24 Hours...

The following all happened in 24 hours...

Moose sat under a tree for 2 hours straight waiting for a squirrel that never came down. She finally left and then saw something in the woods...took off. Came back and sat on the front porch. It looked as if she had drooled all down the front of herself (right under her chin.)  I assumed it was from watching that squirrel.

 I touched it...it wasn't drool (and what was I thinking to touch it?) I said, "Did you get in some sap, Moosie May?" Then I got a whiff of her...it wasn't sap, but something that rhymes with that.

Got her all cleaned up.

Last night, Moose came inside, all wet....so I knew she had chased something into the woods...again! She took awhile to get up and when she came inside I could see that she was limping. She had hurt her front left paw. Wasn't broken, but obviously hurt.

Got up in the morning and Moose hadn't moved from her bed. Her "ankle" was pretty swelled up. made and appointment for the vet.

Had to get the lawn mowed. Started mowing. Noticed some "rope"....no...."stick"...in the lawn. Nope. It was a SNAKE! I had run over a snake. If you are scared/bothered by mice, toads, spiders...that is exactly how I feel about snakes. I can't even look at books with snakes in them. So, when I saw the snake, I thought I was going to pass out...then I thought I was gong to get sick and then I thought i was going to cry...you get the idea. My dog can't even take care of them due to being laid up!

Time for Moose to go to the vet. The vet was concerned that she may have been bit by something and asked if there was anything that she could have gotten bit by...(yea...maybe even a snake!) Well, the good news was that she only sprained her ankle. Put her on an anti-inflammatory/pain-killer and "cage rest" which means that she can only go outside to use the bathroom for the next 5 days.


This is how we feed Moose..we bring the food and water to her. (I noticed how she blends well with our woodwork!) Notice how her left leg is swollen. Ouch! She is telling me, "Those are some good drugs..I mean this is good food."

At this time, this is how she sits. Notice her left paw is swollen.

Now, time to go get Sam from football. Jack asks if he can look at the snake. I drive up the lane (due to the fact that i will not walk in the grass ever again.) He jumps out and takes a good look at the snake and then gets in the car and states,
 "That's bloody hell nasty!" (WHAT???)

and here is Moose winking saying, "I totally agree, jack my boy. I feeeeleeelll gooooooood."

I hope the next 24 hours is a bit calmer.

Father Son Flag Football...

Jack and Jason are playing father son flag football...it is a hoot to watch!


Jack is warming up...I think he thought he was still playing baseball!

Practicing taking off each others flag...Jack soon realized that he would need to use his entire hand and not just his fingers to grab a flag!

HIKE!

Like father like son...I think this may be one of my favorite pics this year!

Jack thought football with dad was pretty awesome!

The Grand Opening...

Yesterday was the first day of school for the boys. Sam is in 4th and Jack is in Kindergarten.
I asked Jack, "What is today?"
"THE GRAND OPENING!" he replied!

Everyone got up nice and early...even Jack (which will probably be the only day!) Unfortunately, the only thing he could eat for breakfast was a yogurt because his tummy was too nervous. Sam, no problem...old pro.

Picture time! Poor Moose..I think she just realized that her boys were going to be gone all day, "What? All day?!"

Jack standing by his cubbie...with his green shirt, green lunch box and green backpack. (*sniff*)

And after school...both boys were STARVING, so Cold Stone Creamery was on the menu...look at Moose, she won't leave their side!

As you can see, Moosie was very happy to have her boys back home!

And how did I do?
Well, i almost lost it walking down the hall to Jack's classroom and thought, "i can't do that here!"  When we left, Jason asked how I was doing.."Fine, the tears are right on the rim..so let's not talk about it."  What made it all ok was that Jack was so happy and excited...and that is what school is all about!

Monday Moose...

As "promised" but not guaranteed, A little Moose on Monday!

Moose's friend Esther had a sleep over last Friday night. Moose was pretty darn excited to have her over, while Esther wanted Moose to "chill" a bit. At one point, Esther had her head on my lap and Moosie May came over, looked at Esther and gave her a big sloppy kiss on the side of her mouth. Esther's mouth snapped shut and the only thing that moved was the very front of her clenched lips...reminding Moose that wasn't very lady like!


This is what Esther and Moose looked like before the kiss...


and this is Esther afterwards. Pure shock to Esther and I think Moose is saying, "I....have...a...new....friend."

Another Moose story:
Yesterday i was out watering my plants and Moose decided to wander in the woods...she rarely does this. I think she may have heard or seen something that I know 1.she  didn't know what it was and 2. she wouldn't catch it anyway. Doesn't stop her from heading in thought.  So, after about a minute, she comes out of the woods with her head hung low. She came up to me and she looked green...literally! She had ran through a brier type patch, while in the woods, and had little green briers stuck ALL OVER HER! To bad it wasn't Halloween because she could have gone as a green elf. So Jason and I spent a good hour pulling burs from her fur. thank goodness, she just laid there AND had the audacity to fall asleep...like we were giving her an all over body rub!

She fits right in with our family!

PS:  Sam and Jack started school today.

Thumbs Up...NOT!

So...stay with me through this story...

We had been sleeping on the main floor due to when we did our remodeling, our contractor removed 2 of our 3 cold air return vents (they circulate air through your house) thinking the one that was left would be fine...NOT! So, we had to have Bell Brothers come out and put in three new cold air return vents. This caused the basement ...where my scrapbooking room is located to become covered, once again, with dust and bits of wood. (the first time was during the remodeling.) I did cover everything with towels and you would think that the Bell Brother person would be considerate of the area...NOT! He actually spilled a diet coke (I know I should not have left it there) on my scrap desk and did not clean it up. Nice.  Well, the other day, I went downstairs and dusted and vacuumed everything and everywhere down there. While doing that, I unhooked our old phone because we didn't need it and Jason had never gotten around to unhooking it...just helping out...NOT!! I have been without Internet for the last few days and could not figure it out...well, it had something to do with that phone cord that I unhooked. (that is why I have not been blogging or answering emails.)

So, We went out to eat tonight and Jack got a chocolate chip cookie. He ate half and wrapped the rest in a napkin to take home. The waitress took the napkin without me noticing and jack was in tears (and he is very tired) because he has no cookie. So, we get another cookie before we leave the restaurant and wrap it into a napkin. Jason is holding the cookies and decided to try one out...sets Jack back into tears. We leave. We get home and Sam sets the cookies on the low table by our door. While I am trying to figure out why I don't have Internet, Moose keeps coming over and whining to me...she won't go out...she won't lay down...she won't settle down. Fine. Go back to working with the Internet...got it to work..What is Moose munching on...JACK'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE!!
I don't think i will tell him until morning...and maybe he won't notice...NOT!!!
(so this is really all my contractor's fault!)

Where's Moose...

I was looking through pictures and noticed how many that Moose is in...by accident and because she just wants to be around her people!

Here the boys were dressed up as they were going on a date...Moose thought she could go, too.

Jack was collecting rocks while Moose patiently checked out what he was up to...

Sometimes getting a picture of the boys can be difficult when she is distracting them...

Enjoying watching the crowd shuck corn...

Hanging out with her boy...I think they might be starting to look like each other...hmmm.

Trying to get a family picture and Moose wondering what we were up to!

Moose is actually laying on the floor and Jack is crowding her for once!!

Moose is such a silly and fun dog...we sure do enjoy having her in our family!!
(I am thinking of making Mondays be "Moose on Monday." She would love that! She did have a sleep over to share about!)

Random July Photos...

Thought i would share some July photos that i didn't post for one reason or another...

A friend drew tattoos for the boys...Micheal Jordan for Sam...

...Cubbies for Jack.

Hanging out in Moose's pool...She wasn't so sure about that!

A pirate came to lunch one day...

checking out foreign coins with grandpa.

Trying on pirate hats at the store!

Jack wearing the sombrero, at our favorite Mexican restaurant, on his birthday.

A great day for Jack...paying the wii while eating freely from a bag of Doritos.

Happy august and one week until the boys go back to school (sniff.)

Shark Week...

Did you know that this week is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel?  So Jason and I (mostly me) have been staying up late watching all those shark shows...addictive!(Especially the one on Monday night with all the attacks around Australia.)
So, I did not find it odd to find Jack eating a pop-tart with a shark.


What was odd though, was that he was in my laundry basket and had a stocking cap on...

Other than that, it seemed perfectly normal!


Favorite Shark Story:
For our honeymoon, Jason and I went to Martha's Vineyard.  That is where the movie Jaws was filmed.

One afternoon, Jason and I rode bikes to Jaws Beach...same beach all the beach scenes in the movie were filmed...where the little boy was killed...where Jaws swims under the bridge into the cove...you get the idea.

So we are sitting on the beach, enjoying it all.  Jason decided to cool off in the water.  No sooner had a gotten comfortable laying back on my beach towel, when Jason was right beside me again, a bit out of breath.  i asked him what was wrong..
"I scared myself.  All I could here was that Jaws music," he explained.

Neither one of us went back in the water the rest of our stay.

Are You Ready for Some Football...

I can't believe that the boys (yes, both boys) head back to school Aug. 15. That means football is right around the corner.
Sam had equipment pick up and weigh in on Saturday...this year he gets to tackle...UGH!

Jack is also doing football this year, but with Jason. Its father son flag football...kind of like the father daughter dance for boys.

Sam had to practice/show us his football stances...

He wears football pants this year...how am I ever going to get those cleaned?

Jack had to try it all on, too. The pants just crack me up!

"Let's go Moosie."
Jack is still such a little boy...which I love.

 

Puppy Latte...

We had heard that you could get free puppy lattes at Starbucks, so we thought we would explore this on our visit Saturday.

Sure enough, a puppy latte! It is actually a small cup full of whip cream. AND the only thing you can get for free at Starbucks!

Moose was so good while waiting to have her latte...

It didn't take her long to "drink" it all up!

Look at her happy face or a caffeine buzz!! She wasn't sure if she wanted to let that cup go!!

Now I have a partner in my addiction!