Saturday, June 20, 2009

A boy and his dogs relationship is like no other in the world. As soon as Andy and i got rosie he and rosie were in love. Andy is the "fun guy" in our parenting with her and im "the hammer." On this day in particulare he and Rosie were running threw the tall wet grass for as long as Andy could keep up. Rosie has lots and lots of energy. There bond is a sweet thing to witness.  Rosie and i we have our own moments of quiet and calm book reading. I do take her to the dog park everyday and she is the happiest when around other dogs. I love seeing how smart she is and how she always comes when i call her, for the most part. Owning a dog has changed our world drastically but in a good way. We have gone from a clean calm cat house to a busy dirty dog house. Its been good for us to throw a mix into our otherwise orderly world. Yes there have been a few trying times, like when Rosie ate a bowl of chocolate covered almonds, or when one of our cats chases her and smacks her but all in all things are good. We have gotten into our rhythm with her and she is fitting in very well.  I do have to say the "dog" world is such a new experience for me all i do at the dog park is talk to other people about there dog and there personalities im still getting used to figuring out my limits of politeness with her and what the etiquette is at the dog park and around other dogs. thank goodness rosie is so sweet and submissive i dont know what id do with a bully dog. I have to constantly remind myself she is only a 8 month old puppy i cant expect her to do everything i want on the first try. 

Monday, June 15, 2009

25 things about me. in case you were curious

1.i spend to much time thinking about what other people think

2.i had to go to speech therapy to pronounce my "r's" correctly and special reading and math classes all threw my school years  come to find out  no one figured out that i was dyslectic and that is why i hated school.

3.sometimes i wish my father would take the time to get to know my sister and i

4.i chew my cuticles

5.i love the smell of my 4 cats

6.i always wanted to be someone and to be noticed come to find out im the most average person.

7.i always do everything in moderation

8.i wish i new how to have more fun and not be so serious all the time

9.i work really hard at having a good life.

10.i believe people should be genuine  all the time

11.i always do what i say im going to do. 

12.i thank my lucky stars every day for the love i get from my husband.

13.some times i wish i could be an ass hole and not care about anyone else but myself. but than i remember  that im not an asshole and i treat others how i would want to be treated.

14.one of my most favorite places in the world is sitting on the patio of the beartooth cafe and drinking beer and eatting nachos.

15.i wish more people had been honest with me and not so worried about hurting my feelings. 

16.i will some day own my own store. 

17.i hope to be a mother someday soon

18.i wish i could speak a foreign language fluently.

19.i would love to be on a make over show.

20.i eat greek yogurt almost everyday.

21.i love high fashion but hate fashion magazines.

22.one of my favorite things in the world to do is read magazines and catalogs from cover to cover with no-one around.

23.ive worked in retail for over 20 years.

24.i wish i was brave enough to always say what i was thinking.

25. i hope to live in montana again some day soon.

Thursday, June 11, 2009





















After writing about summer days and swimming with my grandma linda i called my mother and asked her where the picture of my sister and i in our suits was. so after digging in all the hundreds of pictures here they are. i have to say we are so cute in our little swim caps. I find it funny that my sister doesn't have a cap on in the photo of us in the pool. I love my sisters feet in that photo its the only time in her life that her feet look huge she wears kids size shoes and to all of you thinking it must be hard for her to find shoes no it is not she has just as many if not more shoes than anyone else.  ahh the good old days of bikinis and bellies. wish i had the nerve to just let is all hang out like that in my adult life. but when your an adult and your in a bikini with a big ol belly hanging out its just not cute like when your 4 so no bikinis for me. you'll all thank me later for that. 
until next time wishing you all memories of summer days at the pool letting it all hang out. 
 












Monday, June 8, 2009


Lately i have been really unmotivated. im not sure what it is all about. is it the warm weather? usually that motivates people. Is it that im knitting a blanket and am so over it, i wish it would be done. i haven't even been in the garden. i want to buy some new plants but we must pay bills first so its not a high priority. is it that we got a new dog and my whole routine is out of whack? im not sure if its only one of these things, a combination of these things ,or none of these things. the last couple days i have been trying to think about what motivates me? what inspires me? usually ill find inspirations when i just get out and about in town. go to shops see what is out there. but im not even feeling that. or ill i get inspired when i travel to a new place. no trips in the near future. how can i break this? am i ok with it? should i just "let it be." today i spent the day with a dear friend and we had breakfast and coffee together than knit for a while than lunch. than i took her up to my craft room and showed her some of my collections of old shit that i have lots of. im like a crow that is drawn to shiny things. alot of times i walk with my head down because im looking for treasures. This dear friend started to get so inspired in a direction i never thought she would go but she kept talking about felting. granted i love to felt i love all things felted. But my friend she has  very different taste than i and yet she was inspired by my old shit to felt something. I loved how excited she got. i look at my stuff all the time its not new to me but to her it was treasure and inspiring.  Maybe thats what im supposed to be doing right now is inspiring others. who knows all i now is im in a pit of a non motivate,non inspiring slump. i know it will turn i know ive got lots of ideas in me. it will just take a little time. until than ill just lay around and eat bonbons. 

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Imagine, Create, Inspire, Understand, Love, Share, Live, Learn, BE.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009


The last few days it seems as though something electric is in the air. I know you know what im talking about.  Think about it for a second. My neighbors car wouldn't start on the one day she really needed it to start. Someone called in sick on the one day that it was so busy. People have been feeling just a little bit edgy lately myself included.  I don't know what it is maybe the heat, maybe a new moon is coming, maybe the change of seasons. who know's all i know is something is in the air. I don't think any lessons "need" to be learned but it never hurts when one is learned. Take a few minutes and stop and think about the conversations you've been having with people anything off about their day. Well it could just be me and the people surrounding me. Maybe im the electric thing happing in the world?