A look at Google calendars

I just found out that google came out with a calendar for it's members. Yes, I stumbled upon it and yes, I am trying it out. So far it looks pretty cool and with the phone that I have I can pull it up whenever I need it.

http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/about.html is a place to find out more about it.

I found it by visiting a website I usually visit every few days. They actually put it up on the website and I found that you can sync theirs into yours. I saw that and I actually have a google account, so I figured I would give it a try. With everything I am involved in I am hoping that it helps me to stay on top of everything.

I only wish that it would sync with outlook or even the calendar on my phone. I am hoping to find more info on getting all of my calendars to work together. I also noticed that there is a way to get it to work offline also.

Hope this helps someone out there!

Tina

8 days old.

It's been a hectic 8 days let me tell you! Between the wheel coming off of the Jeep (while in process of getting Fireman home), repairing the Transfer case from the Jeep hitting coming down and cracking it upon the rotor's impact from the tire being thrown about 250-300 yards away, Meeting with the school and a rush to the hospital I have been checking on the babies. Here are some of the latest shots taken today at 8 days old. Their eyes should open on Monday, at 10 days old.


This first photo shows three of them sleeping. This is usually how you see all of them bundled up in their nest made out of straw and fur that was pulled from their mother.

In this photo you can see how they all like to be together. If you get one away from the others they will go searching for one of the siblings to cuddle with. You also can see the various colors in the litter.

Just another shot as a couple extend their heads up to try to find it's spot among it's siblings

We love having babies here at the house.. they are sooo much fun. The fun with get better when they have their eyes opened and start eating pellets with mom.

Tina

It's been an exciting few days

The excitement has been fabulous around here. Bunnies were born! One of our rabbits, a broken otter (an otter is usually solid black with brown/white belly, brown tufts at the top of the head and around the ears and brown around the nose, black eyes, a broken is two colors and white/brown belly and little brown around the top of ears and nose - at least this is how I have learned this to be)to be exact, had 7 kits (name for a baby bunny). They actually look wild the day of birth. They are usually hairless but their bodies kind of give away what colors they will be. Today is day three of their lives and they are well fed and starting to get hair. Their eyes will not open until around day 10. It is amazing how their little bodies transform and how they start beginning to look like bunnies. We bred two does around the same time so that the kids will be able to show Jr.s at the fair for 4H this year.

We took the kits out to the adviser's house so that the whole family could find out what kinds and colors we may have. We were too excited to wait and actally find out as they grow. Yea, I am very impatient, and I wanted to see what colors there was involved. I went out to make sure the kids fed and watered them and to make sure the bunnies were okay, and it seemed like one was actually like a lilac or a blue color. Well, after the adviser saw them, we definitely have blue, maybe a broken sable and possibly a broken black and what looks like could be a broken blue otter or broken blue and the possibilities of a solid blue. We are very excited!!!!

Now I will be more curious as to the definitions of all of the different colors and the things that the advisor stated, so I will have to start checking more out on the web. I'll be excited to see if they are show quality also, and we just may have more Jr's going to fair than what we thought!

The most important thing right now is that these babies are a sign to me- a sign that things begin anew every single day. A sign that life is ever replenishing themselves, bringing joy and happiness to those who look for the joy and happiness within things. Sometimes we need to see the flower growing in between the sidewalk, the cry of a newborn, and yes, watching the fur grow on the bodies of bunnies awaiting the opening of their eyes. This waiting and daily checking shows how things change quicker and how things in life need to be cherished in the light of the day, and not lived through and ignored.

Tina

Wishful Wednesday

Here's a website that many of you may be interested in. http://www.allfreecrafts.com/ebooks/index.shtml Here is a listing of all kinds of Free E-books that are packed with information. Two books I have already checked out - Self care cards for Busy Moms and 64 bath and body recipes. Some you may need to buy a book for, but for the most part they have the recipes and they are very easy to follow from what I see.

As mothers we tend to forget to take care of ourselves. The self care cards have some good ideas on them and I hope you find them as useful as I think they will be helpful to me.

Go on, check it out, I think you may find something interesting if you are frugal about caring for yourself like I am.

Tina

Thoughtful Tuesday

I am not so sure if there is a such thing as a thoughtful Tuesday. We will try it out. I am taking my frustrations out on all of you.



10 things that verify teenagers are coming...


10. You find clothes spread from head to toe on every stitch of furniture and floor/carpet
9. It's been forever since you had to go searching for a training bra and your daughter is going to be needing one like last week.
8. They sit there and tell you "but mom! It's been three weeks since I took a shower and I really don't need one again! (Of course I am exaggerating, LOL!)
7. Your food bill has Quadrupled and your electric bill octopled(is this really a word?)
6. Your husband prefers to work extra shifts so he don't have to come home.
5. They come home and tell you about the boyfriend/girlfriend of the day.
4. Thoughts race through my head thinking that I can maintain the dog house, run electric out to it and live there until they move out of the house.
3. Everyone knows when the kids are home.... how can they drown out all of the yelling and screaming?
2. They start telling you that they want one specific item to wear... EVERY SINGLE DAY!
and

#1.....

You start checking out what kind of job you can work as a second job to afford the military schools you are inquiring about shipping the kid off to.

Ah okay, we are just in the beginning years of the teens. I know there has to be more better ones out there, lets hear them!

BTW... Fireman is applying for a corrections officer position. I think it will be good training with the kids, don't you? Gotta keep them inmates (AKA the lovely dear children) in line!!!

Tina

a mindful way of life from the Brat factor

This list has been falsely credited to Andy Rooney. He is not the author, rather it is a compilation of many from age 5 to 95. (Snopes) I've learned that~ ~the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. ~when you're in love, it shows. ~just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day. ~having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. ~being kind is more important than being right. ~you should never say no to a gift from a child. ~I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. ~no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. ~sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. ~simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. ~life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. ~we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. ~money doesn't buy class. ~it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. ~under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~to ignore the facts does not change the facts. ~when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. ~love, not time, heals all wounds. ~the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am. ~everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. ~there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks. ~no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. ~life is tough, but I'm tougher. ~opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. ~when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. ~I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away. ~one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them. ~a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. ~when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, you're hooked for life. ~everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. ~the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

Spring cleaning begins.

Oh, ok yeah it's been a while since I have REALLY done this. It is a pain in the neck! With working as much as I have been, chasing kids back and forth for school and all the fun things starting up with spring coming into season I have had the urge to do this. I have started in the living room of my house. Instead of having a bucket of water, I mixed up some spic n span in a spray bottle and I absolutely love the idea! I don't have to travel up and down the ladder to wet my cloth and I only have to go up wash the wall and come back down to move the ladder after hitting the bottom portion of the wall. I really want to declutter the living room too, one task that I would rather not do, but if I don't it's still going to be a mess. I think I am going to have to use a laundry basket to fill goodies that I no longer love and want to give away until I get over to the recycle center to get a giveaway box. I am going so far as to actually wash down everything in the process. After that I think it will be a good time to hit the carpet with the carpet cleaner. I am hoping to get all of the dust and allergins out of the house the best I can.

I'll update you on how well I am doing. I really don't have the energy to do this, but I can have the windows open and get the fresh air in as well. A local club is doing a spaghetti dinner, so I think I will treat them with the presence of my family as a gift to myself (I won't have to cook dinner!) The fireman works tonight, so hopefully I can work diligently into the night to get this done. yes, I have a lot of clutter in this room!

~Tina~