Gray's Anchor Man

This baby is approximately 2 weeks old & he's such a cutie!  First time I saw him I didn't have my camera with me... go figure.  We went to feed hay today & I made sure I didn't forget my camera at home.  He's pretty quick on his feet, so it's hard to get close because he takes off.

I fall in love with all the new born babies, I just can't help it.  And if I could make a living off bottle feeding baby calves full time, I would do it in a heart beat!  Of course the ideal situation is not have to bottle feed the babies, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that I'll at least have one.  Bottle feeding babies means that something has happened to their moms & that's not good... but that just means that I become their new mommy.  This new baby is doing great with his mommy though, so my mommy instincts aren't needed unfortunately.

We haven't really named this new baby boy yet... but more than likely it would be somewhere around the lines of "Gray's Anchor Man", but just look at these precious eyes.  White face, brown eyes... just adorable if you ask me.

If only I could get close enough just for a quick hug.  That is... without his mommy trying to run me over, knock me down & stomp me into a mud puddle.  I think I'll just keep my distance & enjoy him from a far.

Emery Cat Board

How many people have seen this info-mercial on tv?  It's called the Emery Cat.

Their description is "now your cat can trim their own claws with the Emery Cat Board".  I have to admit sometimes curiousity kills me, so I immediately visited the website to check it out after seeing this on tv.

"The fun new kitty scratcher that actually grooms cats' claws while they play"  "Buy one get one free... only $19.95 + shipping & handling"

For me personally I'm not a cat lover... #1 because I'm highly allergic to cats.  I can't even be in the same existance where cats live without having an allergic reaction.  If I wasn't so allergic to them I probably wouldn't mind them so much, but I try to just keep my distance.

I'm very curious though... I wonder if this Emery Cat Board would really work?
I love watching info-mercials just to see what people are coming up with these days!  I find it amazing!

turkey visitors

We have a group of visitors that have been coming around every day here lately to say hi.

This picture was taken December 29th early in the morning.  It appears that the turkey like my truck & want to go for a ride.  The only ride they would ever be taking in my truck would be in the bed & they probably wouldn't be aware of it.  Good thing I like ham allot more than Turkey or they might have been in some trouble.  They've been hanging out by the hay feeder with one of the bulls, but this is the first time they've ventured this close to the house.

I love waking up to look outside to see this.  Well... other than the fact my truck was currently stuck at the time of this photo.  Makes me wish I would've went with a 4x4 instead, but oh well it's almost paid for so that makes me very happy.

Last year we had some deer that would just walk up almost to the front door, but I wasn't ever able to capture any pictures.  It just happened that I never had my camera close & I tried to get some pics with my camera on my cell phone but they didn't turn out worth a flip.

Hopefully the deer will come back around again this year & I can sneak a few pics without them knowing.

Bella Cucina Rocket Blender

This is one of my wonderful Christmas presents I got this year!  It's similiar to the Magic Bullet Express except not near as expensive.

Mine is called the Bella Cucina Rocket Blender & it's $29.99 at Target.  The Magic Bullet is more along the lines of $60.00 + in stores, so for half the cost you can have the exact same thing just a different brand.  They are both 17 piece sets too.  Ever since I saw the bullet thing on a commercial on tv, I've wanted one.  I'm all about anything that makes cooking easier & the first thing I thought was choppin onions in it because that happens to be one of my least favorite things to do on a cutting board.  I'm all about saving money too.

I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but soon... real soon I will & I can't wait!  It's just amazing what they're coming out with these days isn't it?  I have The Chopper from Pamered Chef which I've had for like 10 years & I love it too & it's made choppin onions & whatever else very easy.  But now... I'm sorry Chopper, but you might have to retire & put up your white flag to my new Rocket Blender!

stomach bug? food poisoning?

Today did not start out good at all.  My stomach decided to start doing flips at around 3am'ish this morning & it's still feeling a little queezy at times.  I thought taking a shower would make me feel better... but nope.

I managed to put on sweats, turn on the tv & park my butt on the couch.  Other than that, my productivity today has been zilch.

We ate at Denny's last night... maybe the food wasn't good, I have no idea what happened.  Talking with friends today, apparently there's some stomach bug going around that lasts about 24 hours that I wasn't aware of.  A great way to start off the week, geez.  Hopefully this doesn't last long though, I can get really grumpy when I feel like crap & I can't stand being tied down at the house... although even getting up from the couch right now makes my stomach feel a little off center.  I want my mommy!  Yeah... I'm a weenie sometimes, I'll admit it.  No matter how old you get it's always nice to have someone take care of you when your sick.  Unfortunately I haven't had that luxury today though.  My honey did go to the gas station this morning & get me some pepto... which I'm not convinced actually did a whole lotta good, but it was sweet of him to go get it for me.  Then he left & headed to western Oklahoma... so it's just been me & Abigail to fin for ourselves today, which sucked.

My precious Abigail is feeling my pain today.  She literally hasn't left my side the entire day.  I just had to take a picture of her... she's currently laying at my feet on the couch... with her head burried in the blanket.  Most of the day she's been cuddled up in my arms napping right along with me.

It would've been a nice thought if Fred would've maybe gotten me some soup before he headed out of town... considering I was feeling queezy & just wanted to lay on the couch & die.  But nope!  I even said... "honey I was hoping you would bring me some soup or something on your way home from your parents house"... his response... "I'm sorry".  What?  What?  I'm sorry?  Not the response I was looking for, not even close.  I was hoping more along the lines of... I'll run & get you some soup or something from the store because I know your feeling queezy & probably shouldn't drive anywhere.  The gas station is within walking distance from our house... literally.  Oh well.

I managed to get out of the house & drive myself to the grocery store to get some soup & I survived.  I took back roads & drove slow just in case I needed to pull over.  I wouldn't recommend driving while you feel queezy... I was ok for about the first few miles then I started to regret ever leaving the house.

All in all, I'm feeling a little better this evening.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will wake up tomorrow & feel 100% again!

Samba

About a month ago, Fred's oldest brother Carl lost his dog Brandy, she passed away & everyone was very very sad.  Brandy was Carl's side kick & he had her since she was just a little baby.  Her passing came quicker than what was expected & happening right before the holidays was the worst part.

Brandy was such a sweetheart too.  She had been having some health problems the past year & recently seemed to be going down hill a little.  Seriously just look at that precious look on her face... how could you not just fall in love with her.  I honestly don't know how I will react if I lost my Abigail, so I can only imagine the pain that Carl felt losing Brandy.  My heart went out to him.

For Carl's Christmas present, his parents decided to get him a new baby to take care of.  It's hard losing an animal that you've raised, loved & been so close to & we all know he's been missing a piece of him since Brandy's been gone.

So today the new baby arrived, her name is Samba.  She's a 5 month old English Bull Terrier.  Oh and she's a cutie too!  For her size, it's hard to believe she's only 5 months old, but well she is.  I guess she's not supposed to get much bigger than what she is now... which is good because wow she weighs around 46 lbs I think.  She's definitely not fat by any means, just pure muscle.

There's no question that Brandy will forever be missed & always loved.

I just hope that Samba & Carl develop a close bond like him & Brandy had so he'll have a new side kick & not have that void anymore.

Samba welcome to the family!

Percy, The Puny Poinsettia

There's a reason other than the fact that I'm highly allergic to plants & flowers that I don't have any.  I can't keep any plant alive for nothing.  I don't know what I do wrong... but it never fails, I end up killing it in a short period of time.  In this case, everyone received a poinsettia at work... well it's lived about 2 weeks now, but it's going down hill fast.  I'm not even real sure it's been 2 weeks.  There's still some pedals left on one flower thingy though.  The rest of the pedals have given up though.

The poor thing looks so pathetic.  Which reminds me of a song... go figure.  Anyone ever heard of "Percy, The Puny Poinsettia" by Elmo & Patsy?  Well maybe I'm the only crazed Christmas music person out there that's heard of the song & owns the cd, but that was the first thing I thought of when I received the poinsettia.  So I named it Percy... and well the lyrics of the song ring true.  Now if someone could only rescue Percy from my possession it just might have a better chance at survival.

In honor of poor Percy... here are the lyrics to the song:

Percy, The Puny Poinsettia
Percy the puny poinsettia
Is hanging his bloom in dismay
If they had just kept him wetta
He'd be a houseplant today
Folks liked the other plants betta
Now he's alone on the shelf
Even a plant with no uncle or aunt
Shouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself
Holiday shoppers would stop by the counter
And pick up a plant to take home
Until one by one all his friends were adopted
And Percy was left all alone
Percy the puny poinsettia
Is hanging his bloom in dismay
If they had just kept him wetta
He'd be a houseplant today
Folks liked the other plants betta
Now he's alone on the shelf
Even a plant with no uncle or aunt
Shouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself
Then into the store on the night before Christmas
Came a poor little girl who was cryin'
But when she saw Percy her eyes opened wide
And she said "Can I please make him mine?"
Now Percy the puny poinsettia
Is standing beside Mr. Tree
His leaves have never been redda,
He's as proud as a flower can be
Somebody made him feel betta,
Rescued him off of the shelf
Even a plant with no uncle or aunt
Shouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself

In case your wondering... I'm really ok... no need to call & have me committed to a padded room (yet).  I'm always this goofy, it's just me.  LOL!