Water Pup

Izzle-fo-shizzle loves the water.  Naturally... she's a lab. Once a week or so, Spring Creek opens the canal in front of our house. 

For the pup, it's her most favorite day of week. 

Spring Creek

We get water from Spring Creek to irrigate our pasture.  Well, it used to be a creek...

Now it's a bit of a raging river.  And only 2 blocks from home.

It's a good thing Izzle-fo-shizzle was on her leash... she's not shy when it comes to swimming in water.

Lawn Mowers

I have three.

One that you have to push and pull, fill with gas and dump the clippings.  This mower requires a lot of work and sweat on my part.

My other two are easy.

You just stick 'em out there and they do all the work themselves.

Work After Work

The equines tore down their electric fence today.  I have my suspicions about the naughty children next door possibly unplugging it.  Those horses figured out it wasn't on and tore it right down!  Around the whole pasture!

Stinkin' animals.

Working after you've just gotten home from work is tough sometimes.  It was hot and the job made me sweaty, so when Brielle asked if we could go for slushies, I didn't argue.

We hopped in the car and Chris asked where we should go.

Me...  "I have a coupon to Zeppes (Italian ice - yum)."

Chris... "When does it expire?"

Me...  "6/30."

Brielle...  "Ahhh, that's too bad.  It's 8:30."

Chris and I looked at each other and could NOT stop laughing.

Idiots

I can hardly bare to listen/read/watch the news when it comes to our immature, ridiculously lame government and the selfish people running it.  I'm serious.  It's maddening.  But this week, I realized just how lame our government agencies have gotten.  I can't take it anymore!

I need a passport.  I desperately want to go to Haiti with my dad next month to move all the children to their new home.  First stop, the Driver's License Division.  

Several weeks ago, I renewed my Driver's License.  I took my old license and my SS card.  After taking the test and waiting in line, they refused to give me my driver's license.  They wanted my birth certificate.  You mean you want to verify the same birth certificate you verified when you gave my first license!?!  COME ON!

They issued me a temporary license and told me not to come back without it.  And, they were rude.  But back to my passport.  I filled out the application and dug through boxes to find my BC, knowing I would need it to obtain my license and passport.  I headed back to the Driver's License Division -- who by the way, had lost my paperwork.  Idiots.

"Thanks, your DL will come in mail."  WHAT?  I need my DL now!  What happened to the days when they printed you a license, right then?  With all the technology available to us right now, you can't print a stinkin' license?  You want to pay the added expense of shipping it t me?  2 weeks, they said.  2 freaking weeks!  They just confirmed my speculation of pure idiocy.

I'll tell you what... if my DL doesn't come in time for me to get a passport so that I can go have this once-in-a-lifetime experience, I'm going to go ape-crazy on the Driver's License Division.

Not Just a Twinkie

Two posts in a row about food.  One with lots of butter and cheese, and this one deep fried.  My "healthy lifestyle" isn't going so well right now.  Obviously.

While walking around Summerfest this evening with Chris and Brielle, we were on the lookout for a yummy treat to satisfy our sweet tooth and wrap up our night out.  We'd seen the booths, listened to some music and even bought Brielle a tie-died shirt (why, I don't know). 

Then Chris said "let's try a deep fried twinkie."  Whatever, but I told him to just get one to share.  I wanted ice cream.

After devouring the warm, crunchy, gooey, delicious dessert, I handed Chris $3 buck and told him to go get another.  

Why has no one ever told me about deep fried twinkies!?!