My NEW Toy

Ok, truth be told, I have a new pet. Yes, another one. I would have kept the Chihuahua girl, but the twins' Asthma Specialist was convinced that their downward spiral was due to the new pet. Well, that was over 2 months ago, and 4 visits ago.

The diagnosis? Fall/Winter weather swaps and the Inversion are making them sicker than usual. She said it had nothing to do with the dog.

Ok, the want side of my brain works faster than the reasonable side of my brain. Jimmy says that's because I am a woman. I was innocently just looking at the cute rat terriers on ksl.com the other night, when I came across an ad for this:

This is Riley. We are thinking of changing his name to Ruger. (Yep, like the gun) Isn't he just a freakin' doll?

He is a good boy. He is the exact color I wanted in a rattie. I had a tri-colored one, I needed a sable & white one. Riley/Ruger is a full-bred AKC registered Rat Terrier out of Oklahoma.

I love him already. He is so much fun! He does this thing with his ears. When he is curious, one ear goes up, and the other goes back. He walks around with his paw up, like he is on point. Scooter has started imitating this behavior. SO FUNNY!

Well, in case you didn't know, Rat Terriers are excellent hunters. They were developed as a breed to exterminate the rat problem on American farms.

Where am I going with this?

Well, you see, the other day, (Friday to be exact) my Ricky was going to eat some Ramen Noodles. He loves them and has probably successfully consumed over 10,000 servings on his own. Well, this particular Friday, my Ricky cooked his noodles, but forgot one KEY ingredient:

WATER.

So, he starts screaming at me from the kitchen. I went running, just to find my kitchen full of smoke. Nasty, stinky, yellow smoke. His bowl was still in the microwave, POURING smoke from what was left of the plastic bowl containing his Ramen.

LMAO! We left for the night...

I have as point, I promise....

So, YESTERDAY, when we finally got around to cleaning up our near-disaster, I pulled out the microwave to clean the singed counter top, just to find:

MOUSE TURDS!

AHHHHHHH!

ACK!

**GASP**

A MOUSE?!?!?!

Whatever. I expected mice. Hello, there are fields behind me. lol

So, now I have TWO excellent mousers.... The want and reason sides of my brain are at peace.

PEACE!








Amen, I say! PEACE!














GO BOYS GO!















I shall update and let you all know how the mouse hunt is going.

Gift Idea!

It's CHRISTMASTIME! I love it, love it, love it!

Have you guys noticed the buttons from different websites? Well, this website:

http://islandlife808.com/islandreview/giveaways/sweet-irie-originals/

has some really cool reviews and FUN holiday ideas. I want one of these, so you will notice a NEW button, next to the ones that you already need to check out.

The key chains I want come from THIS website:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5179766

This is the one I want:

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-OR-

Yes. I am lame. I KNOW that. I am one of those people that when I find something I like, I buy one of every color. Shirts, purses, shoes, key chains. Well, key chains are a new one. I have never found one I like THIS much. I have never found one with 286 different possibilities.

You read it. 286! Do what I have done and chop off some of your Christmas list.

Great for your:

• busy moms


• soccer moms


• scatter-brain moms (that's me..)


• prissy moms


• I-have-everything moms.

( There are boy colors too. ) So, scratch off:

• Achmed, your nephew,with a cool camo-color one. :)


• Or your dog groomer with the "I Love Dogs" one.


• Or Janine with the "Carnival" or "Here Fishie Fishie"one.

Gifting possibilities are endless, and these are fun AND functional.

I am trying to win one, can you tell? Just in case I don't, BUY ME ONE! :)

Just Kidding. HUGS! (I'd say kisses, but I bet there are some that don't want my lips anywhere near you. )

FINE PRINT:

I'm really NOT kidding. Buy me one.

Fall Days

Fall is dwindling to an end. Bye-Bye chilly, crisp mornings! Honestly, this is how I remember fall in Florida. Chilly, though, not cold.

I must say, nature displays gorgeous sun-down time, with the clouds everywhere. And the mountains. I remember when we first moved to Utah:

We were walking out of what used to be the Riverdale Wal*Mart, and I was so shocked to see that huge, monstrous mountain standing there. My new friends who had lived here all their lives thought I was nuts, because I would just stand there and look at the moutains. Expecting them to move or something.

Remember, I am a Florida Girl, and Florida is flat. And I mean flat. (Like a pancake.) I had seen mountains, the Smokies are very pretty. But, we always drove out of them on our way to Nebraska. Nebraska is not really flat, it's part of the Great Plains. (Rolling hills.) Plus, Florida had trees everywhere, except the beach. In Utah, trees are scarce, and you can see over them. Utah really is gorgeous.

Here's Mother Nature's beauty for this evening:

This same scene will be very pretty with snow, but the snow can just chill wherever it's chillin'... We're not ready!

December Already?

Ok, I know I have Christmas postings and all on here, but DANG! I wrote the date today (repeatedly, it's payday...) and it floors me that it is December. It was seriously just Halloween!

So my poor, sweet Andie is sick today. (Yes.Again..) Not too sick to miss a pose with her beloved Scooter. Well, her twin doesn't do well without her, so she just takes Ty under her wing and makes him do all sorts of girly stuff.

Today's project? Make a pie. LOL! They were upset that they only got one piece of the Chocolate Cream Pie on Thanksgiving, so they begged me to buy more pie crusts. (I'm not Betty Crocker, remember? lol)

So, today Tori and Tyler made themselves a pie. They even decorated it.

See?

Pretty...

Also, I wanted to show what my tree really looks like. I personally like the picture of that tree in the landing better.

Ever played around with the camera so that the pic is intentionally blurry?


I did! Kinda cool...






Ok, if I don't go cut and serve the Tori/Ty pie, I think they will pop! BYE!