Bear & Wilson

I don't think I have blogged about Bear & Wilson. Bear is our big man and Wilson is my little man. I will post a little bit about both.

Bear:

Chris and I got Bear in December of 2006 at Pet-co. We initially went to get some stuff for a fish tank that Chris had. On our way out of the store there was a shopping cart with a bunch of puppies in it. They were cute, so we stopped and looked. We had been talking about getting a puppy, but was not real sure. After a few minutes of looking we picked this fur ball out and named him Bear. He lived with me before Chris and I got married. 

Every weekend Bear and I would travel to Rainbow City to spend time with Chris. Since we have been married we have had some interesting adventures with Bear. They mostly are about him killing opossums/raccoons and him getting out of his pen. Since we live in a town with a leash law, Bear lives in a 20x20 kennel. He has a tarp that covers half of it so he will stay dry and out of the heat. We have gone through so many tarps, because he rips them up, that I can't even count them. Chris and I say that is his way of letting us know that we need to come out and check on him. 

Here are some facts about him:

*Every morning I walk him (rain, sleet, snow or hail). 

*He hates squirrels, birds or any other animal/person that is not supposed to be in the yard

*Loves drinking out of a cup

*Loves his rope (hates it when I have to wash it)

*Loves to chase bumble bees in the summer

*Likes going to Pet-Co (you have to let him do his business before we go in, or he will do it in the store)

*Likes coming in the house and staying for awhile.

Wilson:

I have had Wilson since he was 6 weeks old. I tried to train him to stay in a small kennel, but that didn't work out at all. So he started sleeping in my bed, under the covers. I house trained him very easy. I felt like a real mother getting up 3 or 4 times a night to take him out. I bought him a rain coat, because I got tired of him being wet and coming back to bed! I would carry him everywhere (except work) that I went. We take him camping and to the park. I even rode him on my wave runner, but he didn't like the wind. He loves going for walks while we are camping, but HATES people on bikes. He is very protective of my mother and I, and is know to bite. Just like most dogs, he doesn't like going to the vet. I once dropped him and put him into shock coming out of the doctors office. Scared me to death!
When Chris and I started dating, he didn't like Chris but has come around to like him. He still barks at him.
Here are a few things about my little man Wilson.
*Loves to sit in your lap and will bite someone if they try and pick him up
*Loves to sleep all day (I trained him well)
*Barks at everything
*Loves riding
*Is interested in everything
*Hates it when you make clicking sounds with your fingernails
*Loves to sit in your lap while you eat (Got that from me)
*Hates bees
*Had his picture taken with Santa Claus

Diamond Rio

All couple of weekends ago Dad and I got the chance to go see Diamond Rio. Albertville was having an event called Main Street Music Festival and Diamond Rio was the main performance. It was FREE and we had a good time. We actually got better seats than I thought we would. I had went a couple of weeks earlier to see Ronnie Milsap in Boaz and got a bad seat.
We got there about 6:30, with Diamond Rio coming on at 8:00p.m. After the performance they signed autographs and anything else you wanted signed.
Well I was not about to spend $5 on a piece of paper with their pictures on it just for them to sign. So I got out my handy dandy calendar. I felt like one of those people who ask celebrities to sign weird stuff. I didn't care!

Dad took this picture as I was standing in line.

Here are the signatures!

Lovely Gift ;)

I have a co-worker who is notorious for getting food and/or drink on her. So my friend Kim said that we needed to get her a bib...I said, "I can do that!" I had a bib sent to me by a family member and I purchased the letters at Walmart. Over the weekend I ironed them on and made sure it looked good. Chris informed me that the letters were not straight and evenly spaced!!!

I think it was Monday that we gave it to her.

Kim, Sherrie (I think the bib gave that away) & Me!

I think she liked it!

Beyond Scared Straight

Beyond Scared Straight is a great show. It comes on A&E on Thursday nights. Chris and I started watching it last year. The show is about kids getting in trouble (smoking, doing drugs, drinking alcohol, theft). These prisons allow them to come in and spend a day with the inmates. They wear the stripes or orange suits, eat lunch, visit death row and other areas of the prisons. Just really giving them a taste of what it is like on the inside.
Most of the kids start out being real cocky and end up crying! They give a follow up and the end of the show and most of the kids have changed or are at least trying too.

Tiffany's Baby Shower

This past weekend we held a baby shower for Tiffany. She is having a boy, Kaleb Avery Nelson, and he is due any day now. We got her a pedicure as a surprise gift. I am sure she will enjoy it after Kaleb gets here.

The cake was so good! It had the whipped icing :)

Summer Time Treats

This is the new Caramel Apple Frosty Parfait from Wendy's. It was so good. 

It has apple, caramel, and oats in it :)

Watermelon is my all time favorite summer treat. I can eat it anytime though. Some people like it with salt and some don't. To me you really can't eat watermelon unless you have salt. The juice in the bottom is wonderful. I would really prefer it without seeds, but I can't be picky.