A Stressful Story

As we turned off the lights to go to bed a rather large spider raced across the floor. Dalan tried to get it, but it was dark and the little, but scary guy was fast. I knew that I would find that spider again in the morning when Dalan was in Idaho & too far away to come home & smoosh it. I took a deep breath & tried to forget about it as I drifted off into my dreams. The next morning I had basically forgot about the spider. Little did I know I had much bigger problems up ahead. As I worked on some more craft projects (more about those later!) I came face to face . . . ok fine. I came toes to nose with a mouse! Ah! it was everything a mouse is supposed to be, creepy & small & with beady little eyes except for instead of scampering in the fields it was in my house! I tried to make it escape out the back door, but it was all in vain as it ran behind the washer & dryer. Now there are traps galore & I wear my snow boots to do laundry. Does anyone have any tricks up their sleeves that you could share? I am going crazy. I am very hopeful that the little rodent came through the door & not through a wall . . . .

Pepper's new friend.

This is where it all started. Once upon a time when Pepper was just a little ball of soft fuzz there lived a cat. This cat was rather mean and territorial (to Pepper, not really to people, I don't think) She wouldn't let Pepper sit on the porch & she would scratch Pepper's poor little black nose.

Because of this experience, when Pepper first caught sight of Heather's new kitten she was equally scared of it as he was of her. Actually, she was more scared.

After many encounters & shy awkward moments, they are now good friends. They love to play and chase each other.

Such a cute pair, who would have thought they would be besties.

It makes us laugh to watch them play and many nights are spent on the front porch watching them.

Sweet Pepper just loves everyone.

4th of July

Monday we went and watched the fireworks on the baseball field.

Fireworks are my absolute favorite! I wish they had fireworks on New Years so that I don't have to wait so long.

This is Dal and I having fun taking pictures of the fireworks. Dal took this one. I love it.

I'm so glad Laura took this picture for us! Thanks Laura! I love it :)

Happy 4th of July to everyone!

It was so fun to celebrate with family. My mom, my sister Josie & my grandma Dorene were all here to celebrate with us!

The Other Woman

This is what happens when Dalan lays on the lawn. Pepper is instantly nestled into his outstretched arms & cuddling.

It makes me laugh so hard. She gets pretty jealous when I get to cuddle on the other arm.

No matter whether Dalan is in the house or outside, his lovely ladies are crowding his space & snuggling.

Aren't these two just the cutest :)

p.s. this is totally our lawn! It is coming along!

Summer Crafts

I have been on a craft kick lately and it is so much fun. These window shutters I found at the DI and got them for $3. Looking at the final project I love it and I am so glad that I saw some potential in these. I wish I had a before picture, the transformation is so great! I can't believe that I almost put them back. The plan is to hang these in the kitchen and put a couple more pictures in it.

This one I made this morning. I was in the middle of folding laundry when all of a sudden I found myself making a wreath . . . I finally hung the hook on our door and one hour later (ok. fine. 27 minutes later, I am an impatient girl) I hung the wreath! The best part is that I made it with some wire from around the farm and fabric that I found at the DI a couple months ago.

Now I am debating hitting up some more DI's and craft stores before classes start. I love that you never know what you will find there.

p.s I can't wait for my crafty sister to come to Utah State so I'll have a partner in crime! Take a look at her super cute rings here!

Best.Husband.Ever

I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. Thanks to one of our good friends we were able to find a place that did the surgery completely free + paying us to let them do it. Can't get much better than that. Dalan dropped me off at the Jean Brown Research Center and by 6:30 the two teeth on the left side were pulled. And I looked like these lovely ladies, but a lot less chipper. (actually, I still do)

They wheel chaired me back downstairs and I said good-bye to Dalan in a mumble. He felt bad leaving me there all day but for $250 it was ok. I watched Marley & me first, super sad movie. By the end of the movie my numbing was gone and I was a 10 on the pain scale that they asked me about every 5 minutes. (seriously, every 5 minutes) They gave me four pills and I was crossing my fingers that I didn't get the placebo. Gratefully after about 45 minutes the 10 was dropping down to a 6 and slowly to a 4 and a 3. That is about where it stayed all day. The best part was when the I heard Dalan come to the front desk, I was in the room right next to the door. I was so exited to see him and to leave the little closet. He carried my stuff out and had a lot of great soft foods ready for me to eat. He even thought to bring me a spoon. And he had my prescriptions filled and ready to take. He talked to me the whole way home even though most of my responses were short and the left side of my face had little facial expression. When we got home Dalan sat with me on the couch and it felt so good to be home and be taken care of. Dalan had me eat some rice pudding and I was able to get something in my stomach. Dalan has been so great and helpful. I have the best husband ever. I love you Dalan.

P.s Dalan is officially done with his undergraduate! He took his last test last night :) YEAH!

Summer Heat

For two hours Dalan worked away to give Pepper her new summer-do. Although she still looks a little funny to me, it was clear that she was feeling so good after the long process.

She couldn't stop running and jumping and wagging her little tail. She wasn't shy about her new do in the slightest.

I'm glad we cool off with otter pops & air conditioner. I wouldn't be a cute or outgoing baldy like Pepper.

empty nesters

Our puppies are all gone now, but I thought I would share some of our last pictures. This is one of our favorites. He is also very lucky.

Here we are with all our puppies. This just may make it as our Christmas card :)

The last week we had our puppies around they fell in love with the front porch. I loved having a bunch of puppies to greet me each time I opened the door. Here they are lined up taking a little nap.

Now they all have a new home & we are saving a lot of dog food.

summer school, bummer school.

Summer school has taken over! The idea that it is summer (granted the weather has helped me forget that most days) makes school so much harder. It takes up so much of my time. On the bright side. . . My English 2010 class is luckily only 7 weeks. . . which means I only have 2 more classes left to complete my English credits! I am literally doing a dance right now. It is so nice to see the end of at least one class. Sitting through 3 hours of lecture twice a week was a lot to handle. Not to mention writing two papers at the same time. My Anatomy class is still going strong and has barely started, but at least I will be able to focus & do well in it (hopefully). So far so good. Dalan's last class is almost over as well . . . I need to plan another graduation party for next Friday :) super exited. I love planning parties.
Thanks for reading my little rant of bummer school in the summer.