Vegetable Garden 2011

This is my beautiful lettuce I am growing this year in my garden.  I have never grown anything in my life intill this year, and I have to say it is forever my new hobby, it is awesome watching something that you planted with just a little seed turn into something that you can eat for a meal, it is so fresh and does not have all the added chemicals veggies from the store have.

This year I am growing eight lettuce plants, so far it looks like it will be more than enough, they are getting so big, and they are super green!

                           

The lettuce that I picked out of the garden this morning for my salad.                                                  



Our Furry Kids

         Since starting our lives together we have had some amazing pets.  I am a huge animal person and would rescue every animal I could possibly handle.  My husband keeps me under control. haha.  Here is a look at my amazing pets.


         This is my Amazingly beautiful Chloe.  She will forever be in my heart.  I got her for my 17th birthday, she was just 8 weeks old, and she was the best dog in the whole world.  She was very funny and self intertained.  No matter where I went she was right by my side.  She would have done anything to save my life if I would have needed.  She once saved our house from being robbed when we were not home.  She got really sick and would not eat.  I took her to two vets in a total of five days of her being sick before they told me she had cancer.  She had a 5-6 lb tumor growing on the inside of her chest.  The vet said she was an amazingly strong dog, she did not show any signs of pain or discomfort till 5 days before she passed.  They tryed to do surgery but there was no way to remove it.  That was the worst day of my life.  I lost her a one and a half years ago and I still cry because I miss her so much.

Last night she visited my in my dream.  It was the first time I had ever had a dream like this.  I have had a lot of dreams about her since but it was almost like she was trying to visit me, to let me no she was ok.  I walked into the garage and Chloe was playing with my new little puppy.  When she saw me she came running over and I was really happy and I was kissin her and telling her I love her.  It was so crazy, it was so real.  When I woke up I just wanted to fall back asleep just to be able to pet her and see her again.  But for the first time in a while I could think about her with a sence of happiness, it was like I new she was ok, and happy.  I almost felt like a weight was lifted off me, cause I have felt guilty for not being able to help her, or just knowing she was getting sick.  But today when I tryed to tell my mom about my dream, all I could get out was that it was about chloe and the tears just started running down my face.  So I am not sure how this is gonna play out.  I just miss her more than anything I have ever missed in my life so far.

     This is our newest baby Bella.  She is a Boxer.  We got her at 6 weeks old, she was just 3 pounds.  Now she is 7 months old and about 40lbs of mischief.  But I love her to death.  We waited about 9 months after lossing Chloe before we decided to get another dog.  At first I was not sure I wanted to get another pet, just because I never wanted to go through that again, but then I realized that I am a total animal person and although it really suck to loose them, every day with them is worth it.  They make me laugh, and their are so many that need good homes.

Bella at 6 weeks old

Bella through her funny ear fase

Drinkin out of the water faucet, she loves this

Now she has a crooked ear, dont no whats going on, lol

She was my cow for Halloween, and the week surrounding it. haha

Our road trip from Texas to Alaska, poor puppy, I think she was bored