The dogs are loving spring

The strawberries live

Great flying weather

........................................................................................................................................................................................As you can see from the pics the yards a mess, I can never figure out where all the trash comes from when the snow melts. I know that the garbage wasn't there before it snowed and I know it didn't come with the snow (at least I hope not) so where does it come from?

Where off the the hockey game, last one of the season! woohooo we are so excited!

Is anybody still having trouble downloading pics to there blogs? would love to hear from you. I'm wondering if there's something I should be doing that I am not?

Mother Nature

Mother nature is such a tease this time of the year. Its been really nice long enough that I have stopped carrying my coat with me at all times, even this morning it was really nice out and by 1:00pm its was so nasty and cold out with 40 mile per hour winds, had a little rain, supposed to get some snow tonight through Thursday then hopefully back to forgetting my coat.

Spring is here (finally)

Its been a busy week, plus it has been so nice outside that its been hard for me to set down at the computer and add to my blog.

Last Sunday the guy next door decided to burn the ditch banks, which got a little scary at one point with 40 foot high flames, it got bad enough that all 3 fire trucks showed up and stood by just in case, I had all my windows open as it was so incredibly beautiful outside ( 71 degrees) and had to close them all to keep the house from filling up with smoke. He has a couple he didn't do that's probably his plan for this weekend.

Baby Opal has been sick with RSV. so far so good they have been able to treat her at home, and we are all keeping our fingers crossed that it continues that way.

We have water again!!!!!! no more hose water for us and no broken pipes thank goodness. took most of the day last Saturday but we are now reconnected and have normal water pressure, woo hoo. we were very glad other than I was hoping to get my pond dug but what the hell will figure something out I'm sure.

My strawberries are alive and coming up. I was really worried about them as this winter was such a hard one and I didn't mulch them or anything last fall so I wasn't sure they were going to survive. Now just waiting to see if any of my flowers have survived non seem to be coming up yet, but it is a little Early and really hasn't been that warm.

Got the camp trailer over to Sundance on Monday to have a few things fixed in anticipation of Easter weekend, were all going to the white river for the weekend (well hopefully the white river that's still kinda up in the air) or somewhere for the weekend. The first camping trip of the season and we are all very much looking forward to it.

We have tickets the the grizzlies game next Sat. The last one of the season and we are very sad to see the season end and will miss Jack and Shawna as with the new baby they are sitting this one out. Everybody else is looking forward to going. Kolby has really become a hockey fan and is more excited than any of the rest of us. Ash and Jason are unable to attend as they are in the middle of buying a new house and we will miss them also.

well that's about it from here, for now. I'm sure there's lots more and will remember it right after I post this. But will save it for the next post

Lexus is 4

Lexus opening presents
Braxton is the only boy at the party Baby Chelle and Lexus in her new Jeep and Lexus waiting for presents.



Lexus had a wonderful birthday party considering that her mother was up all night the night before with the baby and Lexus, Lexus was running a fever and coughing, and the baby had a belly ache. Lexus was so worried that she was going to be sick and that they would have to cancel her birthday, she cried and cried. but as you can see she's looking good and enjoyed herself.

Ice falls
still lots of snow

tunnel

tunnel

Catching up!

Been trying to catch up all week!
While I love traveling after coming home its crazy while your trying to catch up!
So Durango was great! loved the San Juan mountains the pass from Ouray to Silverton to Durango was incredible,
its called the million dollar highway and you can see why, its truly an amazing road. am looking forward to going back when the snow is gone (over the pass there was still almost 10 feet)
Durango is a nice mid size town with lots of history, the train runs from town up to silverton and back from may till October and has a 2 hour stop over in silverton, I want to go back when the train is running>
The double tree hotel was really nice with exceptional service, room service was good and they allow you to have pets,
Drove over too Pagosa Springs on Sat, I actually liked it better than Durango because it in the pine tree's were as Durango is more in the cedars, there's lots of cute shops ( I didn't do any shopping on this trip) but if your going and want to shop there is lots available.
anyways we had a really good and relaxing time I'd recommend it to anybody.



On Wed we finally got the court order against Kolby's stalker, which now will hopefully keep him from following her around and watching her as he can go to jail if he's caught doing it now.


Oh and I finished my boots on Thursday before we left for Durango, Started a baby blanket for Ash and am planning my Mural in our bedroom, Also It was lexus's birthday on Wed will do another post for that so that I can post pics from that
Have tons of pics from out trip but can't post them right now for some reason, will keep trying over the weekend so you may get some posts with only pics!

Greetings from the road!

Greetings from the road.

checking in from Durango Colorado, here's a few pics and just wanted to say hi! will fill you in on all the adventures sooooooon!

Recap of the last few days

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................so lets see where was I!


Oh yes got my Bedroom painted on Sat and then cleaned the carpets on Sunday, they delivered the new furniture on Monday!


First of all the new mattress is great!!!!!! except for the fact that now I'm sleeping on top of it in stead of sleeping in a hole, and I feel like I'm going to roll out of bed. It is much more comfortable than the old will just take some getting used too ( kinda like sleeping in a hotel room its never quite like your bed)


The new furniture is beautiful, the foot board to the bed was damaged so had to send it back but they have assured me that the new one will be here on the 14th,


Still haven't put anything back on the walls the new color is so gorgeous that it makes me want to paint murals or something on it. have already layed out one on one wall, but I have to finish my boots before I move on to a new project,


The rest of the house is still a disaster as I don't want to put anything into the room but the new stuff ( well and the TV of course) I suppose if I live without it long enough I don't really need it right?


I cleaned my car out today! It was so dirty that I think I could of planted seeds and grown things in it. but I vacuumed and washed everything down It looks so much better and smells better, Tomorrow I may even shampoo the carpets


Anyways were off for the weekend heading southeast down to Durango Colorado, never been there, but heard its great, lots of things to do. I'll take lots of pics ( with the new Camera)and will recap the trip next Tues or Wed,

Its Painted

OK so I said I wasn't going to do the before and after thing, but I changed my mind, which now I am really glad that I did, as its such a dramatic change, I do love it though

We had this whole should we or shouldn't we paint the ceiling thing going on and I didn't want the ceiling painted the dark color I had chosen, but since I choose the paint I was out voted on the ceiling. Now that it is done I like it too!

.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Now tomorrow just have to shampoo the carpets and then I will be ready for the new stuff on Monday. The color is called buckskin and it truly is a very warm color that looks like leather, I'm thinking that I will make some leather curtains and paint a mural on a large piece of leather to go with it, or maybe not, will have too see when the new furniture gets here.

Baby Chelle

Baby Chelle was here for a visit tonight, as you can see she's quite a character

[dinner at grandmas house]

Tomorrow is painting day, going to get my bedroom painted before the new bed arrives on Monday, Had I thought I would of taken before pics and then when I am done after pics, but I already took everything of the walls so then It wouldn't be a true rendition.

As you may have noticed I got the new camera (this explains the clear well lighted pics) haven't had much chance to play with it between redoing my bedroom and working on my boots, but did break it out tonight when the baby got here and it takes pretty nice pics, haven't printed any yet and that is the true test.

have taken quite a few pics of the dogs and the cats hoping tonight to get some of the raccoons stealing the cat food out of the cat bowl, haven't been able to catch them up till now but have seen there tracks every morning