More changes in our house

 this one was sad.  Todd got up Monday morning to let the dogs outside, and Buddy couldn't even stand up.  His back legs wouldn't work at all and he was whining with pain, so we gave him some pain medicine we had and I sat on the floor with him for a while.  He did eventually get up, but Todd and I had always said we'd never want him to suffer and he's had arthritis for years, but this made us decide he's had a good life and it's time for him to go onto a better place.  So Tuesday morning, we took him to the vet to have him put down.  We both stayed in the room while it was done, but that was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.  The house seems soooo quiet.  I think Brute misses him, too.  He walked around the house whining on Tuesday and seems to have hope that Buddy with be with Todd when he comes home from work.  We adopted Buddy from the Animal Shelter right after we purchased our house in 1999, so he had a long life and will be missed very much.  I'm planning to get a picture frame or show box to put his picture and tags in.





My parents have sold the farm where I grew up, so I'm heading back to Nebraska next week to help them move to the house they purchased in town.  I didn't get to see them at Christmas due to weather, so I'm excited to see them again. My brother from St Louis will be there, too and I haven't seen him since my road trip last August/September. I'll also probably stop in Falls City to see my Father In Law, but not sure when.  I'm off work until after the 15th.

Check out my sewing blog HERE to see what I've sewn this week for my trip!

posted March 4, 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Not too much has been going on.  I've been working about 20 hrs a week, sometimes a few hours more, sometimes a few hours less.  Still looking for something full time so when I'm not working, I spend time sending out resumes.  Todd's also decided to start looking for a new job.  The owners where he works now are selling it to a big corporation as of March 1, and he's not too excited about that.  He also says he's tired of working on tractors, he'd rather go back to semi's.  He had a lead on one job, but has not heard anything yet.  We're still trying to tighten our budget and not spend any money unless we have to.  We've talked about making a major change, but haven't decided anything yet.

I have another purse to make, and also a baby shower gift.  So I have plenty projects to keep me busy.  I don't even want to count the number of unfinished projects I have around her.  I keep telling myself I'm not going to start anything else until I get one done.

My parents have found a house to purchase, so they will be selling the farm, which is kind of sad.  There are lots of memories there for our family, but I do see why they would rather move to town.  Mom was nice enough to send us some cinnamon rolls - I was supposed to get them from her when we were there at Christmas, but since we didn't make it there, she sent them to us.  They were SOO GOOOD!   They didn't last very long at our house.

Anyway, I have to work a few hours today, split shift - 8:30 to 10 am, then 3:30 to 4:30 this afternoon.

Tonight for supper we're having Manwiches and French Fries, which I'm excited about.  It's been a while since we've had FF!

Have a great day and thanks for visiting my blog!!!!!  :D

Sorry I don't have any pictures to post.