Chores



Fire!



So I admit it, when the hubs is home I insist that we do chores and get things done around the house. Such as clean the floor, weed, trim bushes, DUST, whatever. Well he was gone all weekend and you know what I did? Very little!!!. Ahhh it was great. I watched some serious DVR - mostly Criminal Minds because I can't watch that at night since it terrifies me. =) I did attempt to have a fire but due to recent rain I couldn't get it to go big enough. And I did burn the stuff that has personal information on it. So I guess that counts for something. right? Right.



Nom Nom Nom



Lucy was awesome though and just hung out with me the whole time. She followed me out to the back 40 where the burn barrel is. And when I tried to actually enjoy some time at the fire pit she hung out. And of course she was up for cuddles inside.

I'm going to try and be more productive...try... I am bowling tomorrow (read - I get to wear my new bowling shoes!!!). And then also I am going to try and find someone to get some furniture that came with the house out of the basement. Then this weekend I am going to try and take my Riders Edge course through ABATE to get my motorcycle (LOL I almost wrote motorcyclone) license. I'm nervous about it but I'm going to give it 100% and if I don't pass then I will just try again. But my course is actually next weekend, just going to try and get it done before.

Digging....

Eating a stick is exhausting







Want to go swimming?

Muddy Charlie

I hate to jinx it but it has been good two weeks since the dogs have been in the scum filled pond. I know I know I'm shocked too. I haven't even figured out what the appeal is. I think what is really going on is that they see some other sort of critter - raccoon probably and decide to go check it out. They haven't figured out though that when you go in the pond you meet the hose shortly after.

Also, I blame Charlie. Little dog is much too sweet and innocent to be the one that decided to go to the pond.

This is going on dogshaming.com

Muddy and gross....happy as can be

Another thing that I know should be taken in to account is over the Labor Day holiday we went to Edwardsville IL and they got to go swimming in the lake. Charlie kept jumping in then swimming back to the pontoon, got her self up the ladder, just to turn around and jump in again. I need to get her into dock diving. This looks like a good group ----> Dock Diving Group

Army Men

Not the real ones, the small plastic toys.

Many of you don't know, which is weird since my sister and I are so talkative, that Meredith and I have been playing this game with each other since at least the beginning of our college careers.

That game is hiding an army of Army Men in each other's belongings. I don't even know how it started. Maybe she'll remember. But the way the game worked at first in college, while sharing a dorm room, we would set up these Army Men and wait for the other to notice. To us, it is HILARIOUS. To others, it's probably slightly odd.

A friend of mine, whom I will just refer to as BFB, wrote a note to me in the cover of his "much anticipated" thesis from college saying we first met while I was hiding Army Men in my dorm room.

Once we moved away from each other I think the game took a break for awhile. Then somehow it got picked back up. The Army Men have been many places and this list is subject to be added on to.

Here are places I remember:

• Bookshelf in Michelle's bedroom
• Dorm room bookshelf 2002?
• On Meredith's lofted bed on the pillow
• Under the covers on Michelle's loft
• Frozen into ice cube trays at Michelle's apartment 2004?
• Dog food container at Michelle's house 2010
• Mailed to Meredith's work 2010  
• Sent home in Michelle's stuff from visiting Iowa 2011
• Wrapped in a Christmas present for Meredith 2011
• In the passenger side back pocket of Michelle's truck 2012
• In a flower pot at Meredith's house 2012
• Rolled into Michelle's Iowa State University football poster 2012
• Set up as decorations in Meredith's entertainment center 2012
• Under the passenger seat in Meredith's car 2012
• In the Bocce ball set 2012

The latest location