Camping, A New Four Wheeler, and Furniture Buildin'

Well, I guess it has been a while since I updated our ole blog-a-roo. I have just been crazy busy! Going back to school has been interested, wonderful, and very stressful!! Christen tells me that teaching is not as difficult as college because in college they make you jump through hoops! I hope she is right because the workload is insane!! I am enjoying it a lot, and have found my niche at the W this semester, and it has actually become quite a blessing! I have met some amazing women (only one guy in the education program, he is cool too!). The faculty at the W is very dedicated, and are all really qualified and in the know! The small atmosphere makes it really personable and easy to learn, and ask questions! I am enjoying my field experience hours! FE is great because being in the classroom keeps me motivated and grounded, and reminds me of why I am busting my booty and making the sacrifices that I am for this! I am sure that I am doing the right thing, and that is a great feeling!!

Roger has gotten really into woodworking. He started toying around with building furniture before Christmas. I laughed at first, but have been amazed at the progress he has made. Most people cannot teach themselves a skill like this from reading books, the internet, magazines, etc but he has. He gave handcrafted gifts as Christmas gifts, and has made sold a few pieces recently. He has to sell pieces because our house is just not big enough to keep adding more and more furniture!

The above piece is what he calls a "lingerie cabinet". It is a gorgeous piece that he custom built for my bathroom! You can see the drawer construction, which is interesting and beautiful. The drawer fronts are made of a wood called "tiger wood" which I love!

All of the furry babies are doing great! The kittens have grown up, and I think that Chonga is finally settling into living out here with all of the other animals. He was my moms cat, and pretty much only liked her and Oliver. Unfortunately, we lost Oliver, and Chonga was devastated and moped for several months. Zeus is spoiled as always, and Boss has gone from being a pitiful stray to being a handsome spoiled labrador like Zeus! Guinea is the sweetest little puppy I have ever seen! She is very much a baby, and is very bonded to us!

We got a new four wheeler yesterday, which the dogs love! I love to be outside, and four wheeler riding is one of my favorite things! I make a point to take the dogs on a ride pretty much daily when the weather is nice. Zeus LOVES it! If you say "four wheeler" he gets beside himself shaking and running in circles! Before now, if Rog takes the four wheeler somewhere we are just out of luck. I finally talked him into buying a new one, and me inheriting the old one! We took the dogs out for a long ride yesterday afternoon to test it out, and it is nice!!

I have been begging to go tent camping for a while now, and Rog has finally agreed! We are going to load up the four wheelers and Zeus and Guinea and go camping in the woods tomorrow night! I am so excited! Jay is coming out to the house to stay with Boss. Boss and Zeus could never stay in the tent together. Plus, after living in the woods, Boss is aware of every sound in the night. He sleeps in the laundry room at night, and he loves it! If he has to stay outside, he runs around the perimeter of the yard barking all night!!