Lazy Day

I don't really have much to say on this lazy Friday afternoon. So I'll just post a few pictures of my night. After getting my hair done (I'll post pictures later) I came home to find Banjo in the chair. He doesn't realize he is a dog.

Birdie is still learning how to chew on toys and not my shoes. She is still not understanding that the potty is outside though.

My Chocolate Children...Birdie wouldn't stay seated next to Banjo. She kept trying to follow me.

This is Banjo's collar. You can't tell but it has his name and address on it. We got this for really cheap at Cabellas.com. He has a camo one for hunting season but when he got sprayed by the skunk last month, (yeah and you can still get a whiff of it every now and then when he gets wet) it had to be thrown away. I think I'm going to order him and Birdie new camo ones. This one doesn't have our phone number on it, which wasn't smart of me. It has our address though so if Banjo gets lost whoever finds him can write us a letter!

He looks so old in this picture. (and Blind for some reason) I woke him up to take this picture, he wasn't very happy with me.

After playing with the dogs I went out to the Ramsey's Arena where Sean and some other "cowboys" were breaking steers. It was way to cold for how I was dressed so I didn't stay long. Since I have a cheap digital camera I can't take action shots at night. Maybe I'll catch them in the daylight soon. The pic below is of Sean working the gate. Notice his hair. I can't stand it that long. I'm pretty sure he won't cut it just to make me aggravated.
I got bored and just started taking pictures of everything.
Notice how crazy this horse looks. Most bulldogging horses are crazy. Before they leave the box to bulldog they get all excited and nervous and their ears perk up and eyes and nostrils get huge. It's exciting to watch.I found this funny.

Steer in chute

Their three legged cowdog, Tripod. I've never seen a dog with the front leg missing. He gets around surprisingly well!

This is Emily. She was one of the bulldogger's Daughters. He asked me to watch her while he was riding. She was a cute little thing, just turned three.
She found my camera very fascinating and wanted to take a picture of her daddy. She tried and tried but couldn't quite figure out that you couldn't move the camera before it flashed. And she wouldn't let me help her.

This is picture number one.

Picture number 10 (pictures 2-9 were about the same)

She finally got it! Almost. Then the camera "died" because I was afraid she might break it. She was a hoot. She called it "Bullzoggin"

Have a great weekend!!

Jenna T.

They Did What?!

THEY WASTED THEIR SAVE ON MATT?? I mean, Matt's a good singer and all but come on! What if Adam or Kris or Alison get voted off next week? What then Simon?? BAD MOVE. But I mean, whatever. Obviously, they think that next week Matt will be voted off and I mean when you think about it Lil, Anoop, and Alison have all been in the bottom three along with Matt. Adam, Kris, and Danny have never been in the bottom three so next week it will probably be Matt & Anoop/Lil, depending on how Anoop does. Then any four after that are worthy of winning the whole thing. So It didn't matter I guess. But I'm gonna be ticked if it turns out they wasted their save. Oh life would be boring with out AI.

So on to real life, I'm getting my hair did this afternoon. I want to cut it off so bad but I've worked to hard to grow it long, and it's so easy to fix. I'm gonna go a little lighter for summer though. Maybe wake my look up a little ya know? I'll have pictures tomorrow.

Let me just tell you about my night/early morning. And before you read this story please know that the Lord has blessed me with so many wonderful things, sometimes he does little things to annoy me and that help me realize that no matter how tough things are it could always be worse! He reminds me of what all he has given me and what all I have to be thankful for.

Now on with my story..Apparently Banjo is a wonder dog and raising him was a fairytale life. In real life puppies poopie and peepee everywhere, bite so hard you cry, and chew everything in sight, including the carpet & walls. So last night after letting Banjo and Birdie out to use the bathroom I put Birdie in her night time cage and told Banjo to lay down and go to sleep. Around 4 AM I was in the middle of an awesome dream, (you know, the kind you can't remember but just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside) and suddenly, Birdie woke me up crying. It was such a pitiful painful cry. At first I didn't realize what was going on, I thought maybe she had gotten a foot stuck in the cage or something. Then I realized that she probably had to pee. So I stumbled out of bed, tripped over Banjo, and the chest at the end of my bed and fumbled around with her cage door until I got it opened. I picked her up and still halfway asleep walked down the dark hallway to the porch to let her outside.

About three steps from the porch Birdie couldn't hold it any longer and she peed all over me. At this point I woke up completely and said a word that only comes out of my mouth when I'm half asleep and I get peed on, which isn't often, in fact it's never happened before. And just so you know this wasn't a cute little puppy tinkle, this was a "I've been holding it all night" tinkle and I'm pretty sure that she lost a pound after that potty break. I had puppy peepee all over my t-shirt ,all over one leg of my shorts ,and all down my leg. I put Birdie outside and she peed again! I debated whether or not I should just change clothes, dry off and go back to bed, or to take a shower. Since it was now about 4:15 AM I almost just changed and went to bed but I came to my senses and decided that was a little gross. So around 4:20 AM I took a shower.

This whole time Sean was peacefully counting sheep. Banjo got really excited that things were going on in the house and brought all his squeak toys into the bathroom and how Sean did not wake up, I'll never understand. I guess this foreshadows what our life with children will be like... ugh, I can't wait... Anyway after I took a shower I let Birdie back inside and her and Banjo began to play and it was so sweet I though I'd let her stay out of her cage for a few minutes to play with Banjo. So I let them play while I cleaned up the puppie peepee and then walked into the living room, where they were playing to put them to bed. I walked around the corner and Birdie was in the poopie position by the door. I yelled NOOOOO and grabbed her and ran outside. I set her down in the grass and she looked up at me with a look that said, "you scared me, I can't poop now." I knew she had to go, because I'd just witnessed the start of it so I sat outside anxiously waiting for her to finish her job so I could go back to sleep, the time was about 4:45.

About 5 AM Birdie finally did her business, but only after I brought Banjo outside, told him to go pee pee and Birdie followed him out into the yard to poopie. (See Banjo is a wonder dog, you tell him to go pee-pee and he does) So finally I put the dogs to bed and walk into the kitchen to get a glass of water and I step in pee pee. Birdie had sometime peed AGAIN! So after washing my foot, cleaning the kitchen floor, and praying to God that the dog quits peeing, I went to sleep for one more hour before my alarm went off to start the day.

This morning was really a great start to a great day! (sarcasm is to be inserted into the previous sentence) One day I'll look back at this and laugh... but not today. Oh well, at least I have my health :)


Jenna T.

They Listened!!

I'm so excited. I really think the producers found my American Idol post on my blog, read it, and followed my constructive criticism! First I said they needed to shut up talking so we could watch the singing and not miss they last singer due to time. This week they did less talking! Only two judges critiqued. Although, I wish all the judges would've commented I'm glad time didn't run over this week! Second of all, Danny lost the glasses!! He looked so much better! And the last thing I suggested they totally ignored. Alison still looked hideous. I was very impressed with Anoop last night, I really thought this would be his week to go home, but now I'm not so sure. I'm thinking it may be Matt or Lil, though Anoop has been in the bottom a lot lately, his fan base might not be big enough to keep him. I can't wait to see the results tonight! Arkansas's boy Kris did so good. His vocals weren't the best but the performance was so moving! He has the ability to put his whole self into the performance and I love that about him. Adam had amazing vocals but the whole musical feminine thing he's got going on really turns me off!

I had a very relaxing afternoon after a hard day at work. Sean and I had a movie night last night, rented a couple movies, cooked dinner together (Sean actually helped with the dishes) and played with our chocolate children. Banjo was caught red handed in the flower pot. Apparently he didn't need Birdie this time. We were outside playing and he brought me a plant, roots and all in his mouth. Sean suggested that Banjo just hated the look of that flower because he doesn't mess with the other potted plants on the porch. Maybe he's right?





I was tired of Birdie chewing on all the potpurri and rugs in my house so I went to the dollar store and bought her some toys and a new collar. I was very disappointed when they ditched the toys after about 15 minutes and moved back to the potpurri and surprisingly...dryer sheets. Now, don't think I just have tons of dryer sheets laying around the house but every time I do laundry they get come get the dryer sheets. I did a little bit of laundry yesterday and they were anxiously waiting for the dryer sheet to drop from the garment it was attached to.


Sean and I watched Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler last night while the dogs played. I really enjoyed this movie. It was so cute! It was actually funny too! Russell Brand was in the movie and I just think he is hilarious! Just his voice makes me laugh. If you enjoy kid movies with adult humour this is a great clean movie to watch. Lots of big actors are in this movie. I was surprised at how good it was! I give it 5 of 5 stars! For those of you wondering who Russell Brand is, he also plays in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, he's her rock star boyfriend. He was on the Tonight show a while back and he was just drop dead funny. He's either just crazy or on drugs. Either way it makes me laugh!




Here are some pictures of the puppies playing with their toys and each other. Banjo really loves playing with Birdie. It's sweet how he follows her around and makes sure she's always near him.
Look how ferocious my dogs look. Scary huh? They get a little to wild sometimes.




So everyday when I come home from work Birdie and I play. Banjo always goes across the pasture to my in-laws house every day after Sean and I leave the House. He'll hang around our house until no one is inside then it's off to the in-laws farm. It's funny because you can watch out your rear view mirror and he'll sit in the drive way until you turn onto the highway and he'll take off jogging to the back gate towards their house. They have a lot more going on over there during the day and he enjoys the company. My mother-in-law works on the farm during the day, so there is plenty of Banjo to see and do. Yesterday on my way home from lunch I passed him following the tractor in circles as my mother-in-law drug the arena. He seamed pretty happy so I left him alone. It's become a habit of his to stay over there. It's quite sad because I'd love to see him run around the corner of the house every time I get in from work. But sadly I have to walk halfway to the creek and yell at the top of my lungs "Banjo, COME!" He'll come running (usually) if he's not preoccupied because he knows he's about to get fed. Sometimes he can't see me and he gets really confused, which is why I have to walk halfway to the creek to become visible to him. All the bulldoggers make fun of me on a regular basis because when they are at the arena, Banjo is always there with them tied to the fence desperately wanting to be let free so he can chase the steers. They practices about twice a week. They always laugh about me hollering at Banjo and how he goes nuts trying to get untied until someone finally helps him. They tease me and say the don't let him go so I'll have to keep yelling or come get him, which better not be true. One day Birdie will be big enough to roam around, but not just yet.

But anyway back to my story. At lunch Birdie and I play everyday. Yesterday Birdie managed to pee pee four times and poopied twice. How does an 8 pound puppy have that much inside of her!? Thank goodness both poopies and two peepee's were outside, but the other two pee pees were on my kitchen rug and in my hallway. So not only did I have to scrub the carpet, and throw the mat in the wash, but I've decided that tonight I'm going to steam clean my carpet with my mom's carpet cleaner. So far I think that I've caught all of her accidents but if she can pee four times in one hour, how many times has she peed and I missed it?! That makes me sick to think I have little puppy pee pee puddles uncleaned on my carpet! Oh and Banjo learned to drink out of the toilet...Nice... He got a spanking so hopefully it won't happen again. I'm going to buy an automatic water feeder at the feed store today so we for sure won't have that problem again!

Well I'm going to finish up work for the day! Have a good Wednesday!

Jenna T.

10 Visitors!

I added a counter to my blog on Friday! I've had 10 hits, which is funny because I'm pretty sure that nine of those are mine and the other one is Erin. Thanks Erin! Maybe one day more than just me and you will read this pointless blog! Maybe I should just write my blog like a letter to you since that's basically all it is. haha

Dear Erin,

What a busy day! I've worked non-stop all day long! That's a good thing though, it means I'm doing more business! Kinley looks Beautiful in your Easter Pictures. I can't believe how long her eyelashes are! I'm so jealous. I hope one day when I have children they are a beautiful as Kinley! Will you be in this weekend? If So let me know so I can come see Kinley (and you too) :) Hope you have a great day!

Jenna T.