~Rest in Peace...Our little Ropey Dopey~

I am very sad to say that our dear Rope has left us and went to Heaven. He got sick Monday night and passed away at the vet's office Tuesday night sometime. I feel absolutely horrible and am crying as I type this right now. He was all alone when he died.....that hurts me so much to think of....I know I thought I was doing the right thing by leaving him there, but, now.....I wish so much I would have brought him home. We might not have been able to comfort him, but at least he wouldn't have been in a strange place.

All I can hope for is that he was died in his sleep, and he didn't suffer.

I pray that was what happened.

He was such an amazing dog....So laid back and sweet.

All he wanted was love and attention. I wish I would have given him more of that.

We brought Rope home from a party exactly three years ago....he was a stray and he was COVERED in fleas....it was so sad...and with his sweet temperament, we couldn't help but bring him home. I remember it was cold outside, and every morning when I pulled in the driveway coming home from work...he would climb up in my car with me when I opened the door...and I would let him lay in my lap and cuddle for awhile to get warm....he got into my heart. Then a short time after we had him, he ran away. I was so upset. I put an add in the Shelbyville news, and after days of searching and worrying, I got a phone call....someone had found him and given him to their daughter....She wanted to keep him, but I knew I wanted him back. I missed my sweet boy. That's what lead to us putting in our underground fence. I didn't want to loose him again. Since then, he has been such a great dog.

He loved to chase cars and pretend to be intimidating when tractors and big trucks drove by....for some reason he loved to eat the cigarette butts people threw in the yard....he loved to chase Annie when we play ball and bite at her ankles...I always yelled at him for that....but, it was pretty amusing to watch...When ever I sat outside, he just wanted to be close to me...

He just wanted to be loved.

I did love Rope so much....as I would a child...He is going to be missed so much. I pray he is playing with his old buddy Cowboy (who we lost one year ago this week)....I hope he knows how much I loved him.....

We love you Rope.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane.

I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken. No time to say "Goodbye".

You were gone before I knew it...and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness...and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to love you-No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more.

To remember all the happy times...life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten. I pledge to you today-

A hollowed place within my heart is where you'll always stay.

I aM SaD :(

Madison went back with her mom. :( I had planned on taking her to a pumpkin patch this weekend and then carving pumpkins together. However, due to my work schedule and being wiped out from being sick this week.....I was too tired. Plus, it was pretty cold and cloudy yesterday when I was planning to go (even tho the sun came out at 5pm!) I just had no energy to do anything! We didn't do much, and now we won't see her again for two weeks. Bummer.

I wish she could just stay with us all the time. It would be better. Maybe I shouldn't say that, but this is my blog, and I can say what I want! I am blogging my inner-feelings!! There is a whole lot more I could say about the subject, but....I won't. If you don't have anything nice to say....don't say anything at all....Right?? LOL Here is a picture she colored me this weekend. She said "Thats you with blonde hair." I <3 her.

I am ready to be a mommy.

The Before.........

haha...excuse the clothes sticking out of the drawers!
nice storage bins in my bedroom right?? see what i have to deal with for the lack of closet and storage space in this house??

Ok, I need your help....I have this furniture in my bedroom....its old. well, as old as me....i believe my mom told me my dad and her got this furniture after they were married...and i am "almost" 30 so, it's almost antique! haha :) Anyways, I am sick of it. I don't want to get rid of it, but I have been thinking of painting it and "antiquing" it and adding new hardware....maybe doing away with the mirrors on the dresser and putting a different/old mirror above the dresser..was also thinking of doing a completely different headboard all together...idk!

I found this stuff by looking at some of the other blogs I stalk.... the website is: http://www.caromalcolours.com/distresssee.php it has these cool paint products/kits that you can do to furniture to distress it.....i.e. make them look awesome! i just don't know if i should try it?? what if i mess it up?? ... if you have ideas for how i can make this furniture look cool...let me know! :)

Covered Bridge Festival 2009

This is me with my good friend Jordan and my sis on our 2nd annual trip to Parke County, Indiana last weekend. Such an adventure! Thanks to Flo (my navigation system in my Yukon, lol) we found our way to many beautiful covered bridges, good deals, good food, and an awesome time. Love you girls! Can't wait for next year!

When it Rains (or doesn't)....we find an umbrella!

We decided to brave the weather and pray for sunny skies and head down to Dale Hollow to take Madison boating one last time. We drove down Friday night and got settled into our cabin....Saturday morning we got the boat in the water, and the weather was awesome!! Our luck had turned around!!....However, after about 2 hours of fun on the water....we found a hole...in our boat.... (well in some part of the engine or exhaust or something)...and our weekend of boating came to a screeching hault... :( But we made the best of it and just spent the day driving around and then taking a nap in our cabin! Sunday we loaded up and headed home, making a stop at Kentucky Down Under. All in all, it was a good weekend together! Eric and Madison headed back up the creek to the waterfall....the temperature of the water is shockingly cold on your bare feet!!!

Climbed up with daddy! :) So pretty!

Went for a walk with daddy to see the dam

Petting a Kangaroo for the first time ever!! (for me too)

Madison got to milk a cow and feed a baby goat, and then we all got attacked by birds!!! It was nuts!

Emma and Madison....together at last :)

Eric's brother, Nick, brought his daughter, Emma, over for a weekend in August....The girls had a lot of fun playing together !! We took them boating and Emma loved it! Good times with the fam!

Emma went tubing with her daddy!

Uncle Nick got up on the wakeboard!!

But what goes up...must come down!

Playing on the swingset together....then a waterballoon fight and slip and slide! What a weekend! Hope to see Emma Lou again soon!

Better Late than Never!

Hello All!! Sorry for the long delay in posting!!! I will get right to the point since its been so long...Things around here are good...Eric is busy busy busy in the fields...he works everyday (that rain doesn't stop) from 7a until at least 8 or 9p, sometimes later! So I am a lonley farmers wife right now! However, I tend to enjoy this time of the year.....I don't have to plan dinner very often and I get to do my own thing!! It does get boring tho, I will say.

We got plans back to do the addition on our house....We also got the quote from a builder....woah! Like I thought, it was very pricey...So, we are playing with options right now. Next step is getting our house appraised to see if it will be worth what we will need to borrow from the bank when this is all done. So, we will see! Its very stressful! I just want a bigger house so we can go forward with our family...And speaking of that, we are NO LONGER trying to NOT get pregnant....so, if we do...it will be very exciting for us!

We had a great summer....our anniversary trip to the Bahamas was amazing. Eric got to ride with my uncle Jeff from Islamorada, FL (in the keys) to Long Island, Bahama...where my aunt and uncle's house (The Gecko House) is. That was an amazing experience for him! And I am so glad he got to do it. We saw so many awesome things on our trip....Here are a few pics to decribe how beautiful it is there (even tho the pics just don't do justice to the real thing!)

The view from Gecko House

This was the view from the boat at Conception Island, Bahamas. No houses on this island, only a sandy beach...

Me and a friend of my aunt's laying on the Cape beach....said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world....it was breathtaking....

On our one year anniversary...we spent this day on a boat visiting Sandy Key, Exumas....amazing...amazing...amazing :)

Snorkeling Deans Blue Hole, said to be the deepest blue hole in the world....very cool...this pic was taken looking down from the cliff. Click here for information about this place... http://www.stellamarisdiving.com/bluehole.html

This trip was absolutely the coolest thing we have done...we were able to see so much having my aunt and uncle's boat there....these pics don't even come close to capturing all the cool places we were able to visit!