March comes in like a lion, what else? Still the snow never melts!

Well, I guess I will start with the important stuff first. Ruby had a doctor's appointment yesterday. She had a routine immunization appointment. During the normal exam, the doctor discovered that Ruby has an innocent heart murmur. PLEASE DON'T BE ALARMED! The doctor indicated that it is not a very serious condition. We do, however, need to see a cardiologist to get an ultrasound of her little ticker. This is just to make sure that it is not a serious condition. So, if you could say a little prayer for us right now, we would very much appreciate it.

As for everything else....

Its snowing, again. Last week, I sat on the porch in my bikini. (I put blankets on the railing so no one could see me) And now it keeps coming down! At least my cardinals are back. I am trying to get a good picture of them so I can show you how beautiful these birds are. But they don't land on any branches close enough.  Oh well. The snow always makes a cup of tea and a book cozier.
I made some chocolate-hazelnut biscotti this week. I have been drinking coffee and chai like crazy so that I can dip my biscotti in it. At first, I didn't think it was that great. But then I had it with my coconut thai chai. YUMMO!!!! But instead of reading, I am blogging.

By the way.....make sure to turn on your sound and turn up the volume. I finally figured out how to add a playlist of songs to the blog. It is so nice to read other people's blogs and listen to some of their favorite tunes. It helps me get to know them a little more. So I thought I would add some of my fav's for your listening enjoyment.

I also finished another sister owl.

Not sure what to name her yet. She kinda has crazy eyes. Maybe Cathy would be a good name. Hehe! But don't worry! This bird will not be calling you during the midnight hours to "hoot" at you. (Please understand that this is not a joke about any of our family members named Cathy.)

I must get busy de-cluttering our house. We are having John, a guy Eddie works with, and his girlfriend, Jody, over for dinner tomorrow night. I plan on making something in my crockpot so that the aroma of good food will fill the house. It still smells like smoke in here, and I hate it. Febreeze and candles are my friends!

With adieus..... another video of Ruby in the tub

Hoot! Hoot!

Thanks to Ashley Bailey, I have a w3redasdgdsa   (sorry! I just had to yell at the dog for spilling my coffee and then stepping all over the keyboard. Dumb dog!)
Anyway....I have a new hobby to keep me busy here in lonely New York. Check it out.....

Meet Blanche, our first sister owl, and Ruby's new friend.

Ashley posted the instruction for these little guys on her cute blog. She has been keeping herself busy creating whole flocks of owls! And I thank her for giving me a hobby. However, her little owls are smelly good sachets that she keeps in a pantie drawer. My little owls are going to be rattles and toys for all of Ruby's friends. And she has several! So I will be busy. But first, I gotta go cuddle Tater since I hurt her feelings by yelling at her.

Sure

Our trip home to Utah was busy! We had soooooo much to do and sooooo many people to see. I am looking forward to our next visit when Ruby and I will be there for almost 2 weeks!
I did not take a camera to Utah (stupid idoit!), so the only pictures I have are of Ruby doing silly things.

This is Ruby's first Frappucino. Steven Sheffield, one of her many boyfriends, made it for her. She liked the sound of the straw scraping on the lid the best since she is not allowed to taste Frappucinos yet. But I'm sure the whipped cream will be her favorite, just like her mom.

This picture makes me very happy! That's all I'm going to say about this one.

Ruby learned to make this face at Grandma & Grandpa's. It was quite hilarious to see my folks doing it back to her!

Don't worry.......Ruby was out of her carseat with Grandpa while they waited for me and Grandma to go into Target. By the way, I miss Utah Targets.

So everything was good back home. I got to see my girlfriends. We had a blast bowling! The bruise on my kneecap is starting to fade though. (Ask me about that later)

I got to hang out with my cousins and my Grandma and Aunt. I really enjoyed the time we had with them. I hope I can have a super hot pink hat next time we go out!

We did a lot while we were home. The sun is finally shining in New York today. Maybe we can go to the driving range when Ed gets home. I need the practice for our next trip home!

HOME!

Ruby and I are finally home in Utah! We sure have missed everyone. And, the best thing of all, there's no snow! Well, not a whole lot anyway. I can see the grass and the sun is shining. Mom and I went to Cafe Rio for lunch on Monday. DELISH! And then we went and had a little shopping spree at TJ Maxx.
Hazel, my cute cousin, had a birthday party on Tuesday. So we got to hang out with my Uncle Chase and Aunt Daisy and my favorite little people....Hazel, Zander and Zekey-poo! They sure are cutie pies! We got to see Great GREAT Aunt Micky. She is a great aunt twice! Weird.
Emily and I went to Park City yesterday to see Jan and Jill and Stella-blue. We had another shopping spree at TJ Maxx. I got some sweet prizes for our Girls Night Bowling Bingo game. We are going to have sooooooooo much fun! I can't wait to see my friends!!!! I have missed them so much!
Eddie flies in tonight. I hope his flight is a lot better than mine. I'm pretty sure no one is going to puke all over him, but you never know! Only 5 days left in the SLsizzle! I hope they are good ones!

Little Miss Sunshine

Ruby visited the doctor today. She is very close to having bronchitis! POOR BABY!!! But we haven't been going out much for it to turn into anything serious. Anyway, Ruby was all smiles for everyone at the doctor's office. She smiled at the front desk lady, at the other waiting patients, the nurses, the doctor, EVERYONE! One nurse tried to take her home. But I told her that Ruby already has two cray grandmas and doesn't really need another one.

Right now, Ruby is whining while I am typing this. But then I'll stop and look at her and she will start smiling and giggling at me. What the?!?!
Well Daddy is home and he is upset that I don't have dinner ready. So I'm gonna go before I get beat. (I hope you all know that I am being sarcastic)
PEACE!

Awake

Does most blogging happen during the late night and early morning hours? I seem to think that it does. It has been a long couple of days. Ruby and Eddie are both sick. Ruby has a nasty cough that keeps me running into her room to check on her all night. And Eddie has symptoms of bronchitis and a sinus infection. Fun! NOT!!!! I worry too much as it is. But I am doing my best to take care of my babies. Let's hope nothing happens to Tater, or I might just run away to Canada. Wait......that would be like only 6 hours. And I don't have a passport. I'll go to Mexico. Its warmer there. And I'll take my new swim suit. And I don't think it would be that hard to sneak in......or out. (Sorry. Couldn't resist that one)

Ok.......I just typed a whole paragraph and the stupid touch pad mouse on this dang laptop made it erase!!!! GRRRRRR!!! Anyway, the video I uploaded to YouTube from my phone didn't post to my account. So I can't link it to this. Dumb. So I will post a picture instead. Let me go find one. Browsing......browsing........ OOOOO!!! Here is a good one!

This is from our trip to NYC with Cortnee and Jorge. We had a blast! Looking at my friend's Facebook pages and their blogs makes me really miss having them close to me. All I do here in NY is sit and wait for Eddie to get home from work. Seriously. That is all I do. It has been tough not being active and not having things to do besides clean the house. At least I didn't eat all of that cake that was leftover from Eddie's birthday! And now I have a blog to keep me up at night, listening to Ruby cough and Eddie snore. Poor babies!!!