3 Girls, 1 Guy and a Zoo!: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Messes

The morning started out great...Kids were getting along great.

Then Madalyn really woke up...

She climbed on top of the counter while I was getting Marissa dressed for the day, pulled down the big jar of Peter Pan peanut butter and helped herself. And no she wasn't starving...she just finished a bowl of cereal. LOL I love being a mom!

Burnt Orange

Almost everyone that knows me, knows that I LOVE burnt orange. I have always said that before I die I want to own a burnt orange vehicle. Since the economy is in the dumps and I have no clue if that will ever happen, I then decided that I should paint a room in my house burnt orange. I decided I would go with the main bathroom when we got the time and money to be able to do it. Now to backtrack...our Lab/Coonhound, Case, got a UTI infection a couple months ago. He was having accidents in the house, which led to the discovery of the infection. I have cleaned, cleaned and cleaned some more. I borrowed an air purifier from Doug's mom and I thought that worked, but a couple days later the smell was back. We have in floor heat and I'm thinking that's what the problem was. When the heat wasn't on, the smell was gone, but when the heat came on, YUCK! So, Friday we finally decided the carpet needed to come up. It was just press board underneath but we didn't have the money for a new floor. We decided to paint it and burnt orange just happened to be the color that matched the current wallpaper! :) Here are some pictures of our disaster and then the finished project. The only thing that isn't done yet is the room isn't put back together yet. I want to make sure that the room is 100% dry so that stuff doesn't stick and glue to the floor!

The girls got the biggest kick out of a totally empty room that echoed!

and after!

I'm in love!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving day

Everyone came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. Well at least my side of the family. Here is how our day went. We went down to Doug's parents house in the morning to let the girls play with their cousins that were up for a few hours. At 10am, we headed back home to start the turkey. Got that all ready and in the oven by 10:30. My parents and Chelsea arrived a little after 11...both girls were already napping which proved to be a good thing!

I didn't get a picture of Madalyn sleeping, but Marissa looked so cute all cuddled up in her blanket after her bath that I couldn't help myself! Caleb and Cristale got to our place around 12:30 or so and we hung out till 2, when we ate. The kids woke up and were raring to go. We ate and then Uncle Caleb and Aunt Chelsea decided to work off their lunch!

We had an awesome time together as a family. Of course we missed those that couldn't make it but I'm thankful for the family that was here!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

There is so much to be thankful for this year!

I'm so blessed to be married to my best friend for going on 5 years. Each and every day I wake up with him next to me...ok maybe not next to me since he is already at the barn milking but you get the point...is such an answer to prayer. Today there are so many messed up relationships and yet here I am blessed with such an awesome man.
I'm also so thankful for my two girls. They bring so much excitement and entertainment to life. I love how attached they are to us and how much they enjoy helping with the smallest tasks.
I'm thankful I have the opportunity to be a stay at home mom and wife.
I'm thankful we have a house to live in and a job to support us.
I'm thankful for this free country that we live in.
I'm thankful for my family.
I'm thankful for all the new friends I have made of over the past few years.
I'm thankful for a growing church family.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Goofballs!

Grandma and Grandpa Geiger were here on my birthday and brought us an awesome gift. This is as close to the real thing that I could find to show you!

It's a snowman kit and all you need to add is snow! It has to be one of the cutest things I have ever seen. There is only one problem with it...the girls are dying for it to snow now! Every morning the first thing they do is look out the window and ask if it has snowed yet. Since it hasn't snowed yet and the kids are impatient, they decided in improvise and turn each other into snowmen.

Happy birthday to me!

Did I ever mention I have an AWESOME husband? Well just in case I didn't...haha! Doug took off last week the day before my birthday and the day of. Thursday the 19th of November, we went to Utica as a family. I had to get my eyes checked and ordered new contacts, lenses and frames. (I'll post pictures of my new glasses when I get them!) We got all our Christmas shopping done, which I was very tempted to find pictures of what we got and post them, but that would take all the fun out of the suspense Christmas brings now wouldn't it! Friday Doug invited a couple friends over for lasagna, which he made and some pie/cake. He made the peach pie (my favorite) with a little help from my mom. It turned out great!

He also used his skills and decorated my cake. I think he did a great job. He even practiced doing different designs on stuff before he tried putting it on the cake. He had alot of fun I could tell!

I'm an old fart now! LOL

Monday, November 23, 2009

Shhhh!

The embarrassing stage has hit apparently! We were sitting in the doctors office this morning waiting for Doug to get his allergy shot. The girls were looking at magazines very quietly and being very good.

Marissa: "Daddy, this guy is yucky."

Daddy: "Why do you say that?"
Marissa: "He has mud all over his face and arms...he needs a bath!"

Boy am I glad we were the only ones in there!

Another funny story...Keep in mind that we have somewhere around 300 black/white Holsteins all tagged with ear tags.

Madalyn: "Mommy, where's my cow?"
Mommy: "Your cow? What does she look like?"
Madalyn: "She is white with black spots and has earrings."
Mommy: "Umm, I'm not sure...Maybe Daddy has seen her."

Saturday, November 14, 2009

The rest of the Birthday post

Here are the rest of the pictures from when we actually sang and did the whole candles thing! Enjoy!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

It's birthday time again!

My best friend turned 29 today!

Isn't he handsome? ;) LOL I love him with my whole heart and am so thankful that I get the opportunity to call him my husband, best friend and the father to our kids! I can't wait to see what the rest of our years together bring.

This is the cake the girls and I baked. Its the first time I have tried anything special with a cake, so I can't wait to taste it and see if its as good as it looks!

Marissa made her "own cake" for Daddy!

So proud!

Our local radio station does birthday announcements every morning. Then they draw a name out of the birthdays and that person gets a free Big Mac. Doug and I won last year when Ryan Fitzgerald put our names in. This year I put Doug's in from the girls and I and he won again! I hope that means I'm going to win when its my turn!

Grace Bailey, the girls buddy from church turned 3 today also! She is such a blessing to have around and I can't wait to see what kind of trouble the three of them get into as they grow up together!

Sesame Street's 40th Birthday is today...

And the Marine Corp was founded 234 years ago today as well!

I told you it was birthday time! I hope you all have a great day!!!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Awesome night!

Last night...
With Doug's schedule at the barn, it makes it really tough to have a night out let alone a night with another couple. We don't get days off at this point in time and its getting tougher to find someone to cover for us. A new couple just recently started coming to our church. They have 4 kids and are based out of Fort Drum. Aubrey and I hit at off pretty quickly, but the guys haven't had time to really talk. Last night they invited us over despite having to eat dinner around 7:30. We exchanged stories, laughed A LOT and just had an awesome time of fellowship. Doug told me not to get too attached...as they have the possibility of being re-stationed anywhere. LOL Too late. Aubrey is starting a book club and I can't wait to see where that goes. I'm excited to get to know some ladies a little bit better and spend some time of fellowship once a month.

Today...
After morning chores are finished this morning, Doug and I have a meeting with Farm Credit (the place that holds the financing for the farm and our house) along with Mom and Dad. Its in Watertown and they feed us lunch and do a presentation and all. Aunt Beth is working a bit this morning but still offered to take the kids. So we are dropping them off at the sale barn on the way through and then they get to spend the afternoon with her. They are pretty excited. I think they are getting the better end of the deal here! Hope everyone has a great day!!! Oh and here is a conversation I had with Madalyn this morning to start your day off...

Me: "Do you know where you guys are going today?"
Madalyn: "We goin to Church!"
Me: "No, not today...tomorrow night we can go. Today you are going to Aunt Beth's house!"
Marissa: "Where are you and Daddy going?"
Madalyn: "You can't go to church without me!"
LOL

If you were to ask me where I would see myself in 10 years, I never would have guessed that I would be here. However, I couldn't be happier! I'm very happily married to the love of my life and have two girls. We have begun our journey towards adoption and I'm excited to see what the Lord has in store for us over the next couple of years. I'm a stay at home mom who home-schools. I enjoy researching and finding things out for myself. This blog allows me to share with others my passions and keep in touch with family that I wouldn't normally be able to keep in such close touch with.

Daddy is such a blessing to me. We met in college and became best friends. About one and a half years after we met we were dating. The rest is history. Together we have grown in the Lord and learned many lessons even in our few years together. Things haven't always been smooth, but together and with the Lord's help we can accomplish anything. He is the love of my life and my true soul mate. He is 100% committed to his family and the Lord. He is currently working for Dairy One in Ithaca. He loves to ski, ride dirt bikes, tinker on things, mow the lawn :) and spend time with his girls.

Marissa is our oldest. She was born in May 2005. She is 100% Daddy's girl. She is a home body and usually isn't away from home for long and she is asking to go back to our house. She always claims a job and sticks with it till its done. She is very quick and catches on fast. You have to be careful what you show her, because before you know it she is going to be attempting it herself. Madalyn is her best friend. She loves church and loves learning and singing about Jesus. Marissa is now is school and she is doing great. She loves to read and do projects. She LOVES animals and has decided that she wants to be a Veterinarian when she grows up!

Madalyn is our youngest. She is 100% Mommy's girl (nice of them that they split us up so that one isn't quite so overwhelmed isn't it?). Madalyn knows what she wants and goes for it. She has no fear and is usually the leader of my two even though she is younger. She does love to shadow her older sister though. She is my girly girl, but also my one that is always getting messy. She loves her hair done, to get dressed up, and shoes! We are in trouble with this one! She loves school and is super smart. She has decided she wants to be a "snow plow driver" when she grows up. She is also going to build a house RIGHT next to us and live there so she can still see us every day ;)

Case was actually our "oldest child". Sadly we said goodbye to him on October 29th, 2013. He was a black lab/ red-tick coonhound. He loved to roam the fields, swim, play ball, catch frisbees, go hiking and spend time at the barn. He also very much enjoyed those black and white cats that roam in the dark and have stripes down their backs...or he must have because he kept getting sprayed! He hated to be abandoned by his family and preferred us to all be in the house by 9pm or he started pacing. His biggest dislike was winter. He hated the cold and would rather hold his potty all day long than to go out and pee. Even when he did go out he barely makes it out the door and he was starting to go! Haha He was our "little boy in a doggie suit" as my aunt says. We love him and miss him like crazy.

Cali is our first cat together as a married couple. Sadly we said goodbye to her on October 8th, 2014. We got her from the barn shortly after we moved. She had to be one of the softest cats you had ever felt and of course one of the best looking calicos. LOL She was a great mouser and spent alot of her time in the basement hunting. She had a funny quirk. When she got ready to settle down and sleep, she parted the hair on her tail so only a few hairs were sticking up and then she proceeded to suck on those hairs.

Beaker is a litter mate to Cali. She is a great mouser. She loves to sneak outside when she gets the chance but if you say her name she quickly darts back in. She is VERY attached to Doug and is always coming up to him purring just as loud as can be begging to be picked up. Beaker of course never does this to me. She doesn't like change and isn't fond of strange dogs, although she has gotten much better with the dogs. She will still swat at Molly but it's not angry, it's almost like she is playing.

Sid was our Marshall Ferret. We said goodbye to him in 2012. He was amazing! Great with kids and other animals, but a total goofball. He definitely lived up to the typical ferret personality and a total thief! Sid's favorite thing to steal was pacifiers. He would take them right out of a baby's mouth if given the opportunity and then take off running! He always hid everything in the same place, so at least we knew where to find them, but of course they were always ruined. Anything rubber was in danger of ending up in the said spot. We definitely miss having him around.

Chloe is Cairn Terrier. She is a blast to have around and I'm definitely sold on the terrier family! She is great with the kids and loves spending time outside. She is a great woodchuck hunter and will sit at an occupied hole all day till she catches one. Even in the winter time she will spend forever out there and come back looking like a snowman. She loves to swim and will swim in any temperature water. She loves to mother other animals. Whether it be kittens from the barn, Case, or her own litter of puppies, she is a great mother! We have since fixed her. Although I'm sad there won't be another litter, it's for the best with the probability of us moving and having to find a new vet.

Meet Molly, our newest dog addition :) After taking some time to heal after losing Case, we decided that our household wasn't the same without a big dog around and we were missing something. So we took the plunge and went full out this time. Molly is a purebred, mis-marked mantle, Great Dane :) She has grown into one good looking pup! I'm still in love with this old picture though, so I'm not changing it! She stands about 31 inches at the shoulder and weighs over 100lbs (although honestly I'm not sure how much over because I can't lift her anymore!) She is great with the kids and loves to cuddle. She shares our bed and is the biggest baby ever. She is very protective and does not like when anyone is pinned down. She is right there to break up the "fight" LOL We love her to pieces!

When Doug's sister and her husband started breeding rabbits, I had a feeling deep down that it was only a matter of time....Here she is! Peterette started out as "Peter". When Madalyn realized "he" was actually a "she", she settled with Peterette. :) Peterette is a flemish giant, which according to what I have read is the Great Dane breed in the bunny world! Figures right? She is super sweet, very laid back and loves to be cuddled and pet. She'll stick her nose out of her cage when you enter the room just so you will scratch it!