not hold water, well I jsut fixed that and now it holds pansies, I was pleased with how it turned out.

I also potted some tulips that would look really nice on my non-existent front deck SIGH, maybe this summer it will happen!!!(the deck not the flowers blooming)

It was a good day, anxious for the spring to really arrive so I can plant more in my front flower bed, get some more color out there and then put some bark dust down.

(I love Gerbera Daisies!)

I gotta tell ya though, I must be getting old...Even with all the exercise I have been doing, walking/elliptical, you definitely use different muscles when you garden. My legs are soo sore yesterday and today (Of course I tried to walk it out last night by walking 4.5 miles w/Missy and Nicole and today I am in 4 1/2 in heels!!)but it will be worth it when I have all those pretty flowers in bloom!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Copy Cat......

I have reached the ultimate in laziness. Needed to blog and so what do I do, instead of coming up with something cute and clever and funny or newsworthy on my own, I just copied Missy's blog post. It was kinda about me and it was relevenat!! :D, so I apologize for those of you (all 2 people) that read her blog and read mine, because yes, they are the same......

From Missy's Blog:

I do weird things sometimes.......... I DROVE to Lebanon...........................to go on a walk.............hahahaha But I got to visit with my sister and my nephew...........so it was all good!!!! We walked 3 1/2 miles and somehow avoided the rain! yay! Good walk...........felt good................nice to visit with my sis............(and Gunner!). He was making fun of us and HE is the one that tripped and almost fell down!!!! hahahaaa

(cell phone pics are not the most flattering.......................I need some touch up work!!!!!! And it was cold and I should have taken a pic BEFORE we walked while we were still all fresh!)

From me: (My cheeks look chubby and nice hair!)

Hope you enjoyed her post, next time I will try to come up with something cute and clever all on my own!!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Bad Influence.....

It's Spring Break, I took a few days off, then Mark and the boys decide to head to Christmas Valley to shot sage rats (That is one trip I DON'T go on). I end up with a 3 day weekend all by my lonesome.

I am sitting here innocently on Friday AM watching tv, under my blankie, in the recliner and I get a text from Angela. "Do you want to go to Goodwill?" I say sure, but my only agenda was to get a pedicure, she is like "OK, I will pick you up at 11:30." I should have know I was in trouble when she asks me if I have to be home at a certain time. Ummm, no, there is no one here!!

We head to Albany for our pedicures, and man did they feel nice. While we are sitting there she mentions we should go to Maurice's and look at Silvers, they are having a buy one get one 1/2 off sale. I am like, sure, I feel pretty safe that nothing will fit and I won't be tempted (HAHAHAHAH - remember that statement!).

We get done with our peddies and we don't wnat to mess up our toes so we walk to down to Ross. We browsed, I bought a skirt, she bought a pair of leggings. All good, we head back towards Maurice's. As we pass Coachhouse, there is a clearance table she wnats to look at. UH-OH!!! There is a Miche purse display, ok no biggie, right?! HOLY CAMO, they had THE cutest camo shell there.....I looked at it, I touched and I knew I was in trouble as soon as I picked it up, had to have it!! so I bought it, cute huh...

and Angela did not buy anything.....

We leave there and head to Maurice's, Ok, I will try on some pants, but don't really need any capri's. We gather up some jeans and head to the dressing room. Well, let me tell ya, I was not going to buy ANY!! especially capri's but she had me try on some she had taken in, and they fit!! (Another size smaller YEAH!!)

I ended up buying a pair of jeans and a pair of capri's. Happy Birthday to me, Thanks Mark!!

Plus they were buy one get one 1/2 off, how could I pass that up?? On a side note here, I sent Missy the pic of the jeans for her approval and she texted back, "Are you at Maurice's trying on Silver's?" She recognized the freaking dressing room!!!!

So, we leave there, head to target, don't think we bought anything there and then finally head to Goodwill (we are broke now! LOL). We both bought a few things, here is one of the shirts I bought,

I think this will look really cute with my black pencil skirt and black sling back heels.

By this time, we are pretty much out of time and out of money, make a quick stop and KMart and then head back to Lebanon. It was actually a very fun, nice, relaxing day and I will say I blame Angela, it's all her fault, but hey, buy one get one 1/2 off and a size smaller, how can a girl pass that up?!! :D

(Angela, I will go shopping again, anytime you call :D and thanks for driving!)....

Oink, Oink.....

To Market, To Market ok or we hope To Auction, To Auction.......

It is time to start thinking about the fair. On Thursday Gunner and I went and picked up his piggy. We did not get it from the same person this year, we wnated to make sure we got one born early enough that it would not have a problem making weight (like last year). We had been out a couple times and looked at the piggies after they were born and Gunner had it narrowed down to about 3. We loaded up the dog kennel in the back of the Expedition and off we went. After watching them for about 15 minutes, he finally made a decision, here is our newest addition (no name yet)

We loaded him up in the dog kennel and headed to the land lab. Well, if you don't know, pigs stink and so we had to roll down all the windows. About 1/2 there, OH MY GOSH! there was a terrible stench, the damn thing had pooped (yes, luckily it was in the kennel.) He rode surprisingly well and did not squeal really at all on the ride. But boy when we go to the land lab and Gunner was getting him out, he squealed (There is some truth to the saying "Squealed like a stuck pig!" man are they loud). Got him in the land lab, he was making friends,

Gunner weighed him (45 lbs) and put him in a pen. Now we just have to watch him grow and get fat and then hopefully make weight at fair so he can be auctioned.

P.A. Gunner has his staples removed from his leg and it is healing nicely, he will have a scar, but it will just go along with the other one's he already has :D

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Baseball, Baseball and more Baseball..

I just love spring in oregon (NOT!!), baseball season has officially started, well atleast on the calender.

Gunner has been practicing since the end of February and so far everything has been rained out except their doubleheader yesterday (Won both games). Unfortunately I did not take a camera so dont have any pictures, but don't worry there is alot of season left. We did have an episode last week, I get a phone call at work about 4:45, "Mom, can you come get me,I got cleated (metal cleats) and the trainer says I need stitches" So I pick him up and off to urgent care we go. I have my own thoughts about that place, but well, I will refrain. They finally take us back and I get my first look at the "injury".

The nurse promptly told us that urgent care could not do it, had to go to ER, GREAT!!!!! We finally get called back, they clean it up, give him some shots and then proceed to put in 10 staples OUCH!!!!

After 2 1/2 hours sitting there, I am thinking it is way too early in the season for this (Last year we had Drake in ER for stitches by his eye, sorta baseball related).

A few days before Drake has baseball tryouts. it was pouring down rain pretty much all day. I am not sure how those kids did it, but they survived. For Drake's age there were 35 kids trying for the 12 spots on the Senior Federal team. Luckily all but 2 of his team from lsat year made it (the 2 that didn't, are too young).

The players were scored by the high school varsity coaches and players. I won't say where he ended up score wise, but he I will say he was in the top 5 (out of 35). Pretty proud of him, and again, season just starting so no pics yet.

Yesterday was so nice (ok compared to what we have been seeing), I caught (HEHEHEH pun intended?) the baseball bug and sitting on the bleachers for Gunner's double header was not enough. I got the wonderful idea we needed to go to the Beaver game. It sound good last night when the sun was kinda sorta out. Well it started to sprinkle as we left home, but I still had faith.

We got there and things weren't too bad until end of 3rd inning, started raining. After 4 innings, which it was tied 2-2, out came the tarps and a 30 minute rain delay. We were already wet,so we just sat there and took some pictures. (me and the boys)

Then they decided to wait another 20 minutes. ARRrggghhhh REALLY
FINALLY, they pulled the tarps and the game was back on. It sprinkled a little, but the Beavs pulled it out and won 4-2. I was freezing by the time it was done. I would like to see another game, but there better be no chance of rain in thee forcast!!!!

So baseball is upon us, will post pics, etc as I can. Between now and middle of July, if you are looking for the Harrison's we are probably at the baseball field!