Coyote update

Remember my post about seeing a coyote? Here. Well, I was talking with my neighbor and he said while Ty & I were in MD visiting family, a coyote tried to attack someone's dog down the road from us! (there are only three houses down the road from our house on the left and 3 houses to the right) The game warden was called out, and they set traps and caught 6 coyotes total. The big one that tried to attack the dog was killed by the dog owner. She said she heard noises outside and saw a huge coyote in her yard. She went outside with a gun and the coyote was growling and started to come after her so she fired..........from what our neighbor heard, the game warden put all of the coyotes down. I don't know if it was because they tried to attack someone or if they had something wrong with them. I'm really relieved that we don't have to worry about having them around anymore.......as much as Tyler plays outside, even with Licky out with him I was still worried. I had never seen a coyote as big as the one we saw.........SCARY!!!!

And so it begins.....

Every toy commercial that comes on.....

"mommy, do you think santa will bring that for me?"

"oh mom, I sure hope santa brings me that!"

"mommy, do you think santa can find something like that for me?"

And if it's a doll or a baby....

"mommy, do you think they make dolls/baby dolls for boys? if so, can santa bring me one?"

And Christmas is still 3 months away............

Welcome fall!!!!

I'm so glad the cooler weather is here!!! Don't get me wrong, I love summer.....but enough with the hot temps!!! I love the feel of the autumn cool air and the smell of the woodstoves burning. It isn't quite cool enough for the stoves, but i'm actually looking forward to it!! Although, i'm sure it won't be long and i'll be posting about how sick and tired I am of finding pieces of wood in my carpet! LOL I'm so ready for a change, though.....so bring on the cool weather!!!!!

So the weekend is over. It was actually not too bad. We got lots of running done and stocked up on some things for the house. Plus, I got to go to DollarTree and get a few picture frames i'd been wanting. :) Also, we went to Target to look for another fan for the window. (yes, we love it cold in the house....we run a fan in the window all fall/winter long!) Target has a dollar section when you first walk in, and of course I always hit that area first. I found some super cute clear stamps as well as something I had been wanting for quite some time.......acrylic blocks for clear stamps!!! They were only $1 a piece, so of course I scooped up several of them.....I couldn't believe that I had found them! I know they aren't the fancy name brand blocks, but for $1 I just couldn't pass that up!! Then when we went to Wal-mart, I found some 2.5x3.5 picture frames for only $1 and they are SUPER cute!!! (i'm going through a picture frame obsession right now.....) We also got the things we need for Tyler's halloween costume.....he asked if he could be a sheriff this year, so we got a set of toy guns with the belt thingie and a super cool sheriff badge. He already has a hat he can wear, so all we still need to find for him is a long sleeve white shirt and I still want to try and find him a cheapy sheriff vest he can wear. He's really excited about going trick or treating this year.......we take him to the local mall and in less than an hour he has a decent amount of goodies. Plus, we have chick-fil-a for dinner......yum!!!!

Zane surprised me Saturday.....when he got off from work he snuck over to the craft store Michael's and got me a 16x20 collage picture frame (for my frame obsession! LOL) AND, a 12x12 scrapbook container!! I was so shocked that he remembered me telling him about the case......he is just too good to me!

A few special pics i'd like to share

As you can see these were taken in 1956:





And this pic is from my wedding in 2001:

Pics from our trip to MD

I know they're late, but I kept forgetting to resize them so I could get them posted!! Enjoy!!!

Feeling the water on his feet.......



Playing in the sand.....



He loved how the sand felt!



He also loved having the waves wash up on him!



Fishin with poppop.....






:)

Mom news

My dad called earlier and said mom is back in the hospital. :( Her oxygen dropped way too low last night and she now has another blood infection. Plus, she pulled the trach (sp?) out of her throat and was bleeding really bad. They are thinking the infection was caused by her oxygen levels being so low, but they are still running tests to be sure. I'll update as I find things out........

Woo Hoo!!!

So, are dishwasher hasn't been working like it should for quite some time now. The other morning Zane loaded the dishwasher before work and when it was done I went to unload it and saw the washer stuff didn't dissolve at all, and nothing was wet! Come to find out the water inlet valve wasn't working. We couldn't get the part until yesterday, so we had to *gasp* do dishes by hand!!! The nerve of our dishwasher crapping out on us, making us wash dishes by hand!!! LOL Well, Zane installed the part last night and now our dishwasher is working 100% better than ever! *sigh* I know, it's so sad that we are so dependant on that thing.........

Mail for the past few weeks

It was just like Christmas when I got back to TN!!!

- Scott toilet paper/Wal-mart
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser/Wal-mart
- Cascade complete tablets/Wal-mart
- $10 Garb panel check from bra test
- Orioles fan pack
- coupon for free Cheerios
- Stride sweet cinnamon gum/text
- Powerade tshirt/text
- $6 Pinecone payment/paypal
- coupon for free cat litter
- cd ordered from amazon paid for with pepsi points

Mom update

I'm so sorry I haven't updated sooner. I'm still trying to get caught up from being gone two weeks!!!

Anyhoo, mom is still doing well. She is now at the rehab place that is affiliated with UMD hospital, and my dad said on Friday that she was doing well with her therapy. She was giving thumbs up and was smiling when my dad showed her pics of Tyler. :) They are supposed to be putting a cap on the traech (sp?) so she can talk and then they will be doing a swallow test so that they can start giving her food to help build up her strength. She is still get her nutrition from an IV, but still needs lots more. I'm hoping as long as she does good and no other infections pop up, she should be going home within the next few weeks!!!!!

Back from MD

Tyler and I made it back home! We got in close to 1:30 yesterday afternoon. It feels SO good to be back home!! Although, i'm missing my dad something terrible. I feel so bad for him, being home by himself when he gets back home from seeing my mom. :( But, it was a great trip!! I got to see my mom several times and got to spend lots of time with family.....plus, I got to eat some CRABS!!! They were oh so yummy!!!!! I have some pics i'll be uploading eventually of Tyler and my dad fishing.....well, of my dad fishing and Ty playing in the sand and water!! LOL Tyler got to play in sand for the first time and LOVED it!!! He was also super excited about seeing some "big water" as he called it, which was the Chesapeake Bay. He loved having the waves wash up to his feet....it was just too cute! We were hoping to take him to Ocean City to see the Atlantic Ocean, but we didn't make it this visit......maybe next time!!!

Well, I still have so much unpacking to do, plus get ready to run to the store to get some groceries......i'll update more on our trip later, including a mom update!! :)

Today is the day!!!

Today is the big eviction day!!! (thanks for that name, Patrice! LOL) This IUD is getting out of here!!! Unfortunately I won't be able to post an update when we get home, because I found out last night we are getting the van tonight so we can leave sometime tonight. I'll try to get online when in MD to update everyone......take care, all!!! *hugs*

Tyler's latest obsession

If you've ever watched the Disney channel, i'm sure you'll know what i'm talking about. If not, let me explain. On the Disney channel, some of the shows tend to go off 5 minutes early to show a little "snippet" of a different show. Well, one of the snippets was something called Choo-Choo Soul. Tyler and I both loved it! They sing songs about animals, the alphabet, numbers....all while being on a blue train. Last week he was watching an older Little Einsteins I had dvr'd, and at the end they showed Choo-Choo Soul.....Tyler said, "momy, I wish they still showed Choo-Choo Soul more...I miss it!" So, I got to looking on Amazon and I found not only a cd with music, but a dvd as well....and they come together!!!! If you haven't had a chance to watch the show, here is a video on it from YouTube:




It is definitely a favorite around here!

Busy week

Well, the time is finally here.....I get my IUD out in only 3 days!!!! I have been waiting for this moment for so long now, I still can't believe it's finally time. But at the same time, I am also preparing for our trip to MD to see my mom. Part of me feels guilty for being so happy about getting this IUD out.......my mom is so sick, how can I be happy about something?!? Does that make any sense?!? *sigh* I know life has to go on....I guess I feel conflicted because of the timing of going to MD and getting the IUD out. I am excited about seeing my mom, of course. My sister has said that maybe if my mom see's me or hears my voice she will really start to do better and I am SO hoping she is right. My dad now knows we are coming up to visit and he is really excited! (it was supposed to be a surprise, but my sister ended up telling my dad about it....)

Well, I guess I should get some cleaning done, as well as getting clothes washed to start packing......hope everyone has a great week!