Who's Really in Charge?

For the most part, Daisy Mae is an obedient dog. She follows our rules with little correction, but sometimes she is like a 2 year old and you have to constantly remind her what is allowed.

Lately we have been inviting her on the big bed Saturday and Sunday mornings for some cuddle time. She loves it! We used to have a hard rule about her being on our bed, but I think the three of us really enjoy our Saturday and Sunday morning cuddle sessions.

We allow her on the bed, as long as we invite her. The moment she tries to jump up there on her own without an invitation, we tell her 'NO!' and shove her off the bed. After a few rounds of this game, Daisy got smart...

Friday night Jeff and I were sleeping when all of a sudden I'm woken up by a wiener dog flying up onto my body pillow, licking my leg, and wagging her tail like crazy! It was 2:00a.m., and she had waited for us to fall asleep! We had only been in bed for 2 hours!

Sometimes I wonder who she thinks really runs the show!

The Unsound Is Born

Since Annie has her own little area to do her thing, I thought it appropriate to do mine as well. You can find the link to The Unsound on the left.

Our Newest Purchase!

Jeff and I finally bit the bullet and bought a new car. We still kept my little white car, but it was time for something a little more adult and something with 4 wheel drive. Jeff's Camaro is more a Sunday drive kind of car these days, so it's nice to have to full-time working vehicles to help get us around.

It's a 2008 Toyota Rav4, and we love it! It's so much more roomy and much more comfortable to drive. We bought it from the Enterprise rental company in Reno. If you are looking for a car, they are the way to go! They were so nice and bent over backward to get us what we wanted. When we got to the lot the car that we wanted had been sold the day before. So they went online and found exactly what we wanted for the price that we wanted to pay. They shipped it to Reno from Colorado and it is in very good condition. Everyone was telling us to be careful because it had been a rental car, but it was just like buying a used car off a different lot, except we didn't have to deal with the slimy salesman.

It's nice not having to worry about getting around in the snow anymore. And, I had a feeling we weren't far away from my little white car needing a trip to the tune-up shop. This just makes it way more convenient.

The Tree

Here it is! The biggest worry that we've had since purchasing our home last year. It's a huge tree that was planted far too close to the house. The roots are growing under the house and pushing on the foundation, as well as popping up to the surface making it a challenge to walk around the yard. We considered trying to take it down ourselves. My dad has taken down many trees in the past, but this one is just too close to the house and our neighbors house to attempt it.

After a couple estimates from some tree removal services in town, Jeff and I decided that now is the time. We're hoping to have it ripped out by this time next month. It will be nice to just have it gone. Then the hard part starts. We have to dig all of the huge roots out of the yard before we can plant new sod. Some of the roots are large enough to look like another tree. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the reason we got the house so low from the asking price.