Time to go . . .

Today we leave for our trip to San Francisco to run the marathon . . . aack!
I was thinking of a funny story this morning and thought I'd share before I go:
On Sunday we were preparing to go somewhere (I don't remember where) and Zoe was dawdling as Zoe does and Bryan fussed at her "Zoe get your a*s in the car". He walks off towards the door.

Tobi walks up to Zoe and repeats, "Zoe, get your a*s in the car". "Tobi!!!!" I say, "don't repeat your father!!!!" It was a riot, she said it as simply as she would 'can I have some milk please'.

More later!

Creative Husband and Baby Bunny Thistle Pics

Okay, so I have a very creative husband. He whittles (yes actually whittles wood), paints, sculpts, wood works, crochets & knits (yes, really - and he's very, very good!). So last week his project was a Halloween Calendar for the girls.

Oh, and Zoe spilled her cup on her (it was not another kind of accident ;} ). The other shadow at the bottom is Bryan's head.



And while I was feeding the rabbits, Dandelion seemed to be in a good mood, so I got some pics of the bunny, Thistle . . . who we thought would be grey, but it turns out that it (we still have no idea if it's male or female) will look just like dad, Fiver.



UBER CUTE!!!!!!!!!!! Look at it's tiny tail . . . "couldn't you just die" (you know the movie)

My sick girl . . .

Poor Zoe started feeling bad on Monday, but kids have superhuman abilities to feel bad one day and be completely fine the next day. Of course the opposite of that is true as well - feel fine one day and be terrible the next.

She sweats so bad - with the blanket on or off . . . but if she takes it off she shivers. And pup-pup would not leave her side today. Boston Terriers are supposed to be really good at reading their owner's needs.

Update on baby bunny . . .

So far 'Thistle' seems to be doing well.

I will take a picture as soon as I think mamma bunny won't be too scared.

It's been so hot for the poor bunnies.

We've been taking frozen water out for them to lay around like an air conditioner.

They like it.

They bring the baby out of its corner to get some cool air too.

Although I must say Bryan did a good job of building it so the hot air escapes . . . and we placed it where the breeze goes right through.

Pup-pup is doing awesome - she's so cute! Already her ears are standing up - I was hoping they would stay flopped over.

So very sad . . .

Today when Bryan got home from work, the bunny in the picture that I posted yesterday was dead. He was just getting his coat and hopping so cute.
Then I went out tonight and another little one was dead - this one was in the hutch.

We found one other kit (that's what babies are called). This one looks healthier than the other two combined. And it's bigger.

I only hope that because I had to go inside the hutch to get the one dead kit that Dandelion won't reject the one that is left.

I cannot begin to say how sad I am . . . and I cannot imagine how sad Dandelion is.
I love rabbits so much and really respect that they are not cuddly animals. I hope this last little one makes it.

It looks like it will be a dark grey bunny based on the fur that it has so far.
I think we will call it - Thistle - if it makes it . . . another name from "Watership Down".

Tami :(

Bun Buns and Pup Pup

In the last post I showed our new rabbits - Fiver and Dandelion.

Well, now we have baby bunnies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And mama already has one outside.

I did my best to get a pic of it (if you make the picture bigger you will see it better)

I think it's a boy and he has a very cute wobbly hop:

And we got a PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Belle or as we call her "pup-pup"

You can see that she is very stressed out here!

Watership Down

Watership Down is one of Bryan's favorite books.

When my mom found the rabbits, I wanted to name them 'Peter' & 'Penelope' but Bryan insisted on Fiver (the brown one) and Dandelion (the white one) - names he got from the book.

In this book the rabbits have a whole language which Bryan now jokes that since I do not know I will never be accepted by the bunnies.

Really . . . who knows what silpat means? :)

Are they not adorable. We love having these bunnies. Bryan did an amazing job of building the rabbit hutch and run. He even shingled the top of it. We are going to paint the outside of it a green color so that when the yard is landscaped we will incorporate it in to our landscape and it won't be so "here's our yard and yes we have a rabbit hutch." Hopefully it will look a little natural. I also have to find out what kinds of plants rabbits do not like so I don't plant them close.

Fiver (the brown one) is very camera shy. This is the only picture where he wouldn't turn his back on me.

A little down time . . . yeah right

We are always so busy. I keep meaning to post on this blog and add photos but of course the photos are all on the computer downstairs. But now my ever-so-talented hubby has made my laptop and his computer a network, so I can access all of the photos on this computer.

Is it really that hard to walk downstairs and use his computer?, you ask? The answer is no, but this one is so much more convenient. I can work on several things at one time while I wait for things to load on different websites - and all my stuff is now accumulating on this computer. If Bryan ever needs a laptop for his job again I'm sunk. :)

I will post pics of our new bunnies soon. Dandelion and Fiver are so cute. Bryan is finishing up their deluxe hutch as I type.

Here are some pics of the girls. I am going to use these pictures on a scrapbook page called "Hobo Princesses"

Crazy, Crazy Days

So Tobi has started Pre-K. I cried when I walked out to the hallway of her classroom. Where have the last 4 years gone? Why is my baby already 3?
And WHY DO MY DAYS SEEM SHORTER THAN EVER?

B & I have been working feverishly on the house. I'll upload some pics:

Here Zoe is helping Bryan recover our dining chairs.



Here is a picture of the dining room. I sewed the curtains, Bryan painted and I did a tea - stain glaze over the cream section. I found the candles at the Pottery Barn outlet (my favorite store) along with the river rocks, the linen table runner and the linen napkins (which are the exact color of our walls.)


Here is our living room and then our kitchen. You can really see the difference in color between our living room & kitchen in the one picture although in person it's really hard to tell. I wanted the kitchen just slightly darker. And the curtain rods in the living room and breakfast area mirror the copper in the kitchen.





And last our downstairs bathroom. I did the same cream & tea stain as in the dining room and the fixtures have copper in them.


I'm tired and Bryan and I are not doing ANYTHING the next couple of weeks.

Hope you are all well,
Tami :)

Nonsensical

still trying to figure this blogging stuff out . . . so let me know if this works will ya!

Here are some pics:
the first is Tobi & Zoe at home after Tobi's 4th birthday party
the second is me and the band from Stampin' Up! Convention in Denver.