Just checking in

Not a whole lot going on here. Just normal every day to day stuff but, it has been awhile since I posted anything. Charlie can't get enough of outside even though it seems to rain EVERY day now or at least there is a dampness in the air.

I guess that there have been some break-ins in the area. Scary. They are actually only stealing car/tractor/lawn mower batteries. I guess some people just need to get a hobby. So I'm all about Charlie wanting to be outside. Keeps the bad guys away.

Belle is home!

Oh the cat is back. She had to have all her surgeries and my folks helped out with that. Thanks Mom and Dad! But the timing is great because there is a lizard living in my house. AHHHH!!! At first when I saw it I tried to convince myself it was a figment of my imagination except the dogs saw it too...and then I saw it again later in the day. I've named it Loch Ness. I've done some research and it's safe to have in the house and it eats bugs. Anytime I tried to find something about how to get rid of it all the posts were like "why would you want to?" Well....there's a lizard....in my house...uninvited....that's why.

Alright that's all I got,

This is what Loch Ness looks like

Michelle

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

Upstairs Bedroom Project!!!



This picture makes it look more green...



Okay so I have a bunch of little (and some large) projects going on. I think I may actually be nearing the finish line for one though. We painted our upstairs spare bedroom a nice tanish color. It was pink and green stripes and polka dots. I like pink but this was a little much. So it's gone now (except the closet......). But I updated a headboard that I already had. My friend Kris and I went to the fabric store and bought some backing and then some fabric and then she and I stapled the backing around the head board.  Then the hubs and I did the fabric. It's AMAZING. I also just went and bought a new comforter set. I'm going with an outdoorsy theme.



I need to get more pillows so I can use the
other shams and make this look nicer.



I made this headboard!

Next with the room is CURTAINS! Why am I excited about curtains.... I need to measure the windows and such first but last night I had to bowl instead. First game was 123, second game113, and then I didn't buy a 3rd beer so for the last game all I got was 94.

I think this lamp would look cool in the room



Peace out,

  Michelle

Here gos

Well, with so much going on in our neck of the woods I thought I'd start my own blog about it. Hopefully it will be a nice way for the hubs to see all the normal things I'm going to be doing since he's out "working."

Quick bio:

I'm 30 years old, married for 2 years, originally from Iowa and now living in Indiana. No, it's not the same.

The hubs:

34 years old, also originally from Iowa. A sweet new job for him is why we moved to Indiana.

Critters:

Charlie (female Hungarian Vizsla), 4 years old. A big Velcro dog!!

Lucy (female half Chihuahua and half rat terrier), 2 years old. If she asks though, she's a Vizsla

Belle (female cat) 5 months old, thinks she runs the house

Various fish that for whatever reason I obsess over also