Been a busy girl.

Riley got the Ipod touch.... it is soooo cool. She has managed to downWoad all kinds of games, it keeps her occupied while we................
Work on our new one of these (house) AKA 666 Lots-o-work Lane, Chino, CA .

All the drywall work is complete. The next task is my least favorite of all... painting!

On a happier note. I have this sick obsession with wood floors but due to the fact that I own the worst dogs in the world and have 1 water crazed kid, it was always just a dream. Until now, I found ceramic tile that looks like real wood (it comes in plank sized pieces with wood grain and all). I know its probably been around for a while... Give me a break I'm a sheltered girl, but Ohhhh so happy to have it in my life now.

Step #568- choose carpet for the bedrooms. (to be continued)

Moving, decorating and battling with Miss Riley

I have been busy the last few weeks with work, Riley and planning the big move.... Well not really a big move its just down the street. However; this move will be much better than the last one 2 years ago, which left a sour taste in my mouth. I hate change and I truley hate moving. First we can take our time... get all the improvements done now and move 1 room at a time.. The second reason this will be a better move than the last............ I wont be living out of an RV in front of my parents house for two weeks because our other house closed and "I" couldn't find a home I was happy with. Me, Riley and 3 dogs, two weeks in an RV (not fun)... luckily "B" was in Vegas for SEAMA. Did I mention I had to move the RV every 72 hours to avoid the city ticket! Argh..

Any who I'm looking forward to the GIANT back yard (more pets?), 12' block walls all the way around and the best part not being surrounded by 2-story neighbors. No one to complain that my frogs are in their pool again (what nerve)... No more listening to the neighbors dog bark from 8 to 9 every morning. HELLO to privacy and the sweet sound of birds chipping. Oh gosh I cant wait!

So now I'm choosing paint colors and flooring... Going to try wood floors and some carpet. I will probably regret this decision because of the dogs but I'm so tired of tile. It is looking like the week after Thanksgiving will be the official move-in, because I'm not going to forfeit the annual poker run and Thanksgiving dinner in Havasu.

Ohhh and Riley has some serious opinions of the decor of her new room. She wants animals painted on the walls with matching animal curtains and bedspread. I tried to sway her towards zebra print with lime green or hot pink accents... She wont have it, so I'm sure she will have the most hideous room ever. But hey whatever makes her happy.. Right?

The fairy, the dog and the pumpkins

Riley was a fairy this year........

This is the first year she would even touch a pumpkin. Last year and the year before she sat nearby gagging from the '"horrible, slimy, stinky, gloppy pumpkin guts."

Proof that a bulldog will eat anything... Pumpkin carving 2009

Bubba swiping the pumpkin lid.

Pumpkin carving 2008. Bubba fighting for a bite.

Bianca Update

Tomorrow is little Bianca's 4Th birthday and I am happy to say she is home! (well at grandmas house where she can have 24 hour care) Her eyes are badly crossed, her vision maybe impaired and she lost hearing in one ear and partial hearing in the other. Her jaw was fractured but she is alive and thriving. Although she isn't putting complete sentences together, she has come so far from that Thursday night when her lifeless little body was airlifted to Loma Linda. We hope to see her in school as soon as she feels up to it.