Pioneer Woman Test

The other day I was watching a episode of the Pioneer woman and she made this pasta dish that was like a cross between two dishes I make often, so I decided to try it, but in my own way.  I made the chicken with red pepper and then grilled it.  While it was grilling I prepared the pasta and cut cherry tomatoes in half.  Then I sauteed garlic in white wine, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil and added the tomatoes.  After a bit I added a bag of spinach and then put the pasta and chicken on top of that before I mixed everything together.  I have been eating it all week and I LOVE it. 

Sunsets in the park

Most nights I barely make it home to walk my dogs before dark.  We manage it most the time and I get some amazing pictures walking at that time as well. 

 

 

 

Walking late also lets me see more wildlife.  Here are the cranes getting settled for the night.

 

Pets and the Vet

I finally broke down and took my two dogs and cat to the vet this past Friday.  I was really worried since it had been so long since I had taken them to the vet.  I decided to find a new vet since their old vet was not as friendly as I would like a vet to be.  I did tons of research and found a vet that had a perfect rating on google.  I loved this place.  They referred to my pets as my kids, which you know right off is perfect.  Than they were probably the best deal in town and they were very up front about pricing.  I liked the small town vet feel of the office and look forward to working with them in the future. 

Now for the bad news.  First off Memphis was fantastic, he was considered in perfect shape and very healthy.  They even said his teeth were great.

 

 

On to Vegas, I have been a bit worried about her wheezing after playing outside.  She  stumped the vet because she moves her abdomen when breathing heavy, she also had bad teeth but her mommy is so broke now I will be taking care of that for the time being.  She will be taking allergy meds for awhile to help her breathing.

 

Last was poor Lacy.  She has a heart murmur and had a complete blood test, they are not 100% sure what is causing it.  It is possible she has heart disease but they said she could go the rest of her life and never have any problems with it, but I was told what to watch for in case a problem occurs.   Her teeth were also bad but since they did not recommend a cleaning I am guessing they think she is not healthy enough for the cleaning.  I have been  watching her very closely but she is acting so normal it is throwing me a bit.

In the end I am glad I went ahead and took care of this but it defiantly added some worries to my life.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

I was a huge fan of the original rangers back when I was a pre-teen.  However when I started watching the original rangers, the series had already moved on to the Power Rangers Zeo (almost Turbo).  I had never seen all the original episodes in order so when I discovered that they were available on Netflix I decided to watch all the original episodes through the pink ranger leaving (I was not a fan of the 2nd pink ranger).  I am on Season 2 right now and they just transferred the yellow, black, and red ranger powers.  I had read that there was a contract dispute going on with the original red, black, and yellow rangers at that time, which was the reason they left.  I did not know that the show did not have them on and tried to cover up that they were not there.  It is pretty funny how bad they covered up that three cast members were missing.  They showed lots of backs of the "cast" members, old footage and sound bites, and one where they were silhouetted by the sunset.  I think they had a couple people mimic a couple of the ranger voices as well and it was pretty bad.  I love the show and how corny it is, but the few episodes while this was going on really take the cake.  They are sooooo extremely corny. 

Of course the main reason I watched the show was because I adored Jason David Frank and Tommy and Kimberley's relationship, which is still in the episodes at least.  I am guessing they learned their lesson cause I don't think that happened much again at least not for that many episodes.

I have had about 6 episodes play today while I do house work and that is about my limit, so I am moving on to Easy A.

An Amazing Weekend

I have nothing planned for this weekend, not even a trip to the movie theater but I have a feeling that this weekend will be the best weekend ever. 

Tonight is the only time I have anything planned and it should be fun.  It is babysitting some of my favorite kiddos, so it should be a fun evening.  My house and yard are clean for once and I have no desire for a shopping trip so I don't know what is going to make this weekend exciting but it is going to be incredible.

I can feel it in the air.  The best weekend in the world is almost here!!!!

Library

I am in the library getting ready to win back the HOA with my neighbors but I thought I would take a
moment to post some amazing sunset pictures from last week.

Right after I got to the park I saws this and thought it was worth a picture.

I walk later now and the sun is setting from the second I get there, so by the end of the walk I am not longer taking pictures. 

I was going to delete this picture and then I noticed a orb and decided it was worth keeping.

Memphis was distracted and I was a able to snap a quick pic of him before he noticed the camera.  Tonight is mowing and bath day for the pets, so I will have a busy busy evening ahead.  It is times like this I wish I had someone else around to help out.

Long Time No See

I got a job in August and it has kept me so busy that I have not been able to blog at all.  I have 5 different classes and I was really worried at first about how I would manage teaching 5 different classes but I have come to love it.  It makes the days fly by and I never get bored.  It takes me back to the days of student teaching when I had more to do.  I also love a few of the courses.  I am teaching a couple design courses and they defiantly helps fuel my need to be creative.  I know it is going to be a great year and I am enjoying the ability to breath again.  The last week has allowed me to feel more settled again so I have been taking the dogs for walks.  Plus it is very cool and cloudy which is my favorite weather.  I am trying to wrap up chores early today so that I can take the dogs for a walk again this evening.  They have been enjoying the cool walks and I love taking pictures of the late summer wild flowers that are currently in bloom.  We have also had tons of rain recently which has made everything beautiful and green.

Here are some pictures I have gotten recently.

These two are my new favorites because I got the sun setting behind them.

It seems like some yellow flower has been in bloom since Spring.

The water looks even better now with the recent rain.

Our evening walks are later now since I am driving farther to get to work, but that means great sunset pictures

The other night one of the little donkeys got out of the pen but it was staying close, so I did not worry

There are giant elephant ears growing wild just off the trail in the park now

I went home to visit my parents and I stopped on Ranch Road 1 to get this picture, when the sun was setting.

I plan to get back into blogging again now that the year is settling in better.