Kids that go Woof-Woof ♥

I do not have the Pitter-Patter of Kids with 2 Little Feet running around my house anymore, except on an occasion when a stray Grandbaby shows up. But I do have Kids with 4 Little Feet that do literally "run" around my house.
2 of these Kids are Canine....

Marley and.....

Jack.
These 2 are really Buddies.

Marley is the most dominant of the two. She weighs 22 pounds and Jack weighs 24 pounds.


You do not have to be around them very long until you see Marzie rules the roost (after all she is the Female) and Jackie just goes along with it (after all he is the Male!).

AJ & ME just love these Puppies. They are wonderful Little Dogs and they bring us so much pleasure. We love these Little Dogs 100% and they return the Love 200%.

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A Cat is there when you call her.........only, if She doesn't have anything better to do!

Silly Woman...and her thoughts!

It is 8:30 AM and I have been up for only about 30 minutes and I have already had every emotion one could possibly have in an entire day. Today AJ has to be at work at 10:00, so when I woke at 8:00 he should have been here. I call for him, no answer. I go and get my morning cup of coffee and the pot is turn off and the coffee is luke warm. Okay he must have turned it off at least 20 minutes ago. The puppies want out...so he must be in the back yard tending to the birds. Next thing the puppies want in. If he had been out in the back they would have stayed out until he came in. Now I check to see if the Van is in the drive and it is. AJ where are you? Well he has been saying he has wanted to start walking, so maybe he has gone for a morning walk. I notice his cel phone is on the table. I make note to tell him next time he goes out for a walk to be sure and take the cel. Now 15 minutes have passed. AJ where are you? I am now feeling a little bit anxious. One thing AJ & ME always do is to tell each other what we are doing. He will always call if he is late, I always tell him if I go to the store or somewhere or we leave notes. We are never out of pocket. But now there is no note and the cel is laying on the table. AJ where are you. I have now been up at least 25 minutes and I have looked out the front window at least 6 times to see if he is walking home. Now that damm imagination starts up. What if he is out walking and has been mugged or worse. What if this is how the rest of my life will be spent...him not here. I really now am getting nervous. AJ WHERE are you? I ask the cats & dogs "where is Daddy?". Maybe I should call Jen and tell her "I can not find Grampy" somehow he has been misplaced. Well I guess I will just get in the car and drive around the block, or what if he got in the van and something happened and he was slumpped over and I could not see him. It now has been at least 30 minutes or more and I have gotten myself in a tizzy over this man. I grab his jacket that is on the back of the chair....he never hangs up a coat, just tosses it on the chair. I head out the front door in my nightgown and his jacket, to go and check the van. As I go down the 2 porch steps and round the corner of the garage, I hear snip-snip. There AJ is on the side of the house, completely out of view from any window or door of the house. He is snipping tree limbs from the big tree we had cut down last fall and putting them in the dumpster. Yes, for the past 35 minutes he was on the side of the house (out of sight) snipping twigs!!!!! All of a sudden I had a feeling I have not had in a long-long time. Mothers you will know the feeling. The feeling you get when one of your kid is lost in a store and when you find them and again lay your eyes on this most beloved thing...you do not know if you want to hug them, yell at them or spank them...for putting you through all the feeling you had when they were lost. That is just how I felt when I saw AJ. How dare him to be out of my sight for 30 something minutes, so early in the morning. How Dare him, to make ME think I may never see him alive again, how DAre him to make ME think my life with him could be over, how DARe him not leaving me a note telling ME good-bye and how DARE him go with out ME saying one more time I Love You. But he didn't go, he was there all the time, just out of sight. ♥

A Valentine Bonanza at the Gran's ♥

Like every other Holiday, Valentines Day is also celebrated at Gran's (the Nursing Home Mom is in). This small, unique and caring Home does all it can to make the surroundings cheery for the residents. I really love Mom being here. For a year I went almost everyday and sometimes twice, except on Sundays, to see Mom. As of this year, 2012, I have cut back a little. I go everyother day. One thing I have found is that she eats so much better if I am not there at meal time. When I am there she wants to talk instead of eat. She is still doing very well health wise. Some days she talks about the present day, but most of the time she is way back when she was a child or a young woman with babies. She seems happy and content and at this stage of her disease that is a good thing.


The blow ups are just wonderful.

I wish I had them to put in my front yard!

Just every where you look there are Hearts ♥

and whimsical Little Characters.

Every Nook & Cranny has decor.There is no wondering what Holiday it is.

The sad part about this is alot-alot of the residents are oblivious to these decorations. Mom could care less :o(

I always point out the decorations to her and tell her how pretty they are. But again the decorations make no impact on her.

But I will like them for her.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^MOM! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Not Qiute Finished...but getting there!

The last time I posted, I said AJ and ME had a project we were working on. No big deal, (except to us). We took up the carpet and replaced it with Pergo like we have in the Kitchen, Dining Area and Hallway. Under the the carpet there is real hardwood floor, but it would have to be refinished and I am not willing to do that. Also this Pergo is almost indestructable. I love it!
AJ had some help from Jen getting the carpet and padding up. He did work alone on the tack strips and the staples with a little bit of help from Dottie.

Ta-da! 2 days later it was down.

3 days later it looks more like a living room.I still have to paint doors that are primed, paint wood work and new quarter round has to be put down, mirror to be hung over sofa, black cubes & shelves removed and picture hung and I want a big hassock to put in front of the sofa and loveseat, then I am done!

The next project is the Bath....after I take a breather!

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If there is one spot of Sun spilling onto the floor...a Cat will find it and soak it up.....

Baiting

I do not like Bloggers or Posters that "Bait or Vague Post". I see it so many times on popular Blogs I read and many times on Face Book. Baiting and Vague Posting is when someone just throws a tid-bit out there. They never explain exactly what is ment by the words or post. For example:
This is driving me crazy!.........Praying!........What to do?......Decisions!.....Is this a bad Dream?...
Are you getting what I am talking about. They say just enough to make you wonder "What the Hay is going on". Then you usually respond with Oh Dear, what is the problem?" or "Are you alright?". And now you sit and wait for an answer, that most of the time you do not get! You keep checking back to see if there is another update and there is usually NOT. These Bloggers or Posters are "Attention Getters". I myself have quit taking their Bait.
Now as for ME, I have not Blogged for a few days. AJ & ME have been quite busy with a project that
"Is driving ME crazy...I am Praying about...Really do not know what to do!.....So many decisions....Maybe it is all a Bad Dream! Please keep checking back!
(I will really show you whats going on).
TeeHee.... I am Baiting and Vague Posting!!!!!!
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People who don't like CATS....were probably MICE in an earlier life!

Secret Recipe...shhhhh... don't tell anyone!

I love Quick & Easy & Good. These Bacon Chicken Bites are all that. I will confess this is not my very own recipe, I did not think it up. I found it while Surfing the Web ( I really like to say that "Surfing the Web!). Yes I Kopy Kat-ed them. I am always looking for something to give my 2 Guys (AJ & Wade C.) when they are watching the Football Games. The only thing I enjoy about Football Games is making the Yummies for the Guys. During Football Season we usually have a Tailgate Party of 2.


Okay here it goes...get you recipe card and pencil out! This is one recipe that is a Must in the Recipe Box.


First get a Bag of frozen Chicken Breast TENDERS (not Breasts).

These are Skinless-Boneless. You will want to thaw them and cut them in about 2" pieces. Please wash your hands, with soap, very well after handling raw chicken and turn your cutting board over to the clean side after cutting the chicken and wash off the knife.

Now you will get out your Bacon. Lay it on the clean side of the cutting board and you will want to very gently rub it and stretch it in length.

If you do not want to stretch it that is okay also. I do it because it goes farther and I do not want thick Bacon on my wraps. You make your own decision.

You will already have mixed 2/3 cups of packed Light Brown Sugar and 2 Tablespoons of Chili Powder together. I use my fingers. If you need more , just remember 1/3 cup Brown Sugar to 1 Tablespoon of Chili Powder.

Now back to the Chicken & Bacon. Put a piece of Chicken on a piece of Bacon.....

wrap the Bacon around the Chicken and secure with a toothpick. So far Easy-peasy! a no Brainer ♥

Take you Little Bundle and roll in the Sugar & Chili Powder mix. These are not at all Spicy Hot. The Chili Powder is not at all hot it just gives a Smokie Taste.

Lay these on a foil linned cookie sheet. Now if you want you can use a Broiler Pan or put a wire cooling rack on the sheet and then the wraps will not be sitting in the Juices. I like mine to sit in the juices...you make your own decision.

Now you will bake them in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or maybe a few minutes more depending on your oven.

Oh yum here they are. See mine are sitting in the juice. If you had a rack they would not be in the juice...get it? Now you will pick them up right out of the oven and put on a plate or let them sit on a paper towel to drain.

Mine went straight to the plate and as you can see AJ started right in on them! These are so good and like I said, they are not Spicy Hot so even Kiddos like them. They are great for Games, a Party, a Pot Luck and teaser for Guests while a meal is cooking. I like them cold right out of the fridge with a piece of bread wraped around them!

Like all my Recipes, they are all Secret Family Recipes, so please do not share with anyone. ♥ ♥

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