Rylie Sue

This is my baby girl, Rylie Sue. She really doesn't have a middle name, but somehow we started calling her that. Along with Bunny and Little Girl, among many others. She was the last of 5 puppies of Bayla and Abbie (my other JR that I lost in "the divorce" HA!) We always called her the "sad" one because she always had this sad, pathetic face. When the rest of her brothers and sisters went to their homes, I couldn't bear to let her go, so I kept her.

She has always been aggressive and very protective. She pretty much hates all men which I attribute to my dad and brother constantly harassing her since she was a puppy. It took her a few months to finally warm up to Josh. And now she absolutely LOVES him!

This is HER spot at night before bed- hanging out with Josh on the recliner

This is the sad face

When I was planting my garden, she planted herself right in the middle of where the tomatoes were supposed to go.

When I was at home while I was laid off, I would leave the back door open and she spent most of the day sunning herself on the deck.

She would lay out in the full sun for awhile and then come inside panting as if she had just run around the block!

And of course we played with the ball- A LOT!

My cat

When we moved into our house, we didn't realize at the time that a cat was part of the deal too. Since then, she has become my kitty. We have conversations in the front yard. I'm sure my neighbors think I am crazy, but she is so sweet! I am the only one that she lets pet her. She runs when she sees anyone else.

She really is this pathetic!

Baby Chicks!

These cute babies are going to be dinner in about 5 weeks!! My dad got 10 of them to raise for food. They are very very cute and cuddly, and they loved being out of their box and cage and out on the grass looking for bugs! Unfortunately one died, but that's still plenty for some fried chicken!! All they did was eat, sleep, and poop, and they stunk pretty bad in the garage! I know my mom is going to be glad when they are out of there!

Rylie wanted a better view!

Wordless Wednesday

Two weeks

So, I have now been unemployed for two weeks. And to be honest, I really don't know exactly what has been occupying my time, but I know that at the end of the day, I am exhausted! But in all honesty, I actually have done quite a bit:
*I have done lots of house cleaning.
*I have done some job searching.
*I have slept in most mornings (sleeping in is 7:30/8:00)
*I have taken over washing dishes from Josh. My reasoning being that I sit at home all day.
*I have been on two job interviews.
*I have scanned most of our wedding pics.
*I have planted a small garden in our backyard with cucumbers, jalapenos, green bell
peppers, grape tomatoes, regular tomatoes, squash, okra, rosemary, thyme, green beans,
and cantaloupe. (I really can't wait until we start seeing something produced!)
*I have scheduled work guys to come work on the AC.
*I have filed for unemployment.
*I have made numerous phone calls trying to get things straightened out with insurance, 401k,
etc. since being laid off.
*I have done all the grocery shopping.
*I am working on designing a subdivision for my dad.

I guess when I break it all down, I have been doing quite a bit!

The two interviews I had were both promising, and now I am just waiting on calls back. So, keep your fingers crossed that my unemployment doesn't last much longer!

Today is a day unlike any other

Although, I have a feeling that I am going to have a quite a few more like this.

You see, I was laid off from my job yesterday. It's ok though. I have had a feeling for a few weeks that some changes were about to happen. For about two weeks I have been calling around to places to see if they are hiring. I wanted to be prepared just in case. I haven't had much luck with anybody hiring, so here I sit at home.

Which is why today is unlike any other day. Ever since I was in high school working for my dad, every day, Monday through Friday, and sometimes on the weekends, I was always up going to school or work. If I wasn't doing that, I was going to an appointment or doing something productive. This is the first day in all this time, that I woke up this morning and didn't have anything specific to do. Of course I am still calling people, and cleaning up around the house, but it's not the same. And it's quite depressing.

I did file for unemployment online this morning, but hopefully I can find something before that goes through. We'll see though.

The dogs

I haven't posted any new (or recent) pictures of the dogs in quite a while. I've started taking pictures of them a couple of times a week. My computer is full of dog pictures. My mom laughs at me, because she says that's how it is with kids! Well, what else am I supposed to take pictures of? Josh? Ha! He really doesn't like to have the camera in his face!


I really don't have any pictures of Rylie. She's usually running around and won't stand/sit still long enough for me to capture anything worthwhile. Most of the shots I have a her are at night when she is exhausted, but looking awfully sad, pathetic, and cute all at the same time. Or she's in the background of the pics I have of Bayla.

I was able to get this picture though. I think this was back in January right after she got back from her hunting trip to West Texas. Something happened to her leg, and she didn't want to walk on it, so I put her in the chair out in the sun, and she was a happy camper the rest of the afternoon.


Bayla on the other hand is a camera hog!!! I know he doesn't "understand" that he is getting his "picture" taken, but he does know that something is happening, and he needs to sit still (at least most of the time). As soon as he hears the camera turn on, he immediately runs over to whoever is holding it and sits in front of them. I have since figured out how to turn the sounds off and I can usually get one unsuspecting picture out of him!



And if he's not sitting still, he has his face right in front of the lense!

He knows he's cute!

He even smiles for me!

And then there's the ball! I absolutely love this picture! If it had been Rylie, she would have already snatched it up. In fact, the picture after this is him going for it!