The Easter Bunny Came to Visit

While finishing up some travel arrangements at the computer this morning, our bunnies came out to nibble. First the mommy bunny (I didn't get a picture) came right up to the back door and sat on the back porch. She finally hopped down and went under the porch where her sweet baby was hiding.

She must have told him that everything was okay because next thing I know Brownie (the beagle) was whining at the door. I pushed my chair back to find the little one perched on a rock.

Hanging out, maybe waiting for the sun to shine on his rock!

This is brownie's perspective. Through his snotty window. (his nose has to be pressed against the window for him to see things I guess)

Brownie wanted to "play" so badly with the bunny. He doesn't understand why his mommy is so mean to him! (I have to mother something... Brownie is available!)

Homemade Gourmet

I am having a Homemade Gourmet party at my house. So, if you don't get an email (because I don't have your email address) please let me know if you would like to attend. I have to have a pretty good idea of how many so I can make enough food. I don't like people going hungry at my house!!

You are invited to a Homemade Gourmet Gathering!

Come learn how to make healthy and delicious meals in minutes!

date: April 27, 2009

time: 6:30PM

I have to say that I recommend this stuff to any one!! Rusty LOVES everything I have made by Homemade Gourmet and I love how super simple it is! If you can't make it but would like to see a catalog, let me know. I can bring one to you. My email is: powersraychel@yahoo.com if you need to contact me.

Okay

It has been a rough few days and I want to thank you all for your kind words, prayers and wonderful emails.

I am so thankful that God placed each and every one of you in my life. When he took Abigayl from me, I think He placed so many of you in my life to help me cope. I want you to know that you all do that for me in your own ways. Thank you for your love, support, prayers and patients.

The last 3 days I have been able to sub at my favorite school. It has been wonderful being around the kids. They make me feel so loved with all of their hugs and kindness. I'm so thankful to God that he creates the opportunities for me to be in such a happy place when I am feeling so down.

A bump in the road

Today I have hit a bump in the road. Some days it feels like a mountain to maneuver and some days it's just a bump. I think today is a mountain. It is a hard realization that my girl would have been one year next month. One year! That means I have now been with out her for almost 7 months.

It makes me so sad that I won't get to see her take her first steps, pop out a mouth full of teeth or eat cake. Oh, how I would have loved to watch her eat cake! She was such a good eater and I can only imagine what her reaction to cake would have been! I miss her so much. Today it feels like my heart is just breaking. I can't get out of the funk today.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

I'm a hurtin'

Last night Rusty and I continued our work out with P90X. Mind you, I did the cardio disc before church then Rusty and I did back and chest in the evening. After our back and chest routine an ab work out follows, somewhere between the back, chest and abs workout, my back decided it had had enough. The muscle in my lower back tightened up really tight and was a large knot by the time we got in the house.

Thankfully, I have a wonderful husband who put out a massage heating pad for me and then proceeded to get my dinner together. I woke up this morning and it isn't as bad. It still hurts but I think it might be a good hurt. I'm not sure.

My back is hurting.... but it was all worth it!

Today Rusty and I spent the WHOLE day finishing the garden and waterfall. It was a lot of hard work, especially for Rusty, but it is COMPLETE!!!!

The only things left to do are install a pump for the waterfall and hook up the sprinklers. Woo Hoo!!!

The pond is put back together again!

All of the new flowers are planted.

The part we already had complete.

Looking at the waterfall on the way up to our front door.

The view of the whole garden from the beginning of the walk way.

Mudslide

I know it is hard to tell from the picture, but all of Rusty's hard work with the tractor is sliding with the mud. With the heavy rain that we had Friday and the snow Saturday, the mud started giving way to the hole where the pond was. Rusty had to take the pond out because the weight from the water and the mud sliding, it was starting to warp the pond (it's plastic).

So, to prevent further sliding, Rusty used this stuff to help hold up the rocks until he can rearrange the waterfall rocks. It's a bummer.