And then there were none.

Puppies are a nightmare. Serious, we have put our lives completely on hold for the last 8 weeks. We couldn't leave the house, we couldn't keep it clean and there were more nights then not that we (mostly Brad) would be up in the early hours of the morning rescuing and relieving the huge little of pups that were stuck in a small kennel. They are the cutest puppies, but two loads of really really dirty laundry was a must and dont forget the oh so yummy puppy mash that had to be prepared so the babes could be winged off mom. We sold all 8 puppies in just over a week, talk about a huge demand. We even had 4 more people call after they were sold. We had two families bring two different puppies back. The poor families had no idea what a puppy was and what was expected from them. For the most part all puppies went to wonderful homes where they will be taken care of and spoiled. It was had toward the ends seeing the cute pups slowly becoming less. Sunny was more then ready to have all of them gone. She has been a trooper the last 4 months. It was seriously an amazing miracle to be a part of the birth, I bet it is even better with humans having a baby! The positives, we always had a beautiful snuggle buddy to fall asleep on us when we would cuddle at nights, we made 2,000.00 dollars from the litter, and I finally got my much needed carpets and tiles cleaned. Really, not kidding, it was the highlight of my year. The carpets look new and the tile is so clean and really the house looks like a million bucks. I guess its the small things! We now know what to expect with puppy breeding and although it is a really horrible process, the money is really great and it is a project that gets me close to babies even if it is puppies. So we will probably do this again.
Oh! and I also finished painting a 4th bedroom in the house. I don't know why I went with orange. I wanted a warm color that matched my warm color pallet for the house. I am a nerd. Furniture is in and it is a completed bedroom that isn't full of boxes. I have one more room to go. Maybe a green room?

It is finished!

I have the best husband that has worked so hard to make my dream of so many years a reality. I have a sink that has a reclining chair, that goes with the cutest little salon in the world. I have clients that have started coming and really we are so blessed. My Mesa hair job is lame as ever. I finally found a loop hole and now just have my clients call me into the salon when they want me to come in. I don't have to sit for 8 hours and walk out with one or two clients on my books. We shall see how long it lasts until something makes what I do wrong. I am hanging on for my winter clients who are on their way down. It's been a really long summer. On a huge positive note I love my nanny job, it makes life just a bit more busy and the extra money is great as well. We are blessed.

Canning oh canning!

Pears, peaches, tomatoes oh my! They great time of the year has arrived yet again. I wonder what it is like to can fall fruits in cool weather!? It is by far the most unfair aspect of prepping fruit for hours on end. We have concurred two boxes of pears that gave us 90+ bottles of beautiful and yummy pears. I look forward to the peaches and maters because they are so much easier. Thankyou Mom for letting us use your kitchen, it was covered with simple syrup pear chunks and juices every where. It will be a year till that comes out and then we shall can all over again!

My New Life

Brooklyn's First haircut

Today we had so much fun being with the puppies, swimming, eating and cutting hair in the Bowles family. Brooke has never had a real hair cut before, it was begining to be a beautiful mullet. She did well and had a lot of fun haning out in my new salon. He and Maddy twrilled to Styx and Josh Groban. Ray had her brows waxed and dad even drove out to have dinner with us and his girls. The puppies have one more week and can be sold! Hooray, then I get to clean my carpets! Serious no okay withe puppy mess in the house!!!