As usual, I have school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting with a 7:30 class. Since the time change I have dreaded it. Now, not only does the darkness thing mess with me, but spring break was SOOO nice (not to have to be up at the crack of dawn), so to say the least I am getting a bit spoiled with it!
Well, yesterday I got a text as I was walking out the door for the second time (because I forgot my backpack the 1st time) that my 7:30 class was cancelled! SEE--this is WHY I run late!! :) The REALLY good news about all of that is that my 1st 2 classes have the SAME teacher! That means that I didn't have to be there until 10:30!
Granted, I was already up and ready, but there was PLENTY of time for a good nap before class! The next thing with me is that I really don't see the need to drive all the way up to Fort Scott for ONE class (my 7:30 class has a lab in the afternoon, but since there was no class, no lab either)!
It was raining and Nick needs new work boots, so about 8:30 he calls to ask if I would like to go to Joplin to look for work boots with him! Half an hour later, he was home and we were getting ready for a rainy day of shopping! I was excited to go because we usually don't get to go, and it was a day that Nick couldn't really be doing much else. We had a good day really, and we ate a wonderful lunch at the Olive Garden!
Anyways, the bad news is that we came home with no work boots. I have to see what I can find on the Internet. He knows what he wants and what size he needs, we just have to find them now!
It was still a good day, and I love it when we are BOTH slackers!!
We also attended our pre-natal class last night, and let me tell you, if you ever thought there was stuff you DIDN'T want to know, don't' go to this class because they tell all..........
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
My favorite day...
Today is Friday!
This is my favorite day! I thought it was going to be a BAD BAD day because it started off on a very wrong foot with me being VERY annoyed, but all has turned out well (thanks to Julie and her mom's cookies :) ).
Anyways, it is about over, so I hope everyone has a good weekend and enjoys the warm weather (and the rain?)!
P.S. Only 51 more days 'till Kole's estimated arrival!!! :)
This is my favorite day! I thought it was going to be a BAD BAD day because it started off on a very wrong foot with me being VERY annoyed, but all has turned out well (thanks to Julie and her mom's cookies :) ).
Anyways, it is about over, so I hope everyone has a good weekend and enjoys the warm weather (and the rain?)!
P.S. Only 51 more days 'till Kole's estimated arrival!!! :)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thank you!
I just want to thank EVERYONE that helps Nick and I have what we have, but a special thanks to his parents.
Not only are they patient with us while we try to figure out what we are doing, but they are the 1st to volunteer when we need an extra hand.
We rented 80 acres this year, but it needed LOTS of help. It has sat empty for probably 15 years or so, and had basically no fence on it. Over the last few weeks with the help of Kim, Doug, and our GOOD friend Jeff, the fence is almost complete!! This is GREAT news, because I can't help much, and Nick has still been doing propane work most of the time! On Monday and Tuesday of this week, they accomplished more than Nick and I would have (even if I wasn't preggo) in a month.
This is exciting because yesterday Nick and I went and bought cows to put on it, so the sooner it is finished the sooner our new mommas will have a home! But once again, we couldn't even have scheduled to pick them up today if it wasn't for the help of Kim, and Jeff!!
We owe a lot to those who love us, and this is just a little thanks for all you do!!! :)
Not only are they patient with us while we try to figure out what we are doing, but they are the 1st to volunteer when we need an extra hand.
We rented 80 acres this year, but it needed LOTS of help. It has sat empty for probably 15 years or so, and had basically no fence on it. Over the last few weeks with the help of Kim, Doug, and our GOOD friend Jeff, the fence is almost complete!! This is GREAT news, because I can't help much, and Nick has still been doing propane work most of the time! On Monday and Tuesday of this week, they accomplished more than Nick and I would have (even if I wasn't preggo) in a month.
This is exciting because yesterday Nick and I went and bought cows to put on it, so the sooner it is finished the sooner our new mommas will have a home! But once again, we couldn't even have scheduled to pick them up today if it wasn't for the help of Kim, and Jeff!!
We owe a lot to those who love us, and this is just a little thanks for all you do!!! :)
Monday, March 16, 2009
What a weekend...
It is Monday. As much as I usually don't like Monday's I must say that it might be an improvement from the weekend. Actually I didn't have a bad weekend, but lots of stuff went wrong....
Friday was good. We went to Fireside to eat and I had a FABULOUS steak (I love eating there). Then we came home and went to bed, my kind of night!
Saturday morning we got up, oh about 9:00 or so, got around kind of slow, but everything was fine. We had planned on sorting and moving some cattle and Kim and Doug had offered to help. Well on their way home from Thayer, they found the St. Paul bar. This was for ruritan though as we wanted to check out the band for the Rodeo on the 3rd. When we hadn't heard from them, we knew they must of had a good time at the bar and were working on getting around for the day. Well they showed up as we were on our way out the door to check cattle. Well this made Nick angry (I am not really sure why, but it did, because we were already "behind"). Anyways we got all of the cattle caught and it was working out pretty well. After a bit Doug showed up (he had to do some propane stuff). Well he was not very patient and the cattle could tell. So one of them got kind of hot headed and words started to fly. Anyways after we were all done and got them loaded we were off to Fort Scott. We get to Fort Scott and are getting ready to unload when Doug accidentally lets the mommas out before Nick had all of the babies out of the other trailer. Well this is bad because the mommas take off running and if their babies are not there to go with them, sometimes they won't come back for them. Well, this made Nick angry. So poor Nicholas picks up our newest baby and tried to carry her to where the mommas are going. Well They cross the creek and Nick gives up. Kim told us to just load the baby back up and drive across it. Nick said it was too muddy. Well after a bit of debate we loaded the baby and away we went (Nick had me put my truck in 4 wheel drive before we even headed that way). Well he was right, shouldn't have crossed right there. We got stuck. Truck, trailer, and all. Now, Nick has lost it. He is mad. I mean like REALLY mad, like red faced mad. Thank goodness his dad had chains on his truck and with some planning, Doug hooked us to his truck and pulled us out. No harm, no foul, just some lost time. After everyone had calmed down a little we went and did lunch at Wendy's, the guys headed home in one truck and Kim and I in the other. Nick, Doug, and Lonnie were headed back out to our house to try to catch a cow that we need to sell that got away from us this morning. Well once again no luck, she ran into the pond, and as a result MORE lost time. After giving up on her and heading back in Hepler, we load all that we need to go set corner posts and work on fence out at the pasture that we rented. All seems to be well, the guys are starting to cool down. We get 2 of the 5 corners set that we needed and we are headed to the last 3 and once again we get stuck. This time it is in our flatbed and Nick got it REALLY stuck, like almost to the bottom of the doors stuck. Oh boy. Yep. What a great day. Well we had the little tractor out there because that is what we were digging the corners with, so we thought we would try to get it out with that. What makes this so bad is that everyone had drove back in this part all week. Nick even bush-hogged it and left NO tracks, like none at all, and now...well different story. Well we get some chains and Doug thought he could probably pull it out with the little tractor. No luck fellas. Surprise, surprise. The little tractor got stuck. So after we unhooked the truck Doug started working on getting the little tractor out. Finally after like an hour (more productive use of time) Doug got the little tractor out. We proceeded to set the last three corners and then head home at like 7. What a day. The boys thought they needed a beer (and I was thinking that I wanted one too, if I could) so we decided we would go out to eat. We got ready and finished listening to the ball game and met his parents to go eat. We all decided that we were too tired to go anywhere really so we thought we would just go to Pizza Hut. After our day I don't know what were thinking, thinking that was a good idea. Guess what, it was a VERY bad idea. Long story short, we got a BURNT pizza. We are talking like the cheese on top by the crust was BLACK. It was horrible. We actually ordered 2 pizzas and were hoping that the second one would be better, and after like 5 minutes of trying to force ourselves to eat the burnt one, we decided she must have forgot our second one. So I went up to ask her about it. They hadn't even made it yet. We also ordered come cheese sticks, and guess what, they hadn't made them either. After our WONDERFUL day, we decided that were leaving. Our waitress stole a cheese stick order off of a to-go order and gave that to us, tried to charge us for a pizza that we didn't have, and that WASN'T EVEN MADE, and then charged us for the meal salads. Our wonderful Saturday night dinner cost like $30.00 for NOTHING. Oh, it was not good. We proceeded to head to Sonic to actually get something to eat. I really wish that I would have got our waitress's name and taken pictures of our pizza, I would have LOVED to have sent them to NPC. There were also 5 dirty tables that were making Doug crazy and we were the ONLY people in the dinning room. Thank goodness Sonic was good!
Sunday morning Nick tried to be sweet and cook me some breakfast because he got up before me, and as he was baking some cinnamon rolls the smoke detectors went off. This was because of last week's WONDERFUL cakes, and he didn't know about it. But it scared me to wake up to that and go in the kitchen and not find anyone (he had taken Sophie out to use the bathroom). But we had a good breakfast and then went to church and had a good lunch at his mom and dad's. After that we went and took the big tractor to get the flatbed "un-stuck" and it worked like a charm! Nick hauled some propane and then went fishing. It was MUCH needed after Saturday. I took a nap! We went into my mom and dad's for Jen's Birthday dinner. Mom helped me give Sophie a hair cut, and she looks SOOO NICE! So after a not so good day we had a good day, and we can only hope that the same is in store for today!!!
Friday was good. We went to Fireside to eat and I had a FABULOUS steak (I love eating there). Then we came home and went to bed, my kind of night!
Saturday morning we got up, oh about 9:00 or so, got around kind of slow, but everything was fine. We had planned on sorting and moving some cattle and Kim and Doug had offered to help. Well on their way home from Thayer, they found the St. Paul bar. This was for ruritan though as we wanted to check out the band for the Rodeo on the 3rd. When we hadn't heard from them, we knew they must of had a good time at the bar and were working on getting around for the day. Well they showed up as we were on our way out the door to check cattle. Well this made Nick angry (I am not really sure why, but it did, because we were already "behind"). Anyways we got all of the cattle caught and it was working out pretty well. After a bit Doug showed up (he had to do some propane stuff). Well he was not very patient and the cattle could tell. So one of them got kind of hot headed and words started to fly. Anyways after we were all done and got them loaded we were off to Fort Scott. We get to Fort Scott and are getting ready to unload when Doug accidentally lets the mommas out before Nick had all of the babies out of the other trailer. Well this is bad because the mommas take off running and if their babies are not there to go with them, sometimes they won't come back for them. Well, this made Nick angry. So poor Nicholas picks up our newest baby and tried to carry her to where the mommas are going. Well They cross the creek and Nick gives up. Kim told us to just load the baby back up and drive across it. Nick said it was too muddy. Well after a bit of debate we loaded the baby and away we went (Nick had me put my truck in 4 wheel drive before we even headed that way). Well he was right, shouldn't have crossed right there. We got stuck. Truck, trailer, and all. Now, Nick has lost it. He is mad. I mean like REALLY mad, like red faced mad. Thank goodness his dad had chains on his truck and with some planning, Doug hooked us to his truck and pulled us out. No harm, no foul, just some lost time. After everyone had calmed down a little we went and did lunch at Wendy's, the guys headed home in one truck and Kim and I in the other. Nick, Doug, and Lonnie were headed back out to our house to try to catch a cow that we need to sell that got away from us this morning. Well once again no luck, she ran into the pond, and as a result MORE lost time. After giving up on her and heading back in Hepler, we load all that we need to go set corner posts and work on fence out at the pasture that we rented. All seems to be well, the guys are starting to cool down. We get 2 of the 5 corners set that we needed and we are headed to the last 3 and once again we get stuck. This time it is in our flatbed and Nick got it REALLY stuck, like almost to the bottom of the doors stuck. Oh boy. Yep. What a great day. Well we had the little tractor out there because that is what we were digging the corners with, so we thought we would try to get it out with that. What makes this so bad is that everyone had drove back in this part all week. Nick even bush-hogged it and left NO tracks, like none at all, and now...well different story. Well we get some chains and Doug thought he could probably pull it out with the little tractor. No luck fellas. Surprise, surprise. The little tractor got stuck. So after we unhooked the truck Doug started working on getting the little tractor out. Finally after like an hour (more productive use of time) Doug got the little tractor out. We proceeded to set the last three corners and then head home at like 7. What a day. The boys thought they needed a beer (and I was thinking that I wanted one too, if I could) so we decided we would go out to eat. We got ready and finished listening to the ball game and met his parents to go eat. We all decided that we were too tired to go anywhere really so we thought we would just go to Pizza Hut. After our day I don't know what were thinking, thinking that was a good idea. Guess what, it was a VERY bad idea. Long story short, we got a BURNT pizza. We are talking like the cheese on top by the crust was BLACK. It was horrible. We actually ordered 2 pizzas and were hoping that the second one would be better, and after like 5 minutes of trying to force ourselves to eat the burnt one, we decided she must have forgot our second one. So I went up to ask her about it. They hadn't even made it yet. We also ordered come cheese sticks, and guess what, they hadn't made them either. After our WONDERFUL day, we decided that were leaving. Our waitress stole a cheese stick order off of a to-go order and gave that to us, tried to charge us for a pizza that we didn't have, and that WASN'T EVEN MADE, and then charged us for the meal salads. Our wonderful Saturday night dinner cost like $30.00 for NOTHING. Oh, it was not good. We proceeded to head to Sonic to actually get something to eat. I really wish that I would have got our waitress's name and taken pictures of our pizza, I would have LOVED to have sent them to NPC. There were also 5 dirty tables that were making Doug crazy and we were the ONLY people in the dinning room. Thank goodness Sonic was good!
Sunday morning Nick tried to be sweet and cook me some breakfast because he got up before me, and as he was baking some cinnamon rolls the smoke detectors went off. This was because of last week's WONDERFUL cakes, and he didn't know about it. But it scared me to wake up to that and go in the kitchen and not find anyone (he had taken Sophie out to use the bathroom). But we had a good breakfast and then went to church and had a good lunch at his mom and dad's. After that we went and took the big tractor to get the flatbed "un-stuck" and it worked like a charm! Nick hauled some propane and then went fishing. It was MUCH needed after Saturday. I took a nap! We went into my mom and dad's for Jen's Birthday dinner. Mom helped me give Sophie a hair cut, and she looks SOOO NICE! So after a not so good day we had a good day, and we can only hope that the same is in store for today!!!
Friday, March 13, 2009
About Over....
Its FINALLY FRIDAY!
Even though this week has been jam packed for us, it has seemed to drag on. Maybe it is because I am unmotivated and seem to be worn out beyond any nap time help.
Last night was my last cake class, and while it was fun and I am happy I learned what I did, I am happy to see it go! It is also Spring break, and while Nick wouldn't let me take the week off of work (and I totally understand), I am EXCITED about my two days off like normal, but with NOTHING to do. I stress NOTHING now, because I bet something comes up! Oh well!
Anyways, we are going to try to get some cattle hauled up to Fort Scott this weekend and Jen's birthday is Sunday, so our weekend shouldn't be too crazy! Have a good weekend all! :)
Even though this week has been jam packed for us, it has seemed to drag on. Maybe it is because I am unmotivated and seem to be worn out beyond any nap time help.
Last night was my last cake class, and while it was fun and I am happy I learned what I did, I am happy to see it go! It is also Spring break, and while Nick wouldn't let me take the week off of work (and I totally understand), I am EXCITED about my two days off like normal, but with NOTHING to do. I stress NOTHING now, because I bet something comes up! Oh well!
Anyways, we are going to try to get some cattle hauled up to Fort Scott this weekend and Jen's birthday is Sunday, so our weekend shouldn't be too crazy! Have a good weekend all! :)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Busy, busy, busy...
The farther I work my way through this Monday, I realize that this week is crazy. Just to vent a little, there is no need to buy any groceries because we will not be home one night this week...
Tonight is Ruritan.
Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment and we are going to our 1st prenatal class.
Wednesday the judging team is coming down for a work out (we will be home after they leave but they aren't to be here until 2 and are doing 2 heifer classes and possibly 3 bull classes).
Thursday is my last cake class and Nick's 1st week of their season long fishing tournament.
Friday.
Yep that is every night 'till Friday, we will be ready to go out by then, or possibly stay in with a pizza....
Hmmm what a week.....lol
Tonight is Ruritan.
Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment and we are going to our 1st prenatal class.
Wednesday the judging team is coming down for a work out (we will be home after they leave but they aren't to be here until 2 and are doing 2 heifer classes and possibly 3 bull classes).
Thursday is my last cake class and Nick's 1st week of their season long fishing tournament.
Friday.
Yep that is every night 'till Friday, we will be ready to go out by then, or possibly stay in with a pizza....
Hmmm what a week.....lol
Time change....
So, I understand the time change, but I think that Saturday night/Sunday morning is not really a good choice. The adjustment time frame needs to be larger.
Yeah, pretty lame complaint, but it bugs me, and today I am feeling it...Oh well, just another Monday.
On a lighter note Saturday I went to a registered sale in Columbia Missouri and came home with 3 new sissy dolls (this is what we call them...well I do..until they become mommas). They were on the clearance rack, or at least pretty close to it! (That is what I told Nick since he didn't' go and we didn't' exactly talk about what to buy or how many or what to spend....lol.) They were a good deal and I think we are going to show them, so I will let you know how they do! The two sissy dolls we bought there last year are due to calve, so we anxiously await to see their babies!! :)
Yeah, pretty lame complaint, but it bugs me, and today I am feeling it...Oh well, just another Monday.
On a lighter note Saturday I went to a registered sale in Columbia Missouri and came home with 3 new sissy dolls (this is what we call them...well I do..until they become mommas). They were on the clearance rack, or at least pretty close to it! (That is what I told Nick since he didn't' go and we didn't' exactly talk about what to buy or how many or what to spend....lol.) They were a good deal and I think we are going to show them, so I will let you know how they do! The two sissy dolls we bought there last year are due to calve, so we anxiously await to see their babies!! :)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
"Dogspital"....
Bad news...
Sophie spent her first night with complete strangers Monday night. Not only were they strangers, but she was in hospital, or as we have coined it at our house now, the "dogspital".
Poor Sophie. She was sick on Sunday and we spent most of the day just lying around the house and tending to her needs. I thought she was getting better so we went into my mom's for dinner like normal. She got a bath like normal, and even ate and drank. That was the first time all day. She had a good night in her kennel--no messes. When I got home Monday at lunch, there was a mess in her kennel though. She had thrown up again! Poor baby! Well I called the vet because that is just not like my dog. They wanted to see her. So I took off of work to take her.
This is where the bad news is....they wanted to keep her. She was running a pretty high fever, not eating or drinking, and not keeping stuff down. They did all kinds of stuff to her while I was there, and nothing. They needed to keep her to watch her and to get fluids in her.
So, I left her...........her very first night in the "dogspital". I cried.
Good news!!! She got to come home yesterday! I went and picked her up, took her by mom's (to give her a bath, she had a nozzle put in their bath tub that does a WONDERFUL job, and takes about half the time) and we spent the afternoon together. She appeared to be all back to normal last night, and was even eating and drinking!
We are thankful for our Vet!!! :)
Sophie spent her first night with complete strangers Monday night. Not only were they strangers, but she was in hospital, or as we have coined it at our house now, the "dogspital".
Poor Sophie. She was sick on Sunday and we spent most of the day just lying around the house and tending to her needs. I thought she was getting better so we went into my mom's for dinner like normal. She got a bath like normal, and even ate and drank. That was the first time all day. She had a good night in her kennel--no messes. When I got home Monday at lunch, there was a mess in her kennel though. She had thrown up again! Poor baby! Well I called the vet because that is just not like my dog. They wanted to see her. So I took off of work to take her.
This is where the bad news is....they wanted to keep her. She was running a pretty high fever, not eating or drinking, and not keeping stuff down. They did all kinds of stuff to her while I was there, and nothing. They needed to keep her to watch her and to get fluids in her.
So, I left her...........her very first night in the "dogspital". I cried.
Good news!!! She got to come home yesterday! I went and picked her up, took her by mom's (to give her a bath, she had a nozzle put in their bath tub that does a WONDERFUL job, and takes about half the time) and we spent the afternoon together. She appeared to be all back to normal last night, and was even eating and drinking!
We are thankful for our Vet!!! :)
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