Wanna be green thumb has struck again!!!

All weekend we spent in our backyard. It’s sad to say we have been rather neglectful when it comes to keeping it all nice and purty. So we were out there all day Saturday and for the most part the girls helped but then a good share of the time they were doing this

Yeah teasing Dutchess don’t ya see!! They had her ball and were playing baseball with a stick!! Cracked me up though with QueenB pitching and Toughie swinging they managed to connect several times. Plus of course they always had a fielder. Dutchess has become very skilled in fetching. It’s the dropping part we are having some troubles with. Tug o’ war is a must in her book.

So then on to Sunday it was back to the grind. The Hubby’s Uncle came over and was our slave helped us. The lovely guys built us a new gate so that we can have a “dog yard” and “people yard.” When Dutchess was a puppy she broke the old gate that was up there. With a little help from Daisey too. While they were doing that, and cleaning up brush that was taking over the back shed, we were working in what is now known as “our” garden.

Yes no longer my garden It’s ours now. Toughie says and I quote, “Sammi since I’m working on the garden it’s mine too, right? I mean it’s ours now?”

“Well of course Toughie!! *laughing* Why didn’t you think it was ours before?”

“Because only you worked in it. But now that I helped it’s mine too!!”

Their thought process still perplexes me.

So as you can see our house is on one side of the yard, the road is on the South and we have a row of very tall trees on the west (you can’t see these I’m telling you). This is real nice once afternoon hits. When it hits about two pm most the yard is in shade. However before then it is all sun. We looked so goofy today I stuck a stick in the yard and put the beach umbrella on it. That way our chairs and drinks were able to stay shaded and cool. I don’t handle heat very well at all. I have had heat exhaustion several times, a couple to the point of completely passing out. I tell you that is no fun. So I have to make sure I have shade somewhere and of course TONS of fluid. Anyway off on a tangent again. Sorry I did not snap a picture of the umbrella but I will tomorrow when we are back out there. We finally have woodchips to spread out into our nicely weeded garden.

So we are going to be prepared…

and another just because!! Oh if you don’t know, or well I haven’t specified… QueenB is on the left and of course Toughie on the right. Oh and yup they both have glasses now. Yippeee for me!!!

See they have their gloves and tools!! Oh and here is something that ERKS me to no end, why on earth do they not make kid’s garden gloves small enough?? UGH we just said phooey and they put on some old winter gloves. Worked perfectly and they were happy. Not that they don’t like getting dirty I didn’t want a repeat of sliced hands from the grass just like when they were feeding Booger’s goats. That was not a nice afternoon.

So of course what next is this…

After all that work our family did what we do best. When it’s summer and it’s a holiday we grill together!! Well no need for holiday we just do it. Reason I am showing you these two pics is one it was Father’s day and that’s my Dad!! Two see behind him that little guy in the red shirt… Oh wait lets get QueenB to move…

Ok is that better? Do you see him now?? That is my middle nephew (in the far back is Booger the oldest and Moose is by QueenB in the front here) OK so HMMMM we will call him… Duck, yeah that will work because he is one weird duck… So Duck kept telling my dad to “do it again!” So my dad would lean back to squish him. He would start giggling and eventually you would hear “K up Papa up” all straining for breath. However after this round as soon as Dad leaned back we hear from him “up papa UPPPP you are hurting my weiner!!!” OMG did we all bust up laughing. I had tears running down my face it was so funny. Plus as soon as papa sat up Duck just adjusted and you heard “do it again!!” My sister claims he LOVES pain. I think it’s rather apparent oh and there were more stories to go with.

So eventually we got home and we were heading in the house and we seen this!

Toughie is jumping up and down, “a rainbow, A RAINBOW!! My very firstest real RAINBOW in my whole life!!!” *jump jump jump*

So of course I had to snap some pictures. She was just so SO excited!

Cutest Pet contest

So I’m entering into Toothsoap’s Cutest Pet Contest!

I think this is the best thing ever!! (or just another reason for me to show you my other babies LOL) You can enter too by clicking on the links to the host's at the bottom of this post. (that way you have to see my pics before you go LOL) You can check out Toothsoap by clickin this pic here or its on my side bar too!!!


Here is my baby!
(atleast that is what the hubby says because she is a puppy and still likes to misbehave)

This is our princess. Oh wait no her name is Dutchess, but she is a princess.

Isn’t she adorable with her little bandanna too??

I think she looks like she belongs on them cute greeting cards with the big head bug eye animals LMBO!!



Here is our old lady… I mean other baby Daisey

She loves the hubby’s chair. She will refuse to move when he tells her to get down. Old ladies don’t move like they used to right? (she's pushing 100 in dog years)

He will have to tell her over and over again and most the time, he gives up LOL. (Goes to show you the women rule this house bwah ha ha ha )

Hope you enjoyed!! Hop on over to Chiefs or Supah’s Or Shell’s and Link up your pic!! You could win the pet pack from Toothsoap.

Theory Thursday – Outdoor & Animal edition.

It’s Theory Thursday again!!

I wonder if I could make this a weekly Meme……hmmm maybe someday. Or if someone wants to add their two cents, I’d love to link ya up here.
So I’m a little late in the day, but at least I got them in here. I mean what more do you want from me to be perfect? HA HA well that is not me!! I will succeed in this blog thing however on my own time. So sometimes you may get a post everyday, (if you subscribe by email, ya should ya really should) or you will get two in an email only because I missed the send out time. Well enough blabbering here is my Theories for today.

Outdoor & Animal Edition
When submitting a request to Mother Nature always ask for the opposite of what you want, she is quite menopausal as of late.
Kid’s will always want to bring in or home ALL “animals”. (bugs included in this house)
You are more likely to win the lottery, than get sunshine on your outdoor plans.
Dirt, grass, bugs, and anything else that grows or is outside is all natural, so should be safe for baby consumption. (some limitations will apply)
There are no toys needed outside, only an imagination and what is already there. EX – sticks, rocks, anything else.
Mud puddles are a great stress reliever, have a jump!! (kids and adults alike)
Dust bunnies are the best pets ever! No need to feed, water, and are housebroken.
Multiple kids equals multiple pets. EX We have two kids, two dogs. No more, no less.
No matter how much a kid begs and promises to take care of the pet, it always ends up Mom’s responsibility.
Retriever dog breeds should be required to retrieve kids. They also should be allowed to retrieve kids by what ever means necessary. EX Clothes that are tugged on and torn are replaceable.
Hubby’s will never learn there is a difference between outdoor “farm” clothes and other clothing.
Note to previous if you have a stained shirt or pants save them, plan the most outrageous outdoor activity to get as filthy as you can and not have to ruin another set of clothing. I promise your kids will enjoy.

It’s Post It Note Tuesday – Winning Distraction

It’s another great day to play the most fantabulous Meme of all!!

Post It Note Tuesday!!!

Hosted by the one and only……… SUPAH!!

                  

 

              

Wordless Wednesday – Life of Luxury..

I wish this was my daily life…

 

 

(I think I woke her up with the flash… Sorry)

and a little to comfortable?!?!

Post it Note Tuesday With Supah!! Talkin’ to Tuesday Edition!!

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True Confessions of a Wanna be green thumb.

So here it is my true confessional of the month week day time being.

I wish I had my grandmother’s green thumb. Instead no, I got the thumb of death, or dust, or well absolutely no gardening talent at all. If I was put in charge to grow a garden for us all to survive, then I’m extremely sorry folks but we are SCREWED!

Now just because I don’t have my thumb yet, (I’m staying hopeful) doesn’t mean I don’t try.

Last year I tried, and I think my setup was rather splendid in the front. What was suppose to grow back is and I’m very excited about that. I’ve taken a picture here for you to see what it looks like at this very moment and I hope as spring and summer progress I can show you what more I have accomplished. Plus the important part of what's actually growing back.

Off to the left is where I will have a gorgeous bird feeder that my Hubby’s grandpa made, that has stepping stones back to it. There are also various other garden statues/items that were put away for winter. My next goal out here is to fill in the empty areas which really only is one, and figure out what to put down to keep the grass out. (any tips would be greatly appreciated) For the most part up front here I have a theme which I’ve been old that a neighbor has named Fire and Ice. Most, if not all, my flowers are red, orange, yellow, and the bush there you can see has red leaves. It’s also a pretty picky bush, but maybe that will be a deterrent to someone trying to get in the garden later on. Now the ice comes from the glass blocks I used, which were free from a friend, and you absolutely can’t beat that.

Next was the mission of something in our back/side yard. I started it but rather lost inspiration halfway through.

We had originally tilled up a diagonal section in this corner, had placed an arbor that I’m hoping to plant climbing roses up this year. I love roses, and really hope they can bare with me and survive.

 

Our biggest problem is this little thing in the bottom right corner. A bunch of the stuff I planted back here she went and dug up. So far all I see coming back is what I believe are the Iris’s.

 

I originally had went and dug/picked all these rocks out of the rock piles at my parents farm to run along the diagonal edge to mark off the flower bed. However like I said I lost inspiration on the whole project and really all they seem to line right now is the front fence.

Whether the lack of inspiration or energy was the culprit I don’t plan on that being the issue this year. We are going to make a fence with a gate to section off a doggy part of the yard, and a people part of the yard. After that is all set, I hope that my green thumb will magically appear this year, and I’ll get to share it all later.

Off to work in the yard now can’t pass up this 70 degree day. Especially in Northern Michigan where last Thursday we woke up to snow on the ground.