3 Girls, 1 Guy and a Zoo!

Monday, April 18, 2011

I'm sooo behind with this whole blogging thing!

I didn't fall off the face of the earth! Life has just been a little crazy.

Here is a synopsis of what is going on with us in the north country.

It looks like the farm is sold. Great news on one hand that that journey is done with. However, in a perfect world, we were going to have another job before that time came! We have applied to a ton of jobs, in just about every state...except Hawaii! LOL We are still waiting for that job that I know the Lord has for us. Thankfully, He has given us, and especially me, a peace that I never expected. I know that we will have our needs provided for. I don't know what He has in store for us, but I know that together as a family, we will be just fine! My favorite phrase to say to the kids is..."Patience is a Virtue!" Time to take my own advice!

My good friend had her baby girl almost 3 weeks ago. Zoe Jean is already so loved and so spoiled by all! LOL My girls LOVE her and were tickled to be able to spend the day with her today. I have definitely learned not to leave Madalyn alone with Zoe unattended. I'm pretty sure she has no concept that there is a difference between Zoe and her baby doll.

I wanted to try helping Doug out with the bills if I could a little bit. So today, I signed up to sell Scentsy. I have never done anything like this before, but I'm pretty excited about it! It's a wick-less candle company with awesome scents and really nice looking burners. If you are interested in seeing the products, check out my website!

I think that's about it...

My best friend comes home from Louisiana in a little less than 2 weeks! I miss thema bunch and can't wait to hang out together as families again!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wordless Wednesday...

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Best kid gadget ever!

The girls needed a new night light. They spotted this one and fell in love. I had my doubts but that soon changed! This thing is the neatest ever! It turns on automatically when its too dark. It shines up different colors on the wall behind it. Its really neat. The stuff inside almost looks like they are floating. I tried to get a picture of it in use, but the flash on my camera keeps turning it off!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Girl's Night!

My friend Aubrey came to spend the night one night and brought her girls. She taught me how to scrapbook cards. It was a lot of fun!

The girls had a blast too!

My favorite project of all time!

My good friend is expecting and I decided that I was going to make her a diaper bag. I was SUPER excited about this project and it turned out AWESOME!!!

Doesn't it look like a little jumper?

Now I want one!!!

Friday, January 14, 2011

Puppies

There are actually 7 in there, don't bother counting though, one is at the bottom! LOL They loved it!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

If only we were kids again...

Ya know, half the time when I roll out of bed in the morning I am sore! How do kids do this???

If I slept like this I wouldn't be able to walk for a week!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Puppy update...

I'm not sure how many of you are interested, but I figured it can't hurt to post this here too! Check out the new puppy pictures and update at The Cairn Farm

Time...

Where does all the time go in a day? I get up around 4am every morning. I workout and do my morning devotions before the kids get up. Then I get them dressed, hair brushed, breakfast and teeth brushed. I feed all the animals and then get things set up for school. After school I clean the pups area and the cat/ferret pans. Then I shower and get myself ready for the day. By this point in time it is just about noon...ARE YOU SERIOUS! I still have laundry to do, dishes to do, laundry to fold, blogs to update, kids to play with, animals to play with, dinner to make...I think I'm going to start a petition for 6 more hours a day. I KNOW I would be able to get everything done in a day if I had 6 extra hours! UGH, I know I'm kidding myself, I would just find more to do. Does everyone else have this problem? Do you all find yourself "needing" 10 mins to just sit on your can and watch TV or nap or something? I sure hope so...misery loves company right? LOL Honestly I love my job and wouldn't trade it for the world. I just need to figure out how to better manage my time! I hope you guys all have an awesome week! It is Doug's week off from milking so I'm hoping we get some time to spend together and possibly even have a couple over one night to play games and do dinner or something!

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!