Hoss and his new buddy, Buster

Matt and I had just got home and noticed a stray dog in our lawn. We love dogs and not to mention he looked like Hoss, but taller! We read his tag and found his name and his owner’s phone number. We called the owner and asked if he was looking for Buster? He replied he was out of town and his roommates are looking for him. He then thanked us and said he would send them right over. Well an hour later and only two or so blocks away here they come. During this waiting time we had Hoss get to know him. Hoss was not very happy to see him but soon warmed up. Buster on the other hand had a really good time. They tried to play in the lawn but with Hoss being so short and fat and Buster so tall and leggy they didn’t do too much. I think Hoss was glad to have a friend for the short time he did but was glad to go back to his only child lifestyle!

Jena's Latest Project

Jena has been updating the curtains in the living room and kitchen. They were a baby blue color and not really what we wanted. Some Rit dye and hot water and we had the brown color we wanted. The only problem we had was the curtains shrank about 8 inches. Jena sewed some fabric swatches to the bottoms, Matt built some cornices and "tada", a new look for very, very little cash.

Tree Trimming

We were doing a litte tree trimming recently and Hoss was a big help. He's kind of a like a kid, he'll put anything in his mouth. He thought the pine branches were a pretty good toy. The sap and the needles didn't really bother him too much, but then again, nothing really does. We're slowly getting the house and the yard cleaned up. Trimming up the trees and pulling out some overgrown bushes has made a big difference. We keep saying we're getting rid of the little old lady look one day at a time.

Sunrise Pics

Everyone liked the sunset pics so much, I thought we should share a sunrise pic as well. I took these a couple days ago from our front porch. The trees looked like they were on fire.

Before and After

Before

After

We've been painting and changing a few things on the outside of our house. The "little old lady" blue has been changed to black and we painted the front door dark red. We also pulled out some bushes and have been trimming up trees. It's looking better, but we still have a few more projects to go.

Fire with the Beringer Boys

Zekke and Titus spent Saturday night with us and we had some fun roasting marshmellows. Mom and Dad bought us a cool fire pit for our anniversary and we've got some good use out of it. The boys love to come over and roast marshmellows and they always have some funny things to say. This time, Zekke told me he would roast me a mellow and that I should tell him if that it was good enough to win a contest. He didn't care what kind of a contest, he just wanted to know if it would win if he entered it. After eating about 5 more marshmellow than I wanted (with these boys, you have to like eating marshmellows - they roast 'em, you eat 'em), we decided he could win the contest. For the most part, they both do a good job, but it's pretty funny watching them when the marshmellow catches on fire.

Getting a little Patriotic

Here's a shot Jena took about a year ago when we were still in Greeley. The community college had about 500 flags in a field for Labor Day/9-11 Memorial. It was a pretty cool sight. There happened to be a storm moving thru, so she also got some cool rainbow and cloud effects.