What a way to spend a Thursday!

Lisa was sad that she was being

forced to move back home and leave

her new friends. Lisa's apartment in Mobile. (Yikes!!)

My first time to pull a trailer ~ interesting experience. Good thing I didn't need to see out the back!? Lisa was happy when we were finished. I, on the other hand, was not amused.

Now we had to get it home, unloaded,

and find a place for everything!

That may take a while.

In an earlier post I told you about Lisa and how Christmas hit her hard when she had to spend it alone. After the Christmas shopping rush, Old Navy started cutting back on everyone's hours. She dropped out of school this semester and if she isn't in school we aren't helping with housing. Those couple or three days a week at Old Navy just weren't enough for her to make it on her own. She is back at home with Buck and me and will be out looking for a job next week ~ any offers? I don't expect this to be a permanent thing but with the economy being what it is ~ it may be a while.

Old Geezer?

I snapped this photo after a recent rain (three days of rain). The bridge is near our house and only one vehicle at a time should be on it. The other day "tourists" stopped on the bridge, got out and were looking around ~ just minding their own business. Buck was driving that way that particular day. He waited and when it became apparent that they were in no hurry to move he drove onto the bridge, forcing them to get in their vehicle, and back up. I know when he gets old he is going to be one of those old geezers that does whatever he wants and the rest of the world can just deal with it. Those of you who know him ~ you're nodding right now, aren't you?

Blue Eyes

Eyes of blue,

So clear and true.

Do you see me,

As I watch you?

I see the twinkle,

And I know,

I will only love you more,

As you grow.

We're going to the dawgs!

Chloe is a chocolate lab and according to Buck one of the best duck dogs EVER. We got her from Will, our nephew, when she was one. If you look closely you will see she is going gray. Will named her Chloe so we kept that name for her. She has started to show signs of arthritic joints but she can still run with the little dogs.Kaycee is a chocolate lab. She is gun shy and afraid of thunderstorms. She wouldn't make a very good hunting dog but she is a good companion for Chloe. They share a kennel and when it is extremely cold they share a travel box. She was named after a friend Lisa had in Wyoming named Kacey.Stripe ~ Buck's birthday present from Kim and fam last year. He lived inside for awhile but couldn't quite get the hang of going OUTSIDE to pee. He lives outside now and is a great little guard dog. According to Kim, he is a full blooded MUTT. He has a predominant stripe on his head ~ hence the name.

Riley ~ Lisa's puppy "surprise" when she came home last week. She had him inside her apartment but he is going to learn to be an outside dog now that he is at our house. He is a German shepherd/something mix. No idea where the name came from.

Now you know all of our pets. Chloe and Stripe are Buck's dogs and Kaycee and Riley are Lisa's. Guess who gets to feed them???? (Here's a hint. . .it's not Buck OR Lisa)

Buck's EKG was great yesterday.

There will be some adjustment to his

medication but that was to be expected.

Monday Morning

Random photo of "Buck's Pizza" in Mobile

Buck went back to work today after a "talk" from me about not overdoing it, not lifting, not getting over tired. He has an appointment for an EKG and INR today just as a check-up.

Which leads me to today's question. Why is it that when you call a doctor's office they never answer? No matter what time of day I call the Clinic, I get a recording. And then you have to wait to hear back from them not knowing if they listened to your message! Buck has an appointment at 10 or 11. I wrote down 11 ~ he says 10. Now I have to drive to the office to ask them. If I call, it may be noon before I hear back and it would be too late for either of our times. (I win ~ it was 11)

As for me? I am off to see the wizard ~ gotta get back in the zone! I was doing well with my workout program and diet until we went to the hospital last week. Sitting around and doing nothing ? I gained 5 pounds!!!!

FM(B)N

Happy Birthday to Buck!

I Love you!

Lisa's moving home

We moved from Alabama when Lisa was five years old. She never went to public school in Alabama. Her first school was Wagonwheel Elementary in Gillette, WY. The children played outside UNLESS the wind chill was below zero. She didn't do ballet or gymnastics. Lisa is our basketball/soccer girl. People in Wyoming thought she talked funny ~ being from Alabama. When she was in the third grade we moved to Fort Smith, AR. People there thought she talked funny because she was from Wyoming.

Lisa ~ Boogie ~ LuLu ~ Nibz

When Lisa was a senior at Northside High School, Buck got a job in Jasper, Al. She was not thrilled. We stayed in Fort Smith until she graduated and then joined her dad here in Alabama. Lisa went back to college at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway where she had a GRAND old time! Then the doubts came. . . .

I don't know WHAT to do!!

She lived for a summer in Little Rock and one week into the semester at Pulaski Tech, she moved home. She worked and went to Bevill State for a semester then the wanderlust took a bite out of her once again. "To MOBILE", she said, "that's where I want to be."

This was supposed to shock us?

She got a haircut and sent this photo ~ YIKES! She went to school there at Bishop State and came home for Christmas the weekend BEFORE Christmas. She went back to Mobile to work and spend Christmas alone. Most of her friends had "family" things to do and while she was invited to dinner somewhere, it just wasn't the same as being with her family.

It's all good!

Now we are at another crossroads. She wants to move back home and we are happy to have her. We have always told the girls they can ALWAYS come home. She is not in school at this time and Old Navy has cut back on everyone's hours so home sounds pretty good to her right now. . .no rent, no utilities, no cable bill. . . you get the picture. So, Lisa is moving home ~ probably next week.