It is ok to Look!

I have to admit, I have watched Jon & Kate plus eight for a few years now. It is a sick guilty pleasure. And yes I will keep watching even after the split. Kate is a crazy mom and I can't help but keep watching to see what craziness happens next. This Video from Funny or die says it all!

Kate Gosselin Match.com Profile Video - watch more funny videos

2009 Resolutions??

Yeah, I did not make any resolutions for 2009 sorry. But it is now July and I found my post about my 2008 resolutions lets see how that went.

1. Plant more trees - I received two great trees from the SMUD shade tree program and I also planted two redwood trees. I am a tree lover and want a few more in the yard. Come on, I live in Sacramento, CA we are the city of trees!
Check~ the redwood trees did not make it, I learned they are not great trees in Sacramento. The two free smud trees are doing great!

2. Plant a vegetable garden - The biggest problem with this is where? I have a nice side yard that would be perfect but I need to do some more research to see where the best place really would be. Most vegetables need 6-8 hours of sunlight minimum a day and I just don't know if I can provide that.
Check~ I did this I really did, last year, and then I got engaged and planed a wedding and the garden got out of control and so I took a year off. Look for vegi garden in 2010

3. Finish the two flower beds I started - I have a planting bed started on both the south and north side of my yard directly across from one another. I even plant some bulbs, but they are really just sad looking right now.
Check~ Everything in the flower beds has taken off! And I can not keep up with the weeds

4. Clean out the tortoise habitat - It needs more tortoise friendly plants and really more rocks and things he can climb and explore
Fail~ Tortoise died :( but I still plan on cleaning the area out and adding a pond for some red ear sliders.

5. Make a toad friendly area - This should be simple once I have the flower beds developed and a save area for them to hide and live.
Fail~ I bought a cut little toad house, but nothing much has happened with this

6. Plant a grape vine and keep it alive - I have killed 3 plants so far but they have all been small. I am going for the 10 gallon pot come spring!
Check~ they are doing great! Noah even ate a few grapes off the vine

7. Less grass!!!!! No one likes mowing the lawn . . . less lawn = less watering

Check~ 15 yards of mulch in my backyard, cut the grass down by more then half!

8. Install sprinklers - and watering drip system for all this amazing landscaping
Check~ My hubby is the drip master. We have an amazing system all on a timer. The grass I still don't water :)

9. Designated Doggie area - limit where he does his business
Fail~ Good idea, just did not work out

10. My Koi pond - I want nothing more then a nice Koi pond on the edge of my deck to enjoy and watch the fishes
Check~ for my birthday Noah built me an amazing pond and put together all the filters himself. I love my new pond.

11. Birds - attract more birds to my yard
Check~ so many birds love my yard, I see 20-30 birds in my yard every day. All different types and doing different things.

So 8 out of 11 is not too bad. The sad part is that most of them did not get done until 2009, opps!

The Dan Band

The Dan Band is the coolest thing to hit you tube. It is a all guy band singing chick songs. They are best known for being in movies like Old School and The Hangover. Check them out!

They know what the best dog breed is!

That is Justin Timberlake walking his two boxer dogs, Buckley and Brennen. Jessica Biel is walking her dog, Tina.

Developed in Germany in the 19th century, Boxers were originally used for dog fighting and to run down and hold large game such as wild boar and bison until the hunter could arrive. The breed is known for standing up on its hind legs and batting at its opponent, appearing to box with its front paws. Imported to America after World War I, they began to grow in popularity in the late 1930s. Boxers have been always been a popular breed. In 2007 and 2008 they were number 6 for most popular breeds according to the AKC.

There are many famous celebrities who have owned or currently own a Boxer dog! Among them are: Dale Earnhardt Jr, Humphrey Bogart, Jodie Foster, Carroll O'Connor, Robin Williams, George Clooney, Charlton Heston, Sylvester Stallone, Greg Biffle, Nat King Cole, Lauren Bacall, Shirley MacLaine, Billie Holiday, Rocky Marciano, Pablo Picasso and the list just goes on.

Here is a cute Boxer Poem I found at Boxerworld.com

If your boxer chases flies
Or gives those heavy sighs
Soulful eyes to view you sadly
Before kidney beaning madly

Maybe jumps high in the air
Sleep and snore without a care
With a faith that is unerring
Despite what is occuring

If he tries to swim but sinks
If he's silly but, still thinks
If he loves you like a child
And is sometimes just as wild

There's a story to be told
Of boxers young, of boxers old
And it's here they get unfurled
At our own place, Boxerworld!!

High School Photo

My 10 year Cordova High School Reunion is next month. They asked us to send a old photo and a recent photo for a slide show. So I pulled out the photo album and started to flip through the old photos. Most of them were embarrassing (use to be a goth) but I did find this one. It was taken Senior year on campus. We had to wear our id cards on us at all times when at school. This was before I knew I needed glasses. And look at all that hair.

WIld turkey on a bike ride

Noah and I went on a Sunday night bike ride along the American River Trail. We rode at dusk and saw so many critters along the way. Doves, deer, quails, buzzards and some baby wild turkey. This is a terrible far away cell phone photo I took. There was one mama turkey and 10 chicks, they looked like little velociraptor.

It was a fun 8 mile ride. I am a bit sore today and forgot how much I liked to ride my bike. Now that I have my own bike rack we can go for more rides.

Dallas Funny Lizard News

It is from a Dallas news broadcast. Watch the little critter, a small desert lizard, on the left side of the table. Remember the man on the left is concentrating on the snake the other guy is holding. This news guy will never live this down, that's for sure!!!! Then watch it a second time and listen closely to the "sounds" the newscaster makes!!

coacoholic

Yes I know, I have a addiction to Coach. It is sickening and wrong. I justify it buy only buying clearance items at the outlet stores. I have NEVER bought anything full price! Ok, I am just saying all this to make myself feel better, you really don't care to hear it.

This part month has been very bad, I have found myself with not one, but two new bags and a pair of shoes. The one on the left is a laptop/diaper bag I picked up. Not only did I need a cute pink laptop bag for my cute pink macbook, I also needed a carry on bag for a trip coming up later this month. And as Doug said "Nothing says 'steal my laptop' like a fancy smancy Coach laptop bag."

The real trouble came a few weeks later when I had to kill some time in Folsom, I found myself in the Coach outlet store again. They know how to get us to buy stuff, give us a one day 20% off coupon. Suckers! So bag number two came into my life. This one is a signature rugby duffel with a pink stripe. She is a beautiful deep bag, with lots of room and a thick strap.

Last but not least would be the Nordstom rack score. The Barrett sneakers were $25 and only had one pair and they just happened to be in my size! But I have made a commitment to myself, no more. I am on a six month timeout, no more buying Coach. I have enough, we are in a recession...blah blah blah

Stop being so addicting Facebook applications! Just stop it!

Like it was not bad enough that Facebook completely eats up all my time. Now there have applications that eat up all my free time. First it was 'Sorority Life' that I had an invite from a friend, you do little social events to earn money and points. Then you buy clothing and cars and the best part is you get fight other girls! To the left is a clip of what my sorority sister looks like. The hubby of course made fun of me.

Well then I found something new. 'My Zoo' where you build your own zoo, hire staff and take care of animals. The point of the game is to get more visitors. You even start a breeding program for endangered animals. It is crazy!

I have self respect and control but I still find myself wasting time with these silly games. Do they have a rehab game?

Kayak Class

For Valentines I got Noah a beginners Kayaking class. Obviously February was 4 months ago, but Noah wanted to wait til the weather was nice. Or FREAKIN' HOT! I went as well to sit on the beach, soak up the rays and take photos. Noah said he loved being out on the water and is looking forward to getting into a kayak again, he also said he would like to take the next class. The instructor said he did very well and picked up on it fast! The class was with Current Adventures Kayak School and Trips. They were very helpful on the phone when I set it all up and Noah said his instructor was great!

I took a bunch of photos and picked 7 to post, I know 7 is a bit much, but I liked them all.

Dog Park...too hot

So on this hot Monday we thought we would take the dogs to the dog park. Last time we were at this dog park there was a pond the dogs could swim in. Well that is no more, they made it a do not enter area. That made my great wet dog idea a very bad hot idea. I felt so bad for the pups that we did not stay long. Plus we were the only ones there. Apollo found the kid pool and I even got him to sit down in it. Klondike was smart and found some shade and stayed there. Sorry photos are not great, took them with my palm pre :)