it's official...

Well, after about a month of preperation, it's done. Kyle and I are homeowners! We are busy starting with homeowner projects, such as priming EVERYTHING and painting EVERYTHING. And, of course, Kyle has already swept and hosed down the back patio, too. We started out by wiping down all the walls, ceilings, cupboards, trim, and floors. On Saturday we primed everything with an oil-based primer (it needed to cover up the smell of the previous owner and it did!) Sunday we painted the ceiling, kitchen, and all the walls. ALL. Only thing left with a paint brush is trim and doors...ya know...the fun stuff :)

But for now, all I will leave you with is a picture of the outside. I am going to take a couple weeks off from blogging and enjoy the Holidays and the new house. I'll be back in 2011.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday! And, of course, Happy New Year!

little tuck-man

Over the weekend as Kyle and I slaved away in our house, Tucker had to be resourceful and find new areas to soak up the sun (it was a gorgeous weekend in the 70s) and curl up and be warm in (because 50 degrees is cool to him...he is going to FREEZE in MN!). I thought these pictures were too cute not to share!

Even though in those pictures he looks adorbale and all cuddly, in THIS photo he does not. He looks like killer-attacker dog! It is the first time he saw a CAT up close and personal...within 2 feet. The very first time he encountered a cat he growled at it through the window...and this is what he did when there was no window seperating the two...

His hair is standing straight up all along his spine! So far Tucker is not a fan of cats but has taken a liking to our camping chairs!

thanksgiving: part 2

I know its way long after thanksgiving, but I still want to share with you what Kyle and I did on the other half of thanksgiving...out at the farm.

My dad recently purchased a new tractor, and this was the first time I had a chance to see it. So, why not make it a family picture?? Our christmas card a few years ago was taken with the new JD gator and our dog, Maggie. This year, we decided to re-create the picture with a larger JD product and our next dog, Chester. You will have to wait for the christmas cards to seethe final result, though!

We did, however, go on a mini photo shoot around the other place. The barn was recently torn down, so we had fun with the old copolas and an old truck. It was windy and cold, but fun. Here are a few of the pics that you won't see on the Christmas card ;)

decorating for the holidays...

Sorry I have been MIA for the better part of last week- we had server/Internet issues. All is back up and working (all but my Outlook email!) so we are back on line and back with civilization.

I have really been getting into the holiday spirit lately, even though we are not doing much decorating this year, I have noticed decorations all over the place...and so different from MN! The biggest thing that sticks out for me down here is the cars. People love to decorate their cars. I started noticing it around Halloween...there would be the random "stuffed leg" sticking out of a tailgate, things like that. I have seen way more around the Christmas holiday. One that makes me giggle every time I see it is the "Rudolph Car." There are antlers and a big red nose to put on your car to make it look like rudolph! Can't picture it? It looks like this....

Can you see why I giggle when I see it on the road?? I caught myself wondering why I have never seen this before, but thinking about it, that would not last a day in the winter weather in MN. (Which I heard was a bad weekend for that! Wow!)

Another way they decorate is wreaths on the grill. Not sure what I think about this...I can just hear my dad's voice in my head saying something like "that would block the air flow" or "better chance to overheat" or something like that. But lately I havent had the air on or the heat on. So maybe it doesn't interfere? I might have to ask around!

Either way you will not catch me decorating my car. I would never get dad's voice out of my head! haha. It is fun to drive around and see all the holiday cheer, though. It is odd to see the lights on the houses during the day...it just looks so baren and brown. The no snow thing is really throwing me off when it comes to lights on the houses. Wierd how you associate things together like that!

I promise I will be updating you on things that have happened over the last week while I have been in the dark with no Internet! Hope everyone is having fun Christmas shopping, and for all friends and family up north, Stay WARM and Drive SAFE!

two dogs?

I know that we have one puppy, but I didn't know that I was going to have to deal with ANOTHER dog in the house...
This last weekend Kyle wasn't able to go on his planned hunting trip due to work conflicts, but at night Kyle found a way to be with Tucker. Kyle was fixated on this pup all weekend! It was so cute and entertaining to watch.

tuck's tricks so far...

Just wanted to share this video with you of the 'Tuck-Man.' He is 13 weeks and can do a few tricks- sit, shake, high-five, down, and stay. We tried to capture them all on this short video. At the end we reward him with a piece of rawhide (it looks like paper, so thought I would clarify)

Enjoy :)