Oct 12, 2008

Walk in the Park!

So we were going to walk early in the morning but...
...first some kids and dogs and husband had to get up,..then they had to have breakfast!
 
Pancakes, Eggs (heart shaped), and Bacon. Plates are decorated with Strawberries!

Then Kristy, and May Bee came over after their walk!

Then, finally, we are on our way!

Dogs checking out the Prairie Dogs enclave!

Hey, look at the athletes!

All upside-down!
After the first mile they are hanging around!
Jason is in the slide, yes he went down this way and Rhowdie is right behind him!
 
Now Tiffany and Maggie are trying out this slide!
  
Jason and Rhowdie are right behind.

  
And down the hatch!
And where is Jaeger?

Dan and Jaeger wait at a bench far away so the other dogs stop howling and wanting to play.
 
It takes all of us to get this picture staged!

And while Jason runs his mile in a minute, we are waiting and resting up!

Saturday with Tiffany & Jason

Jason and Tiffany came up for the weekend. So what do we want to do? Go shooting! Here they are laying out the arsenal. Then Tiffany gets to go first with all four guns.
She is doing very well, and then I get my chance...no picture of the  target, but I did hit a bull's eye. 
Jason also gets to try his luck :-) 
Here is Tiffany's target, or one of them! don't know why Jason smiles like that...he knows what he is in for! 
Well, they are hungry after a few hours at the range, so here is dinner, Greek Chicken & Potatoes, Goat Cheese stuffed bread and green beans...yumm! 
After dinner playtime with the dogs, here is Jason and Rhowdie.
And after a few tries we get the three dogs and three humans to sit on the table. Jaeger licking Jason and Maggie is checking out Rhowdie, the man in her life :-) 
And then it's Shake time...Caramel Capuccino something or the other, toped with whip cream and chocolate syrup...another yumm, and tonight there is supposed to be an encore, we'll see!
You have to come back for Sundays "Walk in the Park" post to see todays pictures!

Oct 9, 2008

The Dogs Again!

Here are the dogs playing with Dan at 6 a.m. Man, what was going on with them? They were hungry, I believe, because I told Dan to feed them and they were quiet afterwards. Wednesday morning Jaeger was whining a bit, but stopped, and today there was not a tone to be heard when I was up. Guess Dan is now feeding them a bit more at night so they won't be waking him up!

Oct 4, 2008

Saturday = Fun Day!

So what did I do today? On my day off from work, when I only want to rest and relax?! Well, here are pictures and newspaper articles explaining all I did with the dogs, while Dan stayed at home and had his rest and relaxation!

 First it was the Heart Walk

Nelson Park


Event Schedule:

REGISTRATION10/4/2008 8:30 am - 9:00 am
5K WALK10/4/2008 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

 Then on to the "Bark in the Park"

Sixth annual 'Bark in the Park' set Saturday

The Taylor Jones Humane Society and Play Faire Park are joining forces for their sixth annual fundraiser, "Bark in the Park and Blessing of the Animals" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Bring your pets for a blessing for long life and health. The event also includes lots of games including a doggy wet T-shirt contest. There is no admission fee, though donations are appreciated. The Dyess We Care Team will be providing hot dogs and hamburgers.
 
 

Oct 1, 2008

Six Random Things

I've been tagged by ~Heather at Misadventures of the Dynamic Uno who left a comment on my posting about Germany in slides!



Here's the rules for those I'm tagging. Check the list after my 6 THINGS to see if you're it then:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Write six random things about yourself.

4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post.

5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.

6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

So, my random things about me...

1. I love to read, just about anything that comes across my hands. I didn't used too, but then my grandma got me a series of books I fell in love with and I haven't stopped reading. I used to have supscribtions to magazines, but I would have to read every story and every page, so I quit and only pick up books at work (oh, in case you don't know, I work in a library :-))!!!

2. My second intrest lies in cross stitching which I started back in N.C. in the 80's. Just small easy things, which have evolved into larger projects in the last 15 years!

3. And now I also like to scrapbook. Once I started that I redid all of Jason's albums and even made some for my 4 nephews and my god child. Now I am working on one from my mom's 70th birthday party last week. That will be done real quick though as it is only a small one.

4. It is hard for me to just start writing random things, but another thing about me is I like living in Texas! This is just a great place to live and we have enjoyed our last 18 years here.I don't miss having to put on all the heavy clothing and shuffle snow. Dan thought he wanted to move from Texas for a while. When I asked him where he wanted to move too, after a vacation up north, he decided it was better to stay in Texas. I love the sun, especially if I can jump into the pool, or stay inside with the air running.

5. I like dogs and rather have them then cats! I would like to have many more animals, but then I have to take care of them, and that I don't want to do! Dan did ask me once if I would like to have a horse, as I grew up with them. I told him if he would clean it, and the stable, I would love to, but if he was going to be gone all the time with his job, then rather not! I just don't like to clean up the mess...go figure!

6. Vacation, I love vacation. Would love to go around the world. There are still a few places I would like to visit, China, India, Australia, maybe even Greenland. But maybe I at least will get to the Bahamas next year. Planning a cruise for my 50th birthday present. Yes, I am giving it to myself. Actually I will pick and Dan will pay :-) Best of both worlds :-)

Hey, I made it, all 6 random things about me and my life...don't ask how long it took! But now I am done and I'll be tagging some other people now. Lets see who is going to follow suit here! You don't have to do it, but I am looking forward to see you follow these rules! And don't forget to watch the Vice Presidential debate tomorrow evening!

Tag you're it!

Jason & Tiffany

Sandra

Christine

Sep 24, 2008

Mama's Birthday Party!

Midnight - Happy Birthday!
Brother & Sisters
Brothers & Cousins
Sisters & Brothers
Don't ask!
Sandra, Nadine (18), Edith (70) & Me
Some Guests - also relatives
Me and my Godmothers!
Well, they were talking about how small I used to be...well, babies are small...!
Hah, these are the same guests as on the other guest picture! Bummer, these are my dad's cousins and their wives. And the farmer Pit.
Aunts, uncles, neighbors.
Sandra and Daniel collecting glasses.
Happy Birthday Edith.
Happy Birthday Nadine.
Yes, they have a birthday on the same day.

Sep 22, 2008

Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zum Geburtstag Mama!

Meine Mama hat heute Geburtstag und ich bin dabei!
Da kommen dann Morgen noch ein paar Party Bilder dazu!
Kommt also nochmal zum nachsehen :-)

First Pictures of the Trip!

Sunday with family.The Nephews!The one Nephew!With sister, brother, sister-in-law and nephews.With parents, sister, aunt & uncle.

Sep 14, 2008

Cross stitch in Memory of my friend!

 
Before my friend died she had started on this cross stitch.
I finally finished it for her husband.
What a tribute to her life she left behind. Her house is full of fabulous cross stitches she always worked on, nothing was to hard for her. She just loved the challenge.
Without her I would never have foraged unto the harder cross stitching she was so fond of. I had never thought I could work on this one either. I envied her for her skills, but she thought me even after her death that we can do anything we want to put our minds to. This is her last big tribute for her family. I have one smaller item yet to tackle, but it will go faster then this one and I should have it finished soon.
We still miss her in our cross stitch circle and wished she would still be there to keep us on our toes and keep us stitching. We will always keep a place for her!

Sep 7, 2008

What a story!

It was in my inbox and I thought you ought to see this one! What an amazing story and message at the end!