Just Thinkin'

Hi everyone; first I wanted to say; I just found a new blogger. Her name is Siri; she is at Gone Country in Bayport. She loves country and prims; she has a neat house and a beautiful dog named Stallion. Please stop by and support a new blogger. And the horseshoeing housewife too; she's not new, but she is funny and loves animals too; even the icky ones! Hey, Shanda, look at her snakes! EWWWW!

And now, on to my other business;;; I have two items for thought
1.) SPOILED!!! Doggies! (mine) Y'all know I love ALLLLLL my doggies (babies) but ole Murphy has always gotten under my skin especially ( gee, no, really?) So here's a snippet from today; his new sister Bitsy (AKA Sydney; the terror,no,no,not again!) decided that due to the fact that Murphy was trying to get up on the couch with his favorite PINK ring ( I know, but I don't care, he's my baby-baby-baby) and Ms. Bitsy decided to full out attack my boy. She managed to nip him good in his eye folds; but didn't harm his eyes! He fights back, but she is just a pill; it's mostly noise, but ever once in a while someone gets a tooth in a tender spot.

Well, he is a very sensitive soul, so after this humiliation, he was very sad. Dinner time came and he was still pouting. This is what bullies do; make 'em mad, they POUT and hold a grudge! Woo! So he's not going to eat; nope, not a bit. Well, his mommy feels for him and so this is what I do;
" Oh Murphy, why don't you eat a little for your mom?" "Please?" And so he nods at me and this is what I do; (taking the bits of kibble in my hand) " Around and around, up and down, over and under, and into Murphy-town" All the while moving the kibble in my hand to match the song I am singing for my Murphy. And, then after a couple rounds of the song, he eats. Yup, I know.

Now on to number 2; I am soooooo tired of commercials! I was watching tv tonight with my hubby and bullies. Every time you get into the plot of a show ; BAM! another commercial; and I know why they are there; blah blah blah; but here's my take on it; I told my hubby (and he said I should share this, and the Murph story with you all ) that if an alien came to this planet he or she would think we are mainly comprised of bald men with erectile dysfunction who need to be in the bathroom forever, have to talk on their Jitterbug cuz they are too mentally impaired to use a real cell phone, and are all on the Silver plan from Nutri-System, driving around town on their Hover Rounds! Don't get me started on the women's issues; We are all on pills to get the four times a year period, at which time we wear Playtex tampons which make us into super athletes! We also have issues with bladder control, fragile bones and feminine itch! Are these things connected to the use of the tampons previously mentioned?? Huh? Yow!!! And wheteher we are male or female; let's not forget; irregularity!!! ARRRGH!!!!!!

Okay;;; calmer now. So now you know; oh yeah, I am one crazy country girl;;;;

On the sane side; we went for a short ride around the area yesterday; I was happy to ride as I had not for a while; and I got to see some of my favorite houses. Also a funny sign that I need to take my truck back to photograph; it appears that someone is running for a local office by the name of Horny!!! I almost fell off my bike and peed my pants ( I guess I do need those Poise pads after all!) And that is what the sign says: HORNY; underneath it is the office sought in small letters. Jay Leno would love that! It appears that this person is not too popular in that area at least as this was the only sign I saw; the sign was in the front yard of a home on our route.

I did work on my grungy jars and have to put the finishing touches on tomorrow; I'll post a pic of some tomorrow;

Mr. Murphy and the Wheat Field

I wanted to share a funny story with you today. You have to understand that Murphy and Niles were raised initially as "city dogs". They had their leashes ( we call 'em "walkies" or "walky-walkies") So when I found our country home, the boys ( this was before the girls came ) were not so sure about this; Niles, in particular, when we first came to the house, looked at me like I was crazy. I tried to take them out of the minivan we had then (AKA the BTV; bulldog transport vehicle) and told them "come on". They both refused to leave the van; here's the "conversation": "Boys, come on you are home, we can go off-walky" Boys, " What, no walkies. are you trying to kill us" Me" No, really, it's okay!" Them" We only go off walky in the dog park, THIS is NOT the dogpark!" Me " No but this is now your own bully dog park"

After much hemming and hawing, they finally left the safety of the van, acting as if I were indeed plotting their demise. Niles walked around the front of the house and came running back to me. He did this several times; always looking up at me like" is okay, you sure is okay?" Murphy never left my side. He did go water a tree that was very close to me.

I took them out in the back; there is nothing but land as far as the eye can see. I love this. I have no one on either side of me for miles; there is a neighbor across the street kinda "catty-corner" I guess, but not right up on top of me. Then her son lives I guess about half a mile or so down from us to the west on the same side. So, we have ROOM to breathe. Over time, the boys morphed into "country dogs". They love their huge dog park!

Well, most of the land around my house is owned by the man that originally rented this house to me; later we bought it from him ( and not cause I like this house very much, but because of the land/space) This year, he planted wheat; and I think over by his dad's home some corn.

Mr. Murphy is pretty much the color of the wheat. From the time it began to shoot up, Murphy would go out and watch it, sniff and and yes, water and fertilize it! LOL. After a while, it got nice and tall. Murphy loved to go into it and hide from his mom; he would wander into it and be the big canine adventurer; seeking out new lands to explore! ( I think he watches too many of those nature shows with his dad) It became so thick I couldn't see him. I am overprotective of him, so I would chase him out.

He did not care for that; he would fuss and walk as slowly as possible! Bullies are very passive-aggressive at times; and they back talk a lot. He often was found eating on the wheat. YIKES! So on we went; Murphy hiding and me fussing at him to stay out of the wheat. I think he loved hiding from us and watching us secretly; I think he wants to be a canine spy!

You know what happens to all crops eventually; they HARVEST them. Oh no! Yup, they came one day and brought the big John Deere ( which the boys love!) and then it was gone. I took all the babies out that evening to play; Murphy made a beeline for his beloved wheat; then he SAW it; OH NO!!!!! MY WHEAT HAS BEEN STOLEN!!!

He gave me a look like I stole his wheat, I told him the farmers needed to take it; he was so upset he stomped right into the field and smelled every bit of the wheat bits that were left. And now, everyday, when we go out, he looks for his wheat to grow up again. I have explained to him that it probably won't grow up again this year, but Murphy has faith in his wheat. He often sits out there surveying " his land" and his field where the wheat once hid his secret bully doings. And he waits.

More Generous Bloggers

Okay here is another wonderful item being given away by another wonderful, generous blogger. Joanne at the Carter Clan is giving away this wonderful prim toolbox. Please visit her blog and enter; plus she has some wonderful stories to share as well! Good luck!!!

The house/kitchen of my dreams!

Wow! I was traveling around blogland today and found this! What talent!!! They made the cabinets and the island! The sink is one I have always wanted for my kitchen! I'll take it all! This was on the Yellow Farmhouse's blog; see my favorites for the link. These are truly some talented people.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/slideshow/563558705zkrjcc

My First Blog Award!

Woo-Hoo! I got my very first blog award today!!! Thank you to Two Barking Dogs who has been a great blogging friend since the beginning. She and Shanda from Front Porches have really been there from the beginning. I love this blog land! Ok; so I have to post the rules;
These are the rules associated with this award:
You must pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award, based upon creativity, design, interesting material, and that also contribute to the blogger community, no matter what language.
Each award must have the name of the author with a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
Award-winners must show the award and put the name and link to the blog that awarded it.
Award-winners and the one who has given the prize must show the link to the Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
These rules must be included in your post.
Ow! This is so hard to pick just FIVE: all the blogs I read are worthy of this award!!!!
I wanted to nominate Shanda at Front Porches; but that girl is sooooooo popular she has already gotten it twice :) And, then I would have chosen Two Barking Dogs, but she is the one who gave me this award!! She is still special in my book; so anyway; without further hemming and hawing here they are;
Cheryl at http://canadiancountrygal.blogspot.com
Sharon at http://redgeraniumcottage.typepad.com
Meg at http://menopausethrumargaritaville.com (AKA Lucchese to Louis Vuitton )
Kate at http://pinetreesonthemoor.blogspot.com
Mandie at http://lifeinthecraftlanewithmandie.blogspot.com
I hope I did this right ; woo it was hard to choose; you all are so terrific; and so many of you have been awarded multiple times so you must be the best! Congrats to everybody; and again THANKS to twobarkingdogs!

Blog Giveaway

Go to deardaisycottage.typepad.com and enter for a treasure filled giveaway and the blog is fantastic too; I have to stop finding so many great blogs; I hardly watch TV anymore! In Blogland, there are NO COMMERCIALS!!!! LOL:0( I have added the link in my favorites) Merrie

Another blog giveaway

Please go see Tammy at CountryGirlat Home; http://www.countrygirlathome.blogspot.com She is giving away some beautiful prim star shutters which I want desperately!!! But if I cannot; then I hope my friends will win. Also please visit her ETSY shop http://www.CountryGirlatHome.ETSY.com She has the shutters for sale and they are reasonable; please heart her too! You will love these; make sure you leave a comment on her blog! Have fun; Merrie