The dogs gave me a good scare today. When I went to let them in this morning before work, they were nowhere to be found. None of them came when I called either. I was very worried to say the least! They couldn't have been outside for more than 15 minutes. I called Mom and Dad for backup. Mom was on her way to help me so I got in the car and drove around to hopefully find them. I drove around and then saw a black dog from a distance. The dogs were about a quarter of a mile away at a tree farm. I pulled in and started calling for the dogs. The first one to see me was Charlie and he started sprinting toward me as fast as he could. Murphy and Hutch were right behind him. They all got right in the car just as Mom pulled into the tree farm lot.
We went to a wedding this weekend. One of Jason's Army buddies got married. Here we are afterwards (back at the hotel). We had a good time.

Remember these? I finally finished Jason's socks. One has been done for quite some time now but it's mate was just completed this week. Now his feet are warm :-) (If you are wondering what that dark spot is, it's apple cider: Jason accidentally dropped the sock in his apple cider mug right after I finished them).

And also I took a little video of Lilo rolling around in her ball. She's such a cutie!

Preparing for winter

Tonight it's supposed to be cold so we brought most of our plants inside, covered our tomato plants and put our ceramic vases in the basement. Jason mowed the yard (hopefully for the last time this year). We also went to the pumpkin patch and bought some pumpkins. We both love fall weather!The trees have been gorgeous. The colors are so beautiful.

I just got back from Nashville last weekend. It was just a weekend trip (and it was a day of class) but I had a good time. I went with my mom and dad. Dad and I took a course. We also went on a carriage ride and to the Grand Ole Opry. It was a lot of fun packed into a weekend. I hope Jason and I can go to Nashville sometime soon for a nice mini-vacation. I think we could have a lot of fun!
This was my second visit to the Opry. It was the Opry's 83rd birthday the night we went. Below is the group Riders in the Sky with the huge birthday cake. Kenny Rogers and Darryl Worley were also there.




This was pretty cool. Check out all the pumpkins!
Here Mom and Dad are in downtown Nashville.


And below is a really cute gift that the girls at the office got for me for bosses' day! Even though I'm not really the boss (they were very kind to include me). :-) See her earrings and hair bow!

And here she is having a beer. I guess Jason thought she needed one ;-)

This week in Pictures!

It's been a pretty busy week! I got my hair cut and colored on Saturday (a week ago). I've been wanting a change since most of the time my hair is up in a ponytail. So, I went for a pretty big change!

I also finally finished a pair of socks for my mom. I intended to make them for her for Mother's Day...then her birthday...but it just became a matter of me getting them done at some point :-) Fortunately it was before Christmas! :-) She tried them on for me last week and they fit very nicely! I am very pleased ;-)

How does your garden grow?

We've made some updates since our last post! Notice anything different about the barn? Even though we got a late start on our mini-garden this year, all the plants are growing beautifully! We've even eaten our first cucumber that we planted.

I just took this photo today. I really like this picture!

These sunflowers are getting ready to bloom too!

Here's our little garden:

Our first cucumber! What a beauty! And tasty too!

Some healthy looking Roma tomatoes!

They're growing fast!

Growing cucumbers!

And here I am in the first sweater I made myself. I just finished it last night!

A Relaxing Weekend

Do you know how difficult it is to get a picture of a hummingbird? It's tough! This is the best I've been able to get. Jason and I love watching the hummingbirds! They're such awesome little creatures.

I took a few pictures of the view from our house today. It's Beautiful!!! I love seeing this view everyday.

I also took this picture today. Jason put up a couple of American flags and I think they add a lot to the house!This is the shed in the back yard. We planted a little garden around it.

Here's a close-up of our tomatoes.

Earlier this week Jason and Murphy did some work on the bathroom. Check out Jason's beard.Later that day, Charlie helped Jason send some emails. It's a good thing that Jason has so much help around the house! ;-)

Jason and I went to a political dinner last night and I talked Jason into a picture. We don't have a lot of occasions to get dressed up :-)

Moved in and HAPPY!

It's been quite awhile since we've posted anything but I assure you there's been a good reason! :-) We moved! We're now in the mountains of North Carolina. And life is Good!


This is our new home. This house was built by my great-grandfather on my Dad's side of the family. Jason wasn't able to move in at the same time as me and the animals since he was at his National Guard training and finishing his last weeks of work. So when he finally arrived I wanted to welcome him home (that's why the balloons are there). We've since added more plants and bird feeders so I'll try to add some updated pics soon. One of my favorite past-times is watching the hummingbirds come by to eat and hover around the house.

A few weeks ago I was sitting on the front porch and saw this go by:

You don't see that everyday!

It's great to be in the mountains! We are even growing a little garden. A very little garden! We have a hot pepper plant, a cucumber plant, and 3 tomato plants. We also have some sunflowers that are growing pretty fast (a little piece of Kansas) :-)

I hope to write more soon. I have several topics to blog about so hopefully I'll get back up-to-date soon.

Hutch the Mouser

A few days ago I was sitting in the living room and heard some noise in the kitchen. I turned around and saw Hutch standing on his hind legs in the pantry. We keep rawhides in there for the dogs and I thought that's what he was after. But he was on the opposite side of the pantry from the bones so I went to see what he was so interested in.

Here's what he was so interested in: At first I thought it was a lizard b/c I just saw a tail but then I realized we had a mouse!
Hutch was determined to catch him! And he did!!! I pulled a chair over (for me to kneel on while I moved some stuff out of the pantry). I pulled things out one by one and Hutch stood there the whole time ready to pounce on the mouse. After I moved 4 items out of the way, the mouse made his escape but didn't even make it out of the pantry. Hutch grabbed him unbelievably fast. I ran to the door, opened it, and told him to go out. Thankfully he took the mouse outside with him. The 3 dogs all took turns prancing around with it outside. Hutch was very proud of himself. I'm proud of him too!!!

He caught that mouse on Friday and today he caught another one! We got home after being away for a few days and Hutch was staring down the refridgerator. Jason moved the fridge out of the corner and out darted a mouse. Hutch grabbed it in an instant! Jason opend the door and Hutch took the mouse out. We are very proud of our mouser! We had no idea a dog could be fast enough to catch a mouse.