Well since May I've taken over 600 pictures... have you seen any of them??? NOPE... I've been a real SLACKER I guess!! I haven't meant to but it is what it is. So I'll do some catch up posts here over the next little while. Some of them will be really old, but after the cold weather today maybe it will be nice to see some warm stuff :)

So here is what Chad and I worked on in May... Our garden. We cleared out the whole back corner of the back yard and then put up a fence. I can't find the pictures of that right now?? We planted 40 different kinds of fruits and veggies. We were so happy with what we had accomplished.

We tried to router till all that grass up after trying to take it out by hand but neither one worked. So we rented this tiller... It worked like a dream!!! Like taking a warm knife through butter :)

The only draw back to this was that now Chad is convinced that we now need to acquire one!!! I'm thinking that when we get out of this mess we've been in he'll be pushing for one!! lol

It looked Awesome and we put a ton of hours into it, the heartache was that the gate did not work at keeping the dogs out of it. They decided that they also loved all the work we did to make them a "play area". I think all the manurer we put in did it in for us. We did everything including putting our dog run back up to keep them out. Ultimately they won and destroyed our work.

Just wait till next year!!

They will HATE life if they even step one single paw in there!! lol

No really we think we have it figured out for next year. I did read that dogs are really hard to keep out of gardens. I read a post that had hundreds of people that were struggling with it. Didn't help that all three of them were ALL young puppies this spring...

NEXT YEAR!!! IT'S ALL OURS!!

We're already planning it :)

Even though we had snow in early October, November 5th was Griz’s first snow… She wasn’t too sure about it at first but then started playing and really enjoying it. Cub just watched her, you could just imagine Cub looking at her and saying “kids” while shaking her head… lol … Griz kept taunting her to play, it was cute and the boys and I were laughing and enjoying watching them (from inside). The boys wanted to go out in it so bad they emerged upstairs with their snow boots on over their “footed” P.J.’s. Never a dull moment around here…lol

Tragedy at our house… On Sunday Griz and Cub went for a “walk” without US. I spent 6 hours on Sunday looking for her and several on Monday. Then Tuesday and Wednesday were the way they were so I didn’t have time to look. We have missed her like crazy!!.. Well this afternoon I called the Shelter and she was there!!! So I went and got her out of DOGGIE JAIL!!... I was very clear with her that she was not allowed to go on unauthorized walks or vacations. :) ... TRAGEDY OVERTED!!!

She was as glad to see us as we were to see her.

It has been a GREAT reunion!!

Welcome Home Griz... We Love You!!

Ok So Chad and Griz took a nap together and I just couldn’t resist… she’s getting so big, it’s fun to watch her grow. These pictures were last week on the 9th so you can only imagine how much more she’s grown… I’ll get some new ones this week.

Griz short for Grizzly, as have been all of Chad’s dogs since Bear (short for Lady Polar Bear). As anyone that has know us closely knows Bear was Chad’s best bud and it was VERY hard on us (especially Chad) when we lost her last year. So we have gone a few dogs over the past two years since we lost Kodie (Kodiak Baear) and Alexis (Princess Alexis) my cat that I had for 16 years. I think that we have a keeper. So these are the pictures of just after we got her I will post more of her again, I’m trying to go in chronological order :). We got her on Saturday September 27, 2008 .

She is a very smart puppy, she has learned very quickly just about everything that we have tried to teach her except potty training. If anyone has any ideas let me know I could use it at this point. Chad doesn’t want to be the bad guy it’s working for him but she runs when she sees me, well at least when she has done something she shouldn’t have. Oh she also likes to chew on shoes… doesn’t that figure, my two top peeves!! She’s almost got down the no shoes… so I really hope that the potty training is coming quickly!!... I thought that it’s only supposed to take 10 days and we’ve been at this for 21 now, as of today. I have faith that we’re almost there, I hope since she’s not a boy like the last 3 that we had issues with. Oh and Wicket got a new home for those that were wondering.

The First picture is Bear I thought after writing this all out we needed a “cameo” of her, she is after all who every dog that we have is judged against. (I also thought I would add our longest pet family members)

(some of) Our Family of Pets:

BEAR AND DAD

They spent the first 1 1/2 years in the truck together :)

Cub (Bear Cub)

She is Bear's pup

Bear and Kodie
Alexis
Our newest addition...
Griz (at play)Chilling
Saying Hi there :)

So here are some of the pictures that I have taken of Wicket
... they start from the begining of him coming to us up to... well Chad giving him a "hair cut". Wow I really can't leave him alone...lol

He was really trying to help, but I let him know that he definatly isn't a "grommer" he was close, just the tail just seems wrong...LOL ... Oh well, at least is was cooler for him in this heat we've had. I just hope now that it's cooling down he'll grow his hair a little faster :) We had a good laugh and Chad asked me to post the pictues and show his "handy work"....

That is what Jimmy said to me on Tuesday to melt my heart and open it up, in order to accept the newest member of our family. Meet (Sammy) now known as (aka lol) Wicket (yes from Star Wars). Also really close to Wicka (for those that don't know I love the show Charmed). I FINALLY got to name my pet. So I came up with 4 that I liked and the boys (Chris mainly lol) helped in the final picking of his name. I wasn't sure that I was ready to replace the void that loosing Scamper left, but Wicket has a really great little personality.

Jimmy was right, he is going to make a great match for us all.

Scamper was my "bud". He drove me crazy at times, but wherever I was he was sure to be there as well. I grew to love him and his companionship. He slept with me and even learned to share the bed with Chad when he came home from CO.
We lost Scamper on Thursday night the 15th. He was hit by a car and didn't make it. I miss him terribly, I really miss him being there with me. I knew we were close but until he was gone I hadn't realized what a void he filled after loosing Alexis (my cat of 17 yrs). We had defiantly grown very close and had a bond, even Chad had to let him know that he was here first :)

This is not a great picture of either of us but it was our last one together. What a great protector he was and very loyal to ME... he Loved our family and great with us all.

WE MISS YOU SCAMP!