Red Neck Fun

Grab a milk jug or in our case, OJ since we drink raw milk:) out of recycling. Needless to say recycling bins are FULL b/c garbage man could not make it into our driveway. Grrrrr....We won't visit that subject anymore, right DH???

Get it AWAY from dog!!! (NOT an easy task)

Bury it deep into the snow. Probably some 12 inches:)

Get the heck out of there but since the snow is up to your knees getting out before the dog buries you in know is quite a task.

Dog retrieves jug and now will NOT give it back to you. (barely see it but jug is in b/w his paws and he's watching C'man approach him)

Child and mother get frustrated with dog not wanting to cooperate. Therefore you move on to sledding down a hill. Dog not happy.

Dog grabs shovel now and is coming after you or anything in it's path. True story, this dog will flatten you on your back before you even see it coming. Ask DH about that. One minute he was standing and not even a second later he was flat on this back.

I'm thinking you need to be put to work dog!! Grab shovel by crawling on ground so as to not get clocked in the head.

DEFEATED!!

Now I'm thinking about spreading food, fat/grease, whatever all over the deck and seeing if he can get the snow off the decks.

How About Some More Snow

As if the 20+inches we have on the ground now isn't enough, we're getting another 4-7inches as I type this. Where are we go with all of this??
Not only is it just us that has the snow and BITTER cold temps but all over the country. It'd BETTER warm up by Monday in FL or I'm going to be really cross. Of course the 63 they are having now will be a heat wave to us.
Some news highlights in our neck of the woods:

Yep, it's snowing again and there will most definitely be enough to shovel, plow, and snow blow. This strong Alberta clipper will bring an Arctic front through the region this afternoon and this will lead to 25-35 mph winds this evening and Thursday. The snow should lighten up tonight and tomorrow morning, but that's also when 40-45 mph gusts could cause a ground blizzard. We'll end up seeing 4-7" of fluffy snow, afternoon temperatures below zero for Thursday and Friday, and -20's by Saturday morning. I am increasingly confident that a warming trend will begin Sunday and we should be closer to average, if not above freezing a few days next week.

Today: Snow likely. High: 15 Wind: SE 5-10/NW 15-25 mph

Tonight: Lt. snow, blowing snow. Low: -3 Wind: NW 25-35 mph


How about this extended forecast! Minus FIVE for a HIGH?? Are you kidding me????? Our tires are going to freeze to the road driving to Des Moines!

Being that right now is probably the nicest it's going to be, the kids and I headed outside. Me to scoop paths, altho seeing that the wind is supposed to pick up I'm quite certain you won't be able to even tell I scooped. Here's some snap shots.

I am standing on the snow. That is the door BELOW me!

That would be the kitchen window. Look how happy he is. He is our snow boy. He could stay out till it's to dark to see. Miss A?? She came in after 20 min deciding that a nap was better then staying out in this! This 2nd picture I heard him yelling. I turned around to see he had fallen, literally:) And yes that is the stroller on the side. In effort to clean it before leaving for Disney I decided to put it outside. Right now it's tipped over being cleaned.

The tractor wondering it it'll EVER see Spring and dirt!! It wants field work, not snow moving. BTW that would be my chicken house in the background.

Keep at it kids. Only 15 more inches left. Break for 20 but you'll have 5 more inches to clean off. It's going to get dark soon. Getta move on......(just kidding of course) Now if I could just get them to put the shovel AWAY so that when I walk and it's covered in snow it doesn't come up and smack me in the head!

Why am I not suprised that HE is pulling HER!!!

Need I say more:)

Let It Snow, Let It Snow.....

Make is STOP!! We are knee deep in snow here in Iowa. There is a winter weather watch out for tomorrow (Saturday) too. That will more then likely be a Warning here by midnight. The bad part of that all? Our neighbor girl is getting married!! Can you imagine getting married knowing that there is going to be a blizzard warning?? What would you do? I'd be freaking out! Not like I could do anything about it, but still. I'd be calling all the farmers and snow plows begging them to get the guests here!! Will have to wait and see. I really want to go but yeah, it's going to be bitter cold, Jeff has to work, and I can't take the kids out if it's really nasty. Stay tuned for updates on that.
This AM I did bundle the kids up and sent them outside to play. C'man loves it but Miss A isn't to sure. She gets cold quickly and it didn't help that i couldn't find a good pair of mittens. Darn dogs keep running off with mitten, boot, etc (note single, not plural). So anyway out we went and well I'll let the pictures speak:

Then the dogs decided to get goofy and as a result they knocked Miss A flat into a snow pile. This was her reaction. She was ready to go in the house after that.

I hope the weather is OK by you all. I know many of you live in FL and TX and are enjoying much warmer weather then we are. The joys of living in Iowa:)

Still sick

I think it's been over 2 weeks that i've been battling this cold. It's time to head to the doc. I've heard, been told, that if it's over 1 - 1/2 weeks it's no longer 'just a cold'. I feel like crap. My head hurts, my teeth hurt b/c my sinuses hurt, and i'm sick of blowing my nose all the time. My MIL will be stopping over in a few minutes allowing me to run up to Sioux City unaccompanied by kids. I'm going to CuraQuick which is located in a super market. Do any of you have these? No appt needed and you literally pop in and pop out. $45, no insurance accepted. And NOW with the $5 prescription plan for generic meds, i'm thinking this sounds just BEAUTIFUL!! Seriously i'd rather pay out of pocket and get in and out, then pay my old co-pay of $30 and wait and wait. Does anyone else feel that way?

We have a wedding this weekend that will have to drive aways to get to and stay over 2 nites. I really don't want to be sick. I'm also praying knowone else gets sick. It's been over 1 week that we all were exposed to the flu.

I woke up to a dusting of snow too this AM. I had to laugh at my snow post a week ago. I labeled the title SNOW?? like DUH that's actually a question?? Why didn't I just label it SNOW....at any rate it since is gone but i ugged (is that even a word?) so loud when i saw it that C'man asked what was wrong. Gosh darn i wish the snow was gone and it was Spring.

April fools day today. Anyone April fool anyone?? I don't like being fooled. I used to love tricking people. I can remember telling my sister one April Fools day that there was a stray puppy at our door. IT was early Sunday AM so she had to get out of bed to come see it. Well when i said April Fool as she stood looking out the door, she wasn't very happy with me. In fact i think she might have pounded me. So yeah I don't do it any more. I don't have any idea on how to fool someone. I could tell you all i'm pregnant, but having been thru what I have, i just don't feel that's even funny. HAve you fooled anyone today? ever? what did you do? Indulge us.

Snow?

I tell you what. If anyone reading this wants snow? I welcome you to come visit me:) Yesterday @ 1030AM we were outside playing. Today I woke up to snow. As I type this at 1340, it's still snowing. BUT the good thing about this? It won't stay long. I suspect my Friday afternoon it'll all be gone and I hope for good! I just know that come July I'll wish for some snow to lay my hot (and not literally LOL) body in.

I think with the weather change that prompted one of our cats to have kittens. 3 white and one black. DH wants to put them in a kennel and bring them in the house b/c of the cold out there. I told him he's fricken nuts. I don't want those kittens in here AND neither does the mama. 2 screaming kids molesting them? Nope i don't think that'll fly. She'll move them the first chance she gets and then will for sure be S.O.L when we can't find them.

Here they are just a couple hours old.

Shut the snow machine off

Would someone PLEASE shut that dang snow machine OFF! Yes you guessed it, it's snowing AGAIN!! Another 3-7 inches forecasted for this afternoon in to the evening. Schools are letting out and it's looking like I won't be doing circuit training.

Help me out here, this weekend is SIL's baby shower, across the state. I'm caravaning with my parents and g'parents. Men in one car, women (me driving) in the other. Discussion has been going on about me living Miss A home (did I blog about that??). Mom thinks i'd enjoy myself more without her. Not said in a mean way AT ALL! Just the truth. That little fancy pants takes a lot out of me which in turns leaves me very stressed and un easy to be around. I try to put on the happy face but I must not be doing a good job. So last night, like the last MANY nights, she was awake. Finally I went in her room to make sure all was well. I left and she screamed. DH took her then (the first time in like 12 months???). I laid in bed and thought 'that's it i'm leaving her home this weekend' My parents, well my mom, said she'd pay $20 for a sitter to stay with her while DH is at work. I think I need a weekend away from her. I need a full nights sleep (I know she'd be a bear in the hotel room) and just some time with C'man. BUT i'm feeling guilty and bad. I feel like maybe i'm being mean! But then would she really want to ride in a car for 4 hrs!?

What do you all think?? Take her and pray for the best a long with taking a good dose of anxiety meds:) or leave her home where she and daddy can hang out Saturday evening and all day Sunday?? I'm ready to hear it, good, bad or other wise.

Also my purse auction, what a waste of time. Thanks to those who bid (BFF-E) and if any of you would still like to get in, let me know. They don't end till this week but i'm fairly sure no bids will be coming.

Oh and the spell check is not working on this!? Sorry for all the mis-spelled words but I don't have the time to spend re-reading every post.

The weather outside is....

frightfully cold. I know I need to blog about something other then how freakin cold it is. But here are some pics. To cold to open the window so i took this through the screen. To think a couple months earlier it was so hot we couldn't stand to be out on the swing set. I bet the swing set wonders too what happened:

This is from looking out from the window where the computer is. It's snowing rather good:

Anyone care to join me outside for some martinis? Just give me a minute to clean the chairs:

Or how about we just sit here at the kitchen table and look outside and remember how in the hot summer sun there is a pool right there

I should have taken a picture of the thermometer reading this AM of -23.

Then here's Miss A playing the piano. Following in mommies footsteps! Start them young I guess:

so here i am a BLOGGER

Well....here i am, a blogger!! I'd been thinking and thinking about doing this and here I am. So what am I going to do now.....hmmm....well from the name of my blog i'd like to share all the drama, i'm sorry STORIES, that come from my life. It's been suggested by my lovely g'ma gene, that I start keeping track of the stories. I'm going to blog about KIDS, life as a farmers wife, adoption, dogs, infertility, family, you name it you'll see it. I'm hoping to keep the entries short, something that is hard in my life.

As I set this up, we are in the midst of a MAJOR snowstorm!! No work for me accept here at home. The kiddos are BOTH napping, yes AT THE SAME TIME!! Addison couldn't stay awake in her highchair and Carson was a zombie while watching Curious George. Jeff is out taking care of the livestock and i'm hoping later this afternoon he'll get home to work on getting me lights upstairs!!

I'm going to go ahead and close so i can further mess around with my blog!!!

Rae