I am sleepy! Bea hasn't slept for more then an hour for the last two nights and I am bushed! Good night.

It is 1 in the morning and I don't think I'll even go to bed tonight. Bea went to bed about 7 tonight but has not been asleep yet, I've had to go calm her down a couple times already and I see no sign of sleep. Looks like it will be a long night. The only good thing is that I have my computer to keep be busy while I have to be awake.

I think Terry got our water fixed this morning. I left Sis at home to help him and she said it was fixed. We need to re-plum the who outfit under the house. Seems like as soon as we get one fixed, it busts some where else.

That big German Shepherd is still here at Bea's, living in the basement. He wants up here in the house real bad but since that doesn't go over very well he'll settle for the basement. I put a found dog ad in the paper that will come out Wednesday. I hope it gets a response.

Well, did I have a premonition or maybe I just go by past experiences? Anyway, I am sure I got my laundry done. We kicked the water pump on tonight and I heard the water spraying and hitting the under side of the floor! I have bottled water to get us through but it sure puts a cramp in flushing.

I don't know where this little bananna came from, I just found it on my computer and thought it was cute.

Brrrr.... it is cold out tonight! We (Sis and I) are at Bea's tonight and I am glad. She has a gas furnace and I can turn it up as high as I want and not have to worry about the bill. It is probable warm at my house too, as long as you are in the living room by the stove. The dogs will appreciate their heat lamps tonight.

Yvonne mentioned doing two days worth of laundry, I was doing laundry the last two days too. I was behind in the laundry department because I was afraid I would run out of water and didn't want to buy a load of water. With all this rain we have been having our cistern was filling up so I grabbed the chance. I want to get it done before the weather turned cold in case the pipes froze too. The drain pipe always freezes when the temp drops. Anyway, what was so funny was that Terry went to the shop yesterday and wanted to know if I was coming out. I said I wanted to get the laundry done first and would be out when I got it done. Well, about 1:30 pm I called him and he ask me what I had been doing all day. I said I was doing laundry just like I said and the last load was in the machine. "Bull-ony!" he exclaimed, "It doesn't take THAT long to do the laundry!!" Sounds just like a man, doesn't it?

When we got to Bea's this morning we were met by a new face. A very large, very skinny, male German Shepherd decided to move in. Now, what? Mom said 'they' told her not to feed him but she couldn't stand seeing a starving dog begging for food through every window so we found something he could eat. Since it will be so cold out tonight we brought him in to the basement. I'll keep you posted, don't know what we are going to do with him.

Now why do I keep finding hickory nuts in my laundry baskets???? Strangest thing, every time I go to do a load of laundry I have to remove the hickory nuts. Any ideas?

Terry found these pictures in a box of junk he bought from a neighbor. They are from the 40's or 50's. I thought they were so pretty.

I found this on Yvonne's blog many months ago and saved it to share someday. I just found it in my files and finished filling it out so I thought I would share it. I have removed a few lines that didn't pertain to me or just couldn't think of an answer so some of the numbers ar out of order and some answers are from way back when I first saved it but basically, it is me.

1. What time did you get up this morning? Somewhere between 7:30-8:30

2. Diamonds or pearls? Not interested in either one.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Narnia

4. What's your favorite TV show? I watch Animal Planet mostly

5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? 2 cups of coffee and 2 oranges

6. What's your favorite cuisine? I don't eat 'cuisine' but I love spaghetti.When I eat out I love to eat Chinese.

7. What foods do you dislike? Vegatables!

8. What is your favorite chip flavor? Anything cheesy

9. What's your favorite CD at the moment? I like Daniel O'Donnell

10. What kind of car do you drive? Mercury Topaz, don't ever buy a two door!

11. Favorite sandwich? Tomato and Mayo

12. What characteristics do you despise? Lying!

13. What is your favorite type of clothing? Jeans and t-shirt

14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Ireland, England, or a deserted Island

15. What color is your bathroom? White with country blue accents

16. Favorite brand of clothing? I don't have a favorite brand but if it is in Goodwill I will wear it.

17. Where would you retire? Anywhere near my family

18. Favorite time of the day? Right after supper, relaxing in the chair.

19. What was your most memorable birthday? Don't have a particular birthday memory

20. Where were you born? Paintsville, Kentucky

21. Favorite sport to watch? I can do without watching sports.

24. What fabric detergent do you use? Purex

25. Were you named after anyone? Nope

26. Do you wish on stars? No

27. When did you last cry? Probably when my daughter and I had an argument, Last year?

28. Do you like your handwriting? Sometimes, it seems to change with my moods.

29. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? I would but not real close friends, I don't make real close friends. Except my husband.

30. Are you a daredevil? Probably not.

31. Do looks matter? I try not to make that an issue.

32. How do you release anger? Can't remember when I have been angry enough to need a release.

34. What was your favorite toy as a child? A large wheeled tricycle, ran the wheels off that poor thing.

35. What class in High School was totally useless? Geometry and algabra

37. Favorite movies? Vintage romances.

38. What are your nicknames? Can't remember any.

39. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? No, to much effort.

40. Do you think that you are strong? Physically, I am, Terry calls me 'Stout'. I can help him lift most anything.

41. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Most exotic flavors

42. What are your favorite colors? What ever goes with my mood.

43. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? The extra 30 lbs. I gained since I married.

44. Who do you miss the most? Everybody being home at Mom and Dads before they married and left.

46 What color pants are you wearing? Black denim

47. Last thing you ate? Club Crackers

48. Favorite song? I heard the Bluebird Sing, a bluegrass song, sung at our wedding.

49. If you were a CRAYON what color would you be? yellow

50. Last person you talked to on the phone? Sister

51. Who controls the tempature in your car, you or your husband? I do mostly.

52. Favorite drink? Root Beer

53. Do you wear contacts? No

54. Favorite day of the year? Tomorrow - always looking forward

55. Endings happy or sad? Happy

56. Winter/summer? I like Spring and Fall best

57. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs

58 What is Your Favorite Dessert? Molasses crinkle cookies.

59. What Book(s) are you reading? Melody, by V.C. Andrews. Not keeping my interest though, too predictable.

60. What is on your mouse pad? Rain drops.

61. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? Didn't watch tv last night but right now the Dog Whisperer has my attention.

62. Favorite Smells? Outside-woodsmoke in winter. Inside-black cherry candles

63. Stones or Beatles? Beatles

64. What's the furthest you've been from home? Nassau and Jamacia.

This is while he was missing his two front teeth.

What are little boys made of?

Notice the head, shoulders and on the piano bench.

Just some pictures of little Becka. We took her in for shots and worming and she weighs 3 1/2 lbs at 4 months old.

Aunt Marge said she wanted to see some more pictures so I browsed my computer and found some that might be interesting. These are from the 70's and 80's.

We had a lovely Christmas Day dinner at Mom's house!

Mom was worried about it being too crowded and we did bump elbows somewhat but we all get along well with our neighbors so it was not that bad.

This is Great Grandpa with his great grandson.

They look like they are enjoying the day.

Almost looks like they tried to dress to match the kitchen.

She is still our favorite Mommy!

Aaawwwwwww........

Well, I have managed to simplify my life a little, I gave all the birds to LeAnne, my neice, and tonight I found someone to adopt Boogie, the little chihuahua that was peeing all over my house when he didn't have his diaper on. By tomorrow night I will be down to 3 pups left and that sure cuts down on the clean up time and effort. Hopefully those last 3 pups will be gone by the weekend.

Does any one besides me feel like the Christmas season is rushing by and there is no time to enjoy it? Terry ask me yesterday, " Is this what Christmas is supposed to be like?" We rushed home after church to stuff all the puppies in a cage and rush to the shop to meet a buyer. They took their time deciding but that was okay because they finally decided to take 2 instead of one. When they left we had to rush to Jasper to open presents with Terry's family. We rushed to WalMart to get dog food and some stuff for Terry's lunches this week and barely made it back in time to pick up the leftover pups at the shop, rush home to deposit the pups in the pen and rush out the door for church. It was our night to go caroling at the housing then back to church for a snack. We ate and left early to stop a Dad's so I could read my email. I was having trouble connecting at my house and this is a bad time for that when I have puppies advertised and customers wanting to email me. By the time we got home it felt like we had been gone for a week.

We got up at 8 this morning and I had to be to work at 9 so I just had a minute to drink my coffee and eat my donut holes, feed and water the dogs, clean out the puppy pen and kiss my husband goodbye at the door. He follows me out the driveway and we head to our seperate ends of town. I kinda like my job here at Bea's, I can just sit and do nothing most of the day and it's great. This was not my job of choice when I started here but it has turned out to be a lifesaver and not as bad a job as I thought.

So how about this weather? Some December, huh?

I took puppy pictures today of the puppies that will be for sale next week and just had to get on of little Becka too. She will be 4 months old on Christmas day and weighs just 2 1/2 lbs. Some of the puppies that are just 8 weeks old outweigh her by a whole pound!

I am at Bea's right now, looking for something to watch on TV. She has about 85 channels and I can't find a thing to watch. Maybe it could be because it is 10 minutes till 1 in the morning, you think? I had 2 cups of coffee for supper and they were not decaffinated. I have had a caffeine buzz for about 6 hours now. It's a wild ride too. I usually drink decaffinated coffee, I am not used to this!

The coyotes were just outside my window having a wild party, I thought I heard something on the TV but I muted it and I still heard it so I went to the back door to listen. I must have made too much noise because they quit and all is quiet now.

We sure do miss Sis while she is in Florida with Lois. She said she misses too, a little bit anyway. Lois said they might go somewhere and do something fun if she could just get them out of the pool long enough.

Today I went to Dad's to help him install his new printer and digital camera. That took us about 3 hours but we got it done. I think he will enjoy that camera if he can just remember all the steps to taking pictures and putting them on the computer. When I left there I had to go home and clean up 24 to 28 hours of puppy poop. For some reason I can't seem to get Terry to do that while I am gone. Go figure. The puppies were out of their little pen and into the big dog's pen and had been for a long time so it was a mess in there. When I got it cleaned up and locked them up in their pen again you would have thought I had locked them in prison. I was VERY loud in there until they wore them selves out and fell asleep. Ask Sarah, she called me during the melee and couldn't here herself think.

Well, it is after 1 in the morning now and I may be able to fall asleep now if I try real hard so I guess I'll give it a try.

Note to self: NEVER DRINK 2 CUPS OF COFFEE BEFORE BEDTIME AGAIN!!!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

I thought you were supposed to sleep in on holidays but what do you do when your eyes pop open at the normal time and you can't go back to sleep? I guess you get up and start you day. We had chocolate chip cookies and coffee for breakfast then unloaded a truck l0ad of fire wood on to the porch. I took the dogs for a walk and Sis picked on her guitar she bought for 25.00. It is not even tuned but I heard her picking out Silent Night, Amazing Grace, Jingle Bells and a few more. I wonder what she will be able to do when she gets it tuned? Terry decided to go to the shop and get a new storm door (used) to put on our back door to replace the scruffy one with the torn screen. Me and Sis went to Wal Mart (thank God Wal Mart is open on Thanksgiving!) to pick up a few things. I need butter to make the mashed potatoes, stuffing, pie makings and dog food. We left there poorer then we went in and I even forgot to get the pie crust, cranberry sauce and stuffing. When we got home Terry was installing the new storm door so we started lunch. I had already baked the turkey the night before while at Bea's house since my big oven isn't working so I just had to heat it up. I started the potatoes boiling for mashed taters and Sis grated the cabbage for cole slaw. Wal Mart was out of the bagged slaw so we had to do it the hard way. We had a can of apple pie filling but since we forgot the pie crust I suggested we make apple crumble instead of pie. Go the easy way I said but Sis would have none of it, she wanted apple pie. I found her a recipe for pie crust and she did it herself. So we had apple pie after all. The crust was a little thick and didn't go all the way to the edges but who cares? Not me, she can bake me an apple pie any day! I mashed the taters, cooked the green beans and thickened the gravy and we had Thanksgiving dinner. I called Mom at Bea's and ask if I could bring them a plate and she was tickled. We took them some turkey dinner and went on over to the sawmill and Terry hooked up the Bobcat to the log splitter and we brought home another load of fire wood for the porch. That is really going to feel nice come January. I will be at Bea's starting tonight until Saturday morning so I spent the afternoon cleaning up the kitchen and getting things ready for me to leave these guys along for that long. We had leftovers for supper and I took a short cat nap on the couch during the news and that was my day. Lets hear how your day off went. Sis is spending the night a Jessica's tonight so that leaves Terry to take care of all the animal duties in the morning. He isn't too happy about that but it has to be done. I guess they will survive.

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Took this picture out the bedroom window at Bea's house. I had to peck on the window to get her to look at me. This is just seconds before she bolts.

Don't ya just wanna blow a raspberry on that little tummy?

Sis took the pictures, I wasn't there. She waited too late in the day and the light was gone so it looks shook. The cabin is one room, it is on Jo Ann's property and is supposed to be Jessica's house, for her to decorate and live in. I kinda doubt that will happen though.

When the birds are learning to fly they always hit the window a few times before they figure it out. He hit it hard enough that he landed in the sink below but no lasting damage.

Can you see the pattern on my window? Don't look at the dirty window, just notice the design. That was not an eagle, just a cockatiel. He's okay though. I sold one today, for $50.00 and $10.00 for a cage. Still trying to sell two more.

Here is the finished cabin that Terry has been building for the last month. It is a 14'x14' with a 10' porch. He likes it and wants to build one for himself, a little bigger though.