Our Laundry Room...Finally!

We finally decided that it was time to transform our plywood flooring in the laundry room - we had to remove the vinyl when we moved in (May of 2006) due to a tear and a little bit of water damage - so here is the before picture minus the washer and dryer

A break in work to enjoy a Winter sunset from our backyard here in Otis Orchards

Porter getting in on the action helping to put away the dryer - the floor is in and the walls are painted a light yellow with white trim around the room

And the finished project! Earl put a small shelf area between the two cabinets - a nice place for fabric softener...The room looks great!

Update on Porter...

Porter is 6 months old, 45 pounds, wild and crazy, loves to retrieve his toys especially his mallard duck and his red chuck-it (who cares about the ball when you can have the whole chuck-it!?!), and right now he is very into dragging his big bed around the bedroom. Porter is also VERY into food, snuggling with his mom and teasing his dad whenever possible.

A post before New Year's Day

Hi, we just wanted to make sure that we posted a little something before the New Year hits us! We are both looking forward to a great 2010. Our 2009 has been a wonderful one - lots of snow early in the year, a first birthday for our nephew Payton in Las Vegas, our first wedding anniversary, spent time with family both in our home and away, had a beautiful veggie garden, Earl got a new job which he is really enjoying (especially the winter break so far!), U of Montana Griz Football season tickets, and we got a new puppy, Porter. We also had a couple of sad moments but know that we have angels watching over us everyday.

Here is a picture of Porter with his new upland game bird - he's a bird dog you know!?! He loves his Christmas bird and loves to hear his call.

Here are a couple of pictures of Brian and Charlie and then of Earl and I sitting on a neat tree that we saw while hiking on a pretty but cold day at Bass Creek in Montana.

Earl and I had a very nice Christmas in Stevensville with Brian and Charlie, our time flew by quickly!

I would have posted pictures of our new RC plane the Super Cub but well...we'll save that for another time - maybe within this next year!

Lots of love to all, as well as, great joy for the up and coming 2010!

22 pounds of Porter

Porter is getting SO big, the first Friday we had him at home he weighed in at 14 pounds and now he is 22 pounds. He is just a crack up most of the time (Earl might tell you differently) but is becoming more and more brave around the house - that is both good and bad...my crocs and tevas are proof of the bad (at least they are still wearable)!

As you can see Porter likes to play with all of his toys at once

Just another shot of Porter and his Bird...not really the right kind of bird but it is a bird...

And the name is...

PORTER

It's a BOY!!!

Meet the new addition to the family, this is well...we're not sure which name we like the best, he is an English Springer Spanial mixed with a German Shorthair Pointer, 12 weeks old and came with the name Boone but we're not so sure about it. This little guy is a rescue from the English Springer Rescue America.

So far we have learned that he gets a bit car sick - at least on the ride home in my lap...maybe it will be better in the back of the RAV4 or so we hope since we are headed over to Missoula this coming up weekend for a football game. He also likes to rest in the laundry room while the washer and dryer are running, and he is a little shadow so you better watch out where your feet are going.

So far he is just a love bug and wants to be around us all the time, no matter where we are headed in the house. We'll see how tonight goes...

Hey any ideas for names? Let us know...we have a list that we are testing out already!

HOT JALAPENOS!!!

Man we have a TON of HOT jalapenos from our garden, we are going to try our hand at canning these guys here in the picture but we have already picked quite a few for salsa - HOT SALSA!

All of these jalapenos came from our plants this year, isn't it just amazing? There still a few baby peppers on the plants, we're unsure if they will get any bigger just because the weather has started to be quite a bit cooler these days (hot apple cider cool out) but, we'll see. I picked a few yesterday and the ones left on the pepper plants seem to have already grown so I'll cross my fingers for a bit more sunshine even if it is cool out.

In Loving Memory

Kuuma June 10, 2002 - October 1, 2009

Sad news in our home this past week, Kuuma lost her battle with lymphoma (January 11, 2008, was her diagnosis). Her great memories are with Earl, myself and our families forever in our hearts. Kuuma was the very best dog ever (no offense to anyone out there) but she had the very best kisses, the cutest doggie butt, the brightest eyes, and a personality that just sparkled to no end. I miss her so much but I also understand that it was her time to become an Official Angel. She is now able to run and play and be silly without worry of cancer or of pain of any kind.

Kuuma "booma" I love you and I miss you.