10 Things (OK, so maybe 11)

I know what you are thinking...two blog posts in one day from the girl who hasn't posted in almost 2 months. Well, it's true! I figure being I haven't posted in a while it is time to catch you up on some things! So, once again I am going to steal and idea from Lacey and just fill you in on 10 things!

1. It is finally fall in Colorado!!! I love fall (although I would love it more if it didn't mean that winter was right around the corner-although winter here is nothing like the UP)! I miss the bright red colors of the upper peninsula, but I love the Aspen trees out here! BEAUTIFUL!!!

2. Scott is out of town...again! He has not been traveling nearly as much as he used to, but it is harder when he leaves because for so many months now I have been spoiled, getting to see him everyday. I feel so silly complaining....living in a military town, most of the gals that I work with have husbands that have deployed several times. At least I know that my man is safe in Oklahoma and will probably be home within a couple of weeks!

3. I got the GREATEST thing EVER the other day from Goodwill--$2.00!! Check it out:

What is it, you ask?!?!?! It is a bowl with a divider so that your cereal doesn't get soggy! For me, this is a BIG deal. I HATE soggy cereal! Before this little invention changed my life, I used to pour myself a bowl of milk and then sit by the box of cereal and add a bite of cereal at a time to the milk. The only downside is that it is a pain to store as it doesn't stack with my other bowls....but I use it every day, so it rarely even makes it to the point of being put away!

4. I went to MN about a month ago for the annual Labor Day Boogie and the Little Falls Craft Show. While I was there I canned 10 quart jars of applesauce with apples from my parents trees. I just finished the first jar and went to get a second one and to my DISMAY I cannot open any of them! The rings are stuck to the jars, and of course Scott is out of town! Now, I am craving homemade applesauce and have 9 jars to eat, I may have to buy a jar just to hold me over....or make friends with one of my big-strong-army-guy neighbors!

5. Gunnison and I have been doing agility together! He is a natural! Check out the video:

6. I am in the midst of making a quilt! I started it several weeks ago. I have taken a break for the last couple of weeks. It is hard to lay it all out with the two dogs running around. I am going to get back to it as soon as I am done with this blog post! Here is the top half of it laid out and ready to be sewed together, the bottom half is already put together!

7. I have been working quite a bit lately. The next couple of days I am going in to give flu shots to residents. Should be a nice change of pace from passing meds. The doggies love it when I work because then they get to go to daycare! 

8. The other day I almost hit a black bear (with my car). Then two days later Scott called me and said that he almost hit a brown bear. It must be the time of year when they come down from the mountains or something!

9. Scott and I successfully cut Gunnison's toenails the other day! This has been an ongoing struggle since we got him. Just a reminder of what I looked like last time we cut his nails-and this was with a professional...I still have scars:

We gave up on the Xanax because that only seemed to make the problem worse. Instead we worked intensely with a trainer...and last week Scott and I were able to cut them by OURSELVES!!!!

10. Speaking of Gunnison, I really hope he doesn't need hip/knee surgery, but he is still limping around. I am continuing to ice it and try to monitor its usage. Unfortunately I think that when Arielle finds her forever home, we will have to take him to the vet.

11. I honestly cannot wait for Lacey and Phil to visit us for Thanksgiving! I am already planning a bunch of activities to do! I love Lacey and I love Phil and we are going to have a GREAT time! Hopefully Phil, Arielle and Gunnison will all get along!

Well, I know that was 11 things, but it has been so long, there was so much to catch up on! I will try to be more regular about posting! Sending love your way from Colorado!

Foster Dog Fun!

So, as many of you have figured out from my facebook....Scott and I are providing a foster home for a dog until she can get adopted! We have had her for about 3 weeks now and boy is she a sweetheart!

Her name is Arielle and she is being fostered through Lucky Dog Rescue. At first having her was really difficult. She clearly came from an abuse situation and had a lot of issues with stranger anxiety. She would bark and growl at anybody who passes us. We have worked intensely with her and she is pretty much over that. She still gets nervous, but can now control herself.

Arielle and Gunnison are the best of friends. He is teaching her a lot about the world...like how to walk up steps and where the sunny spot on the porch is! I think that they can relate to eachother having come from similar situations. I know that Gunnison will be crushed when she finds her forever home.

I am working on training her, and boy, is she ever a fast learner! She already knows SIT and DOWN! We are working hard on WAIT (which is difficult for her because she is basically attached to my leg all the time)! 

We went up to the reservoir the other day and they both splashed around in the water. Hopefully one day they will both get up the confidence to swim...but for now they will only splash!

Although they sometimes bicker like siblings, at the end of the day they love to cuddle up together! She is a wonderful dog, and I pray that she can find the most perfect forever home! She will need somebody who is patient and understands that she has had a rough life....and when she finds them she will shower them with love!