Happy Birthday Taylor!!!

We went to Joe's Crab Shack for Taylors birthday, you think if he didn't want me to post dumb pictures of him....he would st0p letting me take them!!!

Skeleton Cookies

I saw this cute recipe in a magazine! All you do is add black food coloring to your sugar cookie dough, cut them out with gingerbread man cookie cutters, bake them, and then put on the icing with an icing bag. Super easy and super cute!

Bella's Boyfriend

So...while I was so enjoying myself downstairs blogging away my dumb dog was barking her freaking guts out at somethig. I yelled outside a couple of times but finally told Logan to go tell Bella to SHUT UP! He replied in his little "duh mom" voice, "mom, that's NOT Bella's voice!" What? I was so confused...until I went outside and saw a little white dog (excuse the language) *humping the crap* out of my dog!!! I yelled and he stopped, but poor Bella felt VIOLATED! She was walking around with her ears back and her tail down. I went out and grabbed the little only to see that yes he was a very happy little BOY dog! I took him (Jack) on a walk and asked around until I found out who his family was...looked them up and called them....no answer. So I had to break it to Taylor that Bella's boyfriend was sleeping over. I was sitting on my front porch holding him when my crazy neighbor with no teeth came over and said "You found your dog!" I let her know that no, this wasn't my dog. Turns out she had seen him outside and put him in my backyard because she thought he was mine...on Monday. I found him on Thursday...thank everything holy my dog can't get knocked up! She told me that I should try to sell him if he wasn't mine....what the crap lady!?! I took him inside and gave him a bath....he was adorable!! He didn't have any accidents in the house, used the potty pad, and liked to be cuddled. I made sure to let Logan know that we couldn't keep Jack and he replied , "Ya, because Jack is just too perfect!" Jack's family called the next morning and came to get him. We wanted to ask them to trade!

Why NOT to get a puppy....This is a simple list of reasons

• poop...everywhere. One day my dog actually pooped in my shoe! If you know me well....shoes are sacred! plus why does the poop stick to her butt?



• pee....what is it that is so confusing for dog's about potty trainig. I mean do you really need to pee on my foot while I'm making dinner...come on!



• Chewing.....coffee table, entertainment center, cedar chest, end table, couch , dressers, chloe's bed, barbies...but not her bone!!!!



• Chewing (I know I already mentioned this...) She ate my pink shoe...enough said!

And last but not least...How Bella got name of "My Retard"

We have had a really hard time with the chewing and the potty training of our puppy, so we couldn't leave her to roam the house while we were gone. We felt really bad leaving her in her tiny kennel all day so we tried to come up with a couple of solutions....none of which worked. We kept her in our upstairs bathroom...until she started pulling the carpet up trying to get out! It's ugly navy blue carpet but it's worse with holes in it! Then we put her under our steps with a baby gate. She climbed over. We put up 2 baby gates. She climbed over. It was time for the kennel. Now let me explain a little about the kennel...it was pricy. It's kind of a canvas with zippers on the top and side and it folds down for easy storage and is nice if you like to take your dog places. Bella went in the kennel and rammed her head at it until she popped the zipper open on the front. So I put it against the wall (ouch) this didn't stop her. I duct taped it shut. Then she proceeded to scratch a hole in the back and weasle herself out of it. More duct tape. Then somehow she rammed her head at the top zipper until it popped open and she got out. Wait it gets better.....

One day before work I put her in there and then put a couple of 12 packs of soda on top of the kennel. My thought was that she would jump up and hit her head....and stop! NO! She jumped up and down until she knocked the soda off....it exploded everywhere! I was telling Grandma this on the phone and she said, "I think your dog is retarded!" I said, "If she wasn't already she is now for bashing her head on the soda boxes!" My little Chloe overheard and soaked in this new word...retard. When we got home that night she was giving Bella loves got right in her face and said, "You're my retard huh Bella?"

I know this picture is sideways...I can't figure out how to change it!

MY MAN!

Taylor had to have a passport photo for something and he would kill me to know I'm posting this....oh well! Love you baby!

Princess Chloe! That is exactly what she is. All she has to do is bat her long eyelashes at you and you cave! Right now she's into everything but mostly loves Disney Princess stuff and coloring. She loves to read stories and go to "another store" with mom!

Logan Man 5 years old.....He just started kindergarten this fall. I think he likes it but he hates getting up early ( me too!). He loves action figures, super heroes and transformers. You can always find Logan standing on his head somewhere!

Risher Family

Since everyone else has a blog now....maybe I better do one too! But if I don't update it remember that I am a REAL SCRAPBOOKER at heart and that I'm technology impaired!