smackdown @ sandy's

yesterday was absolutely crazy. i spent much of my day in meetings and just getting small stuff done and figured out. it was one of those days where i felt like i got nothing done. but, yesterday d^2 spent the whole day outside. she didn't seem to mind, but she didn't seem to have particularly enjoyed it. it is funny - she won't come inside and just wants to spend all of her time outside while haley's puppy wrigley won't go outside unless haley and matt go outside and play with her. thank goodness i don't have that problem with d^2.

last night i went downtown for the orientation session for obedience lessons for D^2. i accidentally wen tto hte wrong spot, so i didn't get oriented and will have to wait 6 months for the next set of sessions. i am so dumb. for some reason i swear i thought she said it would be next to the city auditorium not the city pool. i didn't even know we had a city pool,


last night was also monday night football at sandy's place. she has the best place to have a party ever. she has like 20 ft ceilings in this awesome loft apartment downtown. she projects the tv onto the wall and it is just a big ole party party. i really didn't care about the score, it was just fun to go out and be sociable. of course, those in the fantasy football league cared a lot more! but, we had some yummy homeade salsa and guac! made me happy!

the m team

i'll say it again, i love directv. while my freinds and family who live in themidwest are all unable to watch illinois games, i am someow a recipient of the big ten network! this week i got to watch the illini give indiana a L. so, we are now 3-1! it is quite fun to acually get to watch the illini.

this morning daisy had a date with the m-team. christina and liz came over and with the dogs, so daisy, molson, mocha, and molly l got to play in the back yard while the mamma hung out and caught up. it was quite fun to watch them play. they are all about the same size so play time is quite fun! it is especially fun for daisy and mocha since they are almost the same age.

i've now finished removing the wallpaper from my bedrom. the walls are washed, so the painting should start next weeend. yay!!! I'm ready for it to start looking hot! i think that this small change will make such a big diffece that i will be incredibly HAPPY.

earlier this week i caught some girls next door. it was hef and holly' 5th anniversary. holl kept talkng about how what she and hef have is special, and she understands that he needds to have lots of girlfriends. they celebrated with a party with all of his other girlfriends. then at the end kendra talked about how supposedly you are supposed to give wood for the 5th anniversary and how "bet you holly got some wood". how can you not LOVE this show?

Fetch Fido Fetch

first, congratualtions to alicia and krishan on the arrival of the beautiful, blond haired blue eyed boy. at 6 lb 14 oz, 19 in. long, he arrived last tuesay. we look forward to ltos of pictures and updates!

it's been a while, so i thought i should update the blog. i've been pretty busy, but i can't say lots has been happening.

the biggest news on the homestead is that daisy got her aniversary present. we are now the owners of a large fened in back yard. it is quite beautiful if i may say so. i called and got some quotes- all were pretty reasonable, so i decided to just go for it. i knew what i wanted, so i went for it. they weren't going to start until next monday, but then they realized that they could pound it out over the wekend. that worked well for me, so we have a fence. daisy dogg is the happies little puppy. she doesn't want to come inside!!! she would be quite happy to stay outside all day long. of course, she still does the doorbel thing and lets me know whenever anything is withn 100 ft of the house. she is definitely a tired puppy when we come in at night. crazy daisy in the yard, lazy daisy in the house. this morning we played catch. she enjoys having a long ways to run for the ball instead of the 10 ft. normally found in the house (which also has breakables...).

in other yard related news, i'm having major fire ant problems. i've killed several mounds out front, and i found one out back too. i am going to do a topical treatment to the whole yard, because this is out of hand! it is not a good idea to mow the lawn with a bunch of fire ants running around. hence, a good excuse to not mow for the time being.

friday night i went over to amanda's for a girls night in with her and virginia (aka va). amanda's husband stephen is in a quartet at their church, and the quartet was competiting at the national quartet competition. in kentucky so,we had a fun girls night in. we hung, and i introduced amanda to my flavor of the week - the pear vodka and cranberry cape cod. we had fun just hanging out and gossiping lie girls. daisy maisy came with me and spent most of her time running around with allie dog and playing scared of the cats. it is cute to watch her with the cats - she tries to play with hem, and they are scared of her, so they hiss and growl. then she gets frustrated and gets down on the ground further and barks. it is great, except when you are trying to keep baby sleeping. saturday morning we had a lazy morning of letting the dogs play and i got to play with va since she was up. she is such a cute, happy baby! she is 10 months old, and happy to to play and play and play. apparently i was granted baby approval since she didn't cry at first sight of me and she used me as a jungle gym. not everyone gets this treatment!

unfortnately, after the hurricane last week, never got satellite back up! something is definitely wrong. so, the directv guy is supposed to come out here and fix it for me this morning, between 8 and 12. i love the 4 hour time windows... hopefully he'll come out here sooner rather than later. I'm not feeling like working particularly late, so this means taking leave. meanwhile i am going to go work on my patio furntiture some more. i was getting somewhere with it last night, and then the mosquitos came out. they had a wonderful dinner: me! note to self: next time at walmart buy lots more citronella! if i'm going to take a morning off, why not use it to my advantage? soon we will have a little paradise out back!!

quote of the day...

last night while watching the girls next door, the quote of the day was:
"thank God I was wearing underwear today"
oh to be a hot blond playboy model

'berto

it has been a hot, dry summer here in MS. immagine my surprise that the weather was really cool the last two days. in case you aren't aware, a little hurricane named humberto got himself started and came to visit the states today well, he wa a fast guy because we got a TON of rain courtesy of him. i figure it is his fault when my lawn turns to the amazon. it is also his fault DD didn't get to walk today. but i'm not complaining because of him i am enoying a nice, quiet rainy evening with DD (tv is out).

also, the fence man starts tomorrow, weather prmitting. so, it is possible that i will have a fence by the end of the weekend. how cool is that!!! now i just need to put together that patio furniture and i can throw a party-party!

our hearts will always be in a little cottage by the sea

another importnat birthdy - today is my auntie barbara's birthday. she is my mom' oldest sister and she is also my favorite aunt. we are both oldest children, so we have a lot in common. my auntie barbara is a role model for me - she has been able to raise a great family, further her education, work, and maintin her faith. if ican be anything like her a few years downt he road, i'll be quite the happy camper. aunt barbara also has the pleasure of being married to my favorite uncle, who is conicidentally my godfather and ä founding member of the e-team. my favorite thing about my auntie barbara is that she goes to the jersey shore every summer. she spends a week (or two) relaxing on the beach before the new school year starts (shes a school nurse). if that isn't a smart idea, i don't know what is. her hear will always be in a cottage by the sea, and hope that one day she is able to buy that cottage. aunt barabara also just beacame a grandma fro the first time this summer. she has been looking forward to this for years, so i am uber happy for. now she has a new baby to make quits for and to spoil as her nana can. Happy Birthday Auntie Barbara

you look like a monkey and sometimes you smell like one too

i would be speaking of my dog here. today is daisy dogg's birthday. we've been together for a year now! if you aren't aware of this, daisy dogg is my spoiled puppy. unfortunately, she knows that she has me wrapped around her little paw. she is the protector of our house an my second doorbell. daisy has tailgated with me at illini football and she is my walking companion du jour. she is good at keeping me on my toes. she loves to alk around with squeaker toys. nothing makes her happier than reminding us that she is in the room. she also enjoys running in circles, sniffing butts, and body slaming. if you haven't had the pleasure of meeting her, you oughta.