I was going to be in Caldwell most of the day yesterday so I called Kristi and asked if my dogs could play with Diesel at her house all day. So, Saturday I dropped them off at Kristis. Of course all three dogs were so excited. They played, and played, and played!! It was rainy out so they all got REALLY dirty. Last night I brought them home and put them right to bed. This morning they got baths. Both dogs are great in the bath. They make me laugh. Malu always stands over Simon. The dirt falling off them was crazy!! I could have made mud pies.
Waiting for their bath It's harder to wash Simon when there is a big dog on top of him.
Waiting to get dried off.
Malu looks real happy. haha
Right when they get out of the bath they both go to find any sort of material to rub all over.
Squeaky clean. They have been sleeping ever since. Yesterday just wore them out.
A couple years ago we started a tradition to go to Kristi's and eat yummy tortilla soup (or whatever Kristi calls it), go to the Caldwell night light parade, and then back to Kristi's for apple crisp. It is always a lot of fun and will only get more fun when the little kids start getting older.
Brecken is SO chubby and cute! Kristi and I both looked at this picture and said... "oh yeah, this ones a keeper look how cute I look". Of course we were only looking at ourselves. Haha. Brecken was really tired. He would close his eyes until a float would go by. He loved the lights.
Oh my, you can see WAY into the back of his mouth. Gunnar had so much fun! He was really great and silly.
All the guys.
There were a lot of toy story themed floats.
This guy was pretty funny. He was buzz lightyear hanging from a crane
This had me cracking up. They put christmas lights on the cows back.
Thanks Kristi and Jeff for doing this every year! We had a blast.
This year thanksgiving was pretty low key. Everyone was going to their in-laws this year so Rillz, my mom and I were just going to go out and eat. Heidi and Ren ended up not going to Ren's parents so we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner at my mom's with the 5 1/2 of us. (The 1/2 is baby Camden! Haha) We all pitched in on bringing food. I made super nasty green bean salad. The recipe was terrible and Rillz made pumpkin pies, the pies were good of course. I got to my moms early and made creme brulee french toast. Then Heidi and I went shopping at Walgreens for some AWESOME deals! Dinner wasn't until 5 because Rillz got off work at 3:30. In the meantime Ren and I went searching for Hurley and Malu. The two dogs decided to take themselves on a LONG walk. We couldn't find them for 3 hours. Malu ended up coming back 3 hours later without Hurley. We have no idea where they went. When Heidi and I were on our way back from Walgreens Heidi spotted Hurley walking leisurely down someones driveway. Crazy dogs. So by 5 we had both dogs back and were ready for dinner. Thanksgiving was nice and relaxing. I got a lot of Camden time! I was a DEFINITE baby hog!!
Look at that happy little family! This is my mom's dog sitting at the Thanksgiving table. Gross.
This week has been freezing in Boise! We got 2 inches of snow on Sunday and now probably another inch since then. I played in the snow yesterday but it is just so FREAKIN cold outside I hardly want to venture out there longer then 10 seconds. Snow is so pretty and nice to look at from inside a warm cozy house but is cold and slippery and the ice it creates causes a lot of accidents on the road.
Here is a snow picture while I was at work This was a tree branch with layers of snow. It was really pretty but kinda hard to tell in this picture
This tree looked cooler in person too. But I think it's pretty
Everyone have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!! Gobble Gobble
This week the little boy I nanny has been out of school so I have been working 12 hour days. Yesterday I wanted tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. I was looking in the pantry everywhere for tomato soup. I came upon a can that was yellow tomato soup. WHAT?!? Does that even exist. I was really excited about it after discovering the can so of course I had to make it. It tasted just the same, the yellow color kinda threw me off a bit but I was just surprised that Campbells made yellow tomato soup. Pretty neat.
* my crock-pot and the fix it and forget it crock-pot bible!! * Malu and Simon... they are crazy dogs * The Office (Neither Rillz or I work in an office, so I am talkin about the t.v.show) * Parenthood (again, not parents so I am talkin 'bout the t.v. show) LOVE this show!!!! * Breathe Right strips. Ever tried them? You should. They help me sleep and breath so much better at night. I was very skeptical at first. But now I am hooked. * Couponing. Oh the money I save! * Automatic car starter. Makes my car nice and warm for me in winter and cool in summer! * Heidi and Kristi's babies! Helps a little to prolong my bad desire for one. * Rillz's cooking skills. Yum! * when Rillz speaks in a different language (speaking of different language, in the mail lately, Rillz has been getting offers and advertisements in spanish. Neither I or Rillz know spanish!! Just because his last name is Rivera doesn't mean he is mexican. But I love that too. It's good comedy) * Family Feud. I suspect I would be good on that show.
Hates:
* Simon not letting me cut his really long nails. I don't want to go spend $10 on a nail trim either * Our t.v. reception. The t.v. will cut out if a car drives by or if we sit in the wrong position. * sorting coupons in my binder. It sucks. It is hard to convince myself to do it. * Doing laundry. I hate it. I typically forget about the clothes in the washer and then have to wash them again. * brushing my teeth. I always brush and I know it is good health but I hate it! Always have. * Bills... but who doesn't
Since I last won those tickets to a comdy show I have grown addicted to calling into the radio programs to try and win things. At certain times of the day I have caught on to which radio station is looking for caller 6,7,8 or whatever caller number. Typically I call, busy, call, busy, call, rings rings rings until goes busy. I keep trying until they announce a winner or until I have to get out of my car because I reached my destination. I only listen to radio stations and call in when I am driving. Lucky for me, Idaho doesn't have a cell phone law. Anyways. Like I said call, busy, call, busy, call, ring ring ring then busy. That is 90% of the time. Today I was driving somewhere and a radio station, mix 106 says win sara bareilles tickets. Rillz and I are planning to go to this concert. But we really don't have the $40 to spend on entertainment. So of course I tried. I got through! Woohoo. The catch... they played sounds of shooting a certain gun and I had to guess the gun it came from. Are you freakin kidding me. Whatever I will give it a shot (no pun intended). It rings and then the radio guy picks up and puts me on hold to see if someone else guesses right! Cool. I hear the shots and sounds like this... bpew. bpew. bpew. Really? Doesn't every gun sound like that. I get it wrong of course. Rillz was with me and I said "Rillz here is my phone, you try". It rings rings rings and then busy. Try again same thing. So I call again and the guy, again, says hey hold on the line. I yelled "Rillz come here your on hold!" Rillz didn't even hear the gun shot yet and said "I am going to guess Glock 9" He said it and WON! I was SO happy! Now we get to go to Sara Bareilles for FREE! I love radio station contests. Here is a video of Sara Bareilles. You may recognize her songs!
I live in Boise with my best friend (also known as my husband) Aurelio (Rillz) and our dogs Malu, Jersey and Simon. I enjoy taking on new tasks and like meeting new people.
Waiting to get dried off.
