Bye-Bye Bella :(

I know what you're all thinking... it's about time I realized what I was in for, right? Well, it's official. I can't potty train Bella. I just don't have enough free time for that. If she were already potty trained, it would be different. There wouldn't be a problem. Shana, I'm sure you can attest to that! Anyway, I guess you can say I'm following in your footsteps cuz we're going to find a new home for her, and try and get an older dog who's already house broken and not a problem. Mom, don't say "I told you so"! Yes, you were right, I realize that. I knew that before, I just wasn't ready to give up yet. So there you have it folks! Bella is going to a better home. And I'm sure she'll love it and be just fine!

Just Another Thought..

Last night I watched Shark Week on the Discovery channel, and they were doing the true story of the Indianapolis ship that sank, and something like 300 men or so were eaten by sharks. That just really freaked me out! I'm terrified of fish let alone sharks! I'm always afraid when I go swimming there's a shark near me. Especially if the water is murky and I can't see what's by me! I hate that!

Summer's Over!

Alex went back to school today! She's started in 3rd grade now. She's actually been wanting to go back! I think she missed having something definite to do during the day. She gets bored WAY too easy! If she didn't have a friend to play with, she never had anything to do. Oh yeah, there are TONS of toys in her room. But she never had anything to do. I guess that's kids for you. They only want toys until they get them, then they don't matter anymore. Which is why I've been selling her things that she hasn't touched in months or years. For example, she has a pottery wheel that actually spins just like a real one, and it has the clay, and paints, and tools, and everything you need to make really cute little pottery things. She played with it once since I got it for her for christmas last year. So..I'm selling it. It still has over a pound and a half of clay. I feel like it'd be too much of waste for it to just sit anymore. So, if any of you would like it, just let me know!
Bella is still a member of our family. She seems to be getting better with being potty trained. Border Collies are really smart, and she's picking up on things pretty well. She still needs a lot of work, but she hasn't had an accident in the house since the first day she was here. To me that says improvement!

Home At Last

We just got back from our family reunion. It felt SOOOOO GOOOOOD to take a shower!! It wasn't really dirty there or anything, but Aunt Mary said that we couldn't use the showers because there were big bugs in them crawling around everywhere. That was enough to convince me! So I didn't shower while I was there and it was hot and sticky and I felt really really gross. So when I got home, it was a very warm welcome!
This thing on the side of my lip (I'm sure you all noticed) is driving me crazy! It was a zit or something and I kept messing with it too much and it scabbed over. Now it cracks and bleeds from time to time which makes it harder for it to heal. I hate it! It looks disgusting! So in case any of you were wondering about it, that's what it was.
When we left the campsite we were going to find a place to eat. Po-dunk towns like that usually have really good home style food. So we went to Carriann's Texas Roadhouse. THEY SUCKED!!! All we ordered were some club sandwiches and kids ribs. We were the first people in there to sit down, and after almost an hour we still didn't have our food while everyone around us who came in after we did were almost finished with theirs! The girl said " well, we have a really small grill and it takes a while because other people had big orders" We're going.. We got here before they did! Not to mention all we wanted were club sandwiches! You don't really need a grill for that! They just had really bad service so we walked out. Then we went to The Home Plate Cafe. They were really good. And we had our food before the 15 minute mark. But if you ever have a chance to go to Cariann's Texas Roadhouse in Manti, you might want to reconsider.
Oh and Shana, what's the name and number of that lady who might take the cats?

A Baby And A Puppy? What Was I Thinking?!

Ok, don't get me wrong, I love Bella! But not her constant accidents on my carpet. Luckily she hasn't pooped on it. But she's a yelper and I'm discovering the hard way that a needy puppy and a needy baby are hard to handle at the same time! Not to mention her yelp wakes up the baby and then I have 2 criers. This is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought. It would be easier if she would go in her crate. I've had to lock her in the garage so far and the space isn't small enough to teach her potty control. At least it's not my carpet though. Does anyone know how I teach her not to yelp though?

Why I Hate Swamp Coolers...

1. They're loud
2. They don't work as good as central air
3. They break down all the time
4. They make the house all damp and sticky
5. They just suck
6. You have to shove a pillow up the duct in winter
7. You can't control the air temperature

We have a swamp cooler, and I hate it. Thank you for letting me vent :)

Happy 24th!

Tonight is going to ROCK!! We got some awesome fireworks to shake the neighborhood with! ;) I'm excited! Luckily our neighbors are all cool too so they won't mind the noise! We got some mortars (mini bombs) that are so freakin' LOUD! This is going to be great!