T.V. watching

It just dawned on me that my Sugar dog watches T.V. when something catches her fancy.  I noticed this when watching Little House last week.  There was a bear attack and she watched and watched.  I have never seen a dog do this.  She will turn her head when she sees movement.  Interesting.  So tonight I was watching a show about penguins on Channel 8.  Sugar came and watched with me.

Mother's Day Gifts

My Mother's Day gifts from my children.  Roses and Little House on the Prairie First Season set.  Very nice.  

Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day.  I am the mother of two growing boys. They couldn't be more different.

 My oldest is 19.  He has always struggled in everything he does.  Be it school or life in general.  Here lately he is very hard to be around.  Just like all children he only acts nice when he wants or needs something.  I have hoped he would grow out of this stage.  To this date he and his girlfriend live in my home.  He has a part time job at the local Pizza shop.  She is trying to Finish High School.  They are expecting a child around the end of September.  They do not get a long well.  We have asked him to move out.  He is confrontational and verbally abusive.  Unfortunately he is stubborn and I can only imagine how this situation will escalate.

My youngest is 17.  I believe he is mellowing out as he gets older.  He strives to do well in all he does.  Certain things come hard for him.  He is living in Maricopa with some friends while he attends the local High School.  Where he works extremely hard to keep his grades above passing.  He has a girlfriend who he adores.  They do well together.  The occasional bickering and little lover spat but that is to be expected.  He will be coming home for his Senior year.  I hope he can keep this relationship flowing in a positive direction thru the distance.  It is only a 45 minute drive.  But that is still time consuming.

My children do not get along at all.  They fight over everything.  Their fighting usually ends in blows.  Feelings get hurt, things get broken.  I also hope they will grow out of this.  When they were younger we went to counseling and I was assured that when they matured I would have no worries. That they would be the best of friends.  Of course nobody can say anything negative about either one or they are on them like bees to honey.

Here Goes Again

I'm going to start blogging again.  I hope I will not slack off again.  Life is moving a long.  I have not worked at my JOB since March 23rd.  After a long battle I had a hysterectomy and took FMLA.  I will be returning on Wednesday the 14th.  It took me awhile to get back to normal.  I did take it very easy.  Thank goodness for my family they took care of everything.  From cooking, to cleaning, to shopping, to feeding the animals.  All I did was sit around and sleep.  Doing puzzles and crocheting but not much else.

Tomorrow I plan on starting my new routine.  Last week I started doing little things.  Now it is time for a normal work schedule at home and at work.  I can't wait.   Well going back to work, not so much.  I missed things like baking and milking and vacuuming.  I guess I can do without the vacuuming, boys just can not sweep or vacuum correctly.  Milking and vacuuming are the two things the Dr. specifically told me I could not do.  Oh and lift anything over five pounds.  I did break that rule.  Memee my Chihuahua weighs about nine pounds and I carried her as I always do.  Maybe not the first two weeks I was home but surely the rest.

I will keep you posted on my new schedule when I work it out.  I am unable to post pictures because I forgot to transfer any.  The next time

clever dogs

Our Johnny dog is so smart. He was getting out of the dog run. My husband watched and he was lifting up the gate and crawling out. So he placed a piece of granite in the gate so it was heavy. This stopped him for awhile. Well he is now getting out. So he watched again. Now Johnny is lifting the handle and pulling the gate in. This is so clever. My husband says that we need to tye wire it closed. We still need to get in and out. This brings back memories from when we first moved here. We had another dog who continued to get out. My husband poured concrete all around the bottom of the fence because he would force the fence up and crawl out. Then after that the dog would force himself in between the poles so my husband welded them together. This dog would also climb over the fence using his teeth. So I suppose if they want to get out they will.

Quick Tarter Sauce

I like fish sticks. The kind in the cardboard box in the freezer section. You can't eat these without tarter sauce. I can not bring myself to pay for it so I make my own. I make a quick version. I mix mayo with sweet pickle relish adding just a little sugar. Quick and easy is the only way. If you look online the recipe calls for parsley, capers,and lemon juice. To much for me. My quick version suits me just fine. HQow do you make hour tatter sauce?

New Computer

We broke down and got a new computer. I can now surf and blog until my heart is content. This is such a relief.Nothing is worse than not being able to do what you want. Well maybe there are worse things. To catch up yet again. How annoying. Anyway. We had a terrible loss when the neighbors dog broke into one of our Rabbit colonies and killed all 16 rabbits. He jumped through the chain link fence. I went out one morning and caught him in the act after he killed Silver Tip our beautiful buck. My husband took care of him. I don't have to say how. We have the other 3 colonies and Cole our original buck still. We have stopped breeding them for the summer it is just to hot. Also our female Puppy got out and she mated with the neighbors dog. So you guessed it she is pregnant. Abby our senior Doe had two gorgeous female babies. I have decided to keep these girls. Evangeline looks like her mother with la mancha ears and brown eyes. Francesca looks like her father with long ears and blue eyes. They run and play like no other goat I have seen. They do not scream when you pick them up, usually. Abby is doing so well with her babies. Her udder is so full. To give her relief I have milked her and she is giving just under a gallon. The babies have started to eat hay so I have to decide if I want to continue to milk her. I have only been milking her for two weeks now and I love the yogurt it makes. I have not gone to the store for lemon juice so no chevre yet. I use chevre in the place of cream cheese for bagels and baking. You can use vinegar but I think it gives off and after taste. We lost our little duck and 3 chicks. We had a red ant infestation and they died because of their injuries. One little turkey isn't doing so well. It was bitten up and somehow I think broke its leg. The turkey is now in our bathtub healing. We brought in the other turkey when everyone else died. It was just sitting by the coop gate all alone. So now We have two turkeys in our bathtub. One very active and one not so much. The make such a lovely noise. It is truly a beautiful melody of chirping. The active Turkey could probably just pop out anytime it wanted but it is so concerned about its companion that it stays right by its side. We have feathers and wood shavings all over the edge of the tub.I'm not sure how long it will take this little turkey to heal. Mamma duck is doing much better. I don't know if you remember but the male duck helped himself to her to much and broke her leg. She does have a little limp but otherwise she gets along just fine. I am getting 4 duck eggs every day. Two female ducks are nesting. I have 6 ducks and I believe they are all females. I have left the eggs just to see what happens. Perhaps we will have another little duck. We lost a couple of roosters and the male duck before we lost the rabbits. We thought it was the neighbors dog but could never catch him in the act. One morning I caught our Taco dog eating the last little chick. We can't say who ate the others but now Taco was caught in the act. This was very hard for my husband. All he could say was what will we tell our youngest. When our youngest came home and we told him he said once a chicken eater always a chicken eater. He has Taco's collar in hes truck. I have changed my laundry soap. Well its basically the same just no added water. You grate everything together and stir it up. Same ingredients minus the water. Super easy. At the same time I got this bright idea my mother was also doing the same thing. What can I say great minds think alike. My Nephew is moving to my neck of the woods. I have offered our two empty bedrooms. He hasn't yet let me know if he will take me up on the offer. The best part is that he has two little girls. You know I have two boys. This will be so fun. Or so I think. I have been busy cleaning out the boys old stuff to give them room. You know just in case.