I would like to change the look of my blog. I have no idea how to do that.
I was hoping for some suggestions and or weblinks for some free blogger skins!
It would be nice to design my own. I've seen one that had a pair of baby shoes with a LID on the toes. How did they do that??
Help....
Some acient ruins.
Horse back riding through the desert.
These are on the side of the roads and around bridges, big beautiful Mexican designs! Very pretty
Catus, of course
Sedona
This is Maple, Cheryl's baby. This picture was taken the night before she had her puppies.
What a big old belly, poor things could barely walk by the end, I totally was feeling for her. I even asked the vet if she could have a walking epidural! LOL
In this picture she JUST had her last puppy, only a few minutes old.
Just a few hours old.
Here are the puppies, about 2 days old, we had to take them to the vet to get Maple checked out, so I managed to grab a few photos while she was out of the box.
They are soo small!!
Here is a scopion just outside of Cheryl's bedroom door. My dad would "do a clean-up" every morning, looking under rugs and chairs etc.. for spiders and scopions.
and here it is after I saw it and squashed it!! LOL
This is Finch, he is so ugly that he is cute! He is so good!
This is Mortimer the Tortoise. He is sooo cool! He is heavier than my kids and will live longer than any of us! You actually have to put these guys in your will and "will" to someone.
Dad and I would look for him everymorning each of us thinking he liked us better than anyone else! LOL
WHEW.....I'm finally home!! I arrived home last week on Tuesday (actually wednesday at midnight), rested with the kids on Wednesday, did laundry and un-packed and re-packed on Thursday, and on Friday went to PEI with Abigail (another mom and 2 other gymnasts) for the last gymnastics comp of this season. We got home on Sunday afternoon in time for a wonderful Salmon supper with fresh fiddleheads. YUM. It was a Mother's Day / Birthday supper and it was very good! Isabelle and Frank made me chocolate cake!! Mmmmm Mmmmmm
I'm finding it hard to get back into the swing of things, get back into a routine! I have errands and appointments everyday this week so it feels like I haven't been able to take that breathe and "re-group". Hopefully this weekend will be a little calmer.
Happy Mothers Day
I CAME..(with 1 suitcase)....I SAW...(shopped)....I CONQUERED..(leaving with 3 suitcases)..
It's 9:40am and it is already hitting 30 degrees. We've had a few cooler days which was nice. I have to get my final "lay in the sun" this morning.
I am all done shopping, I know, I know..Who would of thunk it!!
Can you guess my final purchase.......
YUP!! a bottle of good ole JOSE CUERVO TEQUILA .....Margarita time in Fredericton!! eh Lu??
I talked to Frank this morning, he seems to be doing alright. Our neighbor and good friend came over last night to relax with Frank and have a beer around 8:30pm and Frank had to refuse!! LOL He was just getting Lily out of the tub, and Isabelle was getting into the bath and Abigail had just informed him that she didn't understand her homework and had a test on it today!!".......ahhhhhhh........am I taking too much satisfaction in this??
Although I will give the man credit! He took all the girls (plus one extra) out for a huge bike ride on Saturday. He biked out to Lincoln with them. He said at one point he was pulling Lily in the bike trailer, and pushing Isabelle on her bike, and pulling Abigail and Victoria as they decided to hold onto the bike tailer. What a trooper. He said by the time he got to Lu's he was ready to pass out!! LMAO!!
It's Friday night....normally a "stay up with a glass of wine" night, however Cheryl and I were up all night last night.
Her little dog Maple decided to have her puppies last night at 12:30am till 8am!!!!
Soooo...needless to say...no sleep here!!
It's 7:50pm we went out for supper and we're all ready for bed!
Maple had 3 puppies, the first a girl, pure white, breech and Cheryl had to pull it out by its hind legs, we didn't think she was going to make it, but after some rubbing she let out a cry!! Then a boy, choc brown, he was stuck in the birth canal for over an hour and his sack around him had broken, and he wasn't getting any oxygen, so sadly, he didn't make it, then she had another boy, very quickly breech again...had to be pulled out...pure white...still with the sack intact...he was fine!! So 1 girl and 1 boy, what a night!!
We made sure the puppies and mommy were fine then headed off for a final day of shopping - still no sleep- LOL
5 hours later.....and supper out.....we're ready for bed.
Cheryl is having a small party here tomorrow night to celebrate Cinto de Mayo.
Should be fun.
It has cooled down today..36degrees with a bit of a breeze. I am wearing Capri's, with a t-shirt today!!
It is even "chilly" in the shade! It is similar to a very hot summer day in Fredericton.
Mom and I are going shopping today at the Arrowhead Mall. Cheryl is dropping us off and going back to work.
When I told mom that we should bring her wheelchair with us, she caught on to my "concern for her well being" very quickly...She said " You just want the wheelchair to pile your packages on, and your going to make me walk"!
Oh..how she knows me!! LMAO
Tomorrow we're going to a place called Cave Creek...it has lots of little Mexican shops with lots of knick-knacks...
and lots of pottery and local artisans....I've gotten 32 2x2 tiles all hand painted, I am going to put them in my kitchen. They were only .50cents each. I have to pick up a bunch more. I would like to make a table top with them too.
I like this Southwest decor. It's not cowboy hats and horses...(which I thought it was) It's lots of flowers, and abstract designs, cactus and suns.. I wish i could bring lots home...
Hmmmm I wonder how much weight mom's wheelchair can hold....
What a dangerous place.... If you sit before shaking out the cushions or the towel , there is a good chance you'll
you'll get stung or bite by a black widow spider or a scorpion!!
They come out at night, so every morning, you have to shake out the cushions. Or if you hang out your clothes,
give it a good shake....as those darn things like to hide in the clothes....
and the cockroaches.....holy dear god....they are the size of mice.....
My sister thinks I'm a freak, jumping and banging my feet when I walk. I think I am being smart...
scaring away the "little critters"!! LOL
Lu I don't think you'd like it here, just the thought of those black widow spiders gives me the creeps.
Cheryl has one in a big glass jar as a "pet" and has 5 scorpions in another jar.
What ever happened to normal pets???.......or normal sisters....haaaaaaaa
Hi my beautiful girls!!
How are you??? Daddy says your being so good, getting ready for school and gym. Doing your homework.
I am so proud of you!
I'm having fun here with ma tante Cheryl and Papa and Maman. We are still waiting for Maple to have her puppies,
it should be any day (or night) now. She is having 3. I wonder if Lu would like one????
I will be home 1 week from today. I will be sure to wake you up when I get home! OK?
Abigail: I want you to try very very hard to be nicer to Isabelle. She really looks up to you.
I bet she could use a big hug!
Isabelle, I want you to stop teasing Abigail! I need you to walk away from her if she is being mean.
Give her space. You two are such good girls! I know it is different with me being away on vacation, but
I'll be home soon, all rested with lots of presents!!! Be good to each other!! I love you both!!
Daddy, I know your sick...tired...busy....but it's only for 1 more week. Try it for 5 months one day.
Your a fantastic Dad and I know your doing a great job! I love you.
Lily...I bet your having lots of fun with Mary!! Are you playing with your animals and doing the monkey dance?
Mary said your pooping on the potty for her!! Good girl!! Your mommy's little peanut!! I love you!!
