Back To Work

Whew!! Back from vacation! 1000+ miles later! Actually we go back last week but I have been busy working and getting back in the swing of things...

Sweet Mama and I went to Iowa to visit LB. It was chilly up there! We had one morning in the 30s...brrrr. That's winter here in GA!! We looked like we were from the South..all bundled up with some people walking around in shorts and tank tops. It was so nice to get back to the 90s!

While we were up there we went to Cedar Falls. It is such a pretty town. Here are a few pics!

Check out this sign! We do not have signs like this!! Also notice the sky...it was rainy and/or cloudy almost the whole time we were there.

We met Ella aka Cinderella (but she hates that name!). This is Bruiser's new "sister". They have become best friends!! Even sharing a lap!

They were so funny! It was a big deal to get in your lap underneath the blanket!

Just checking...everybody OK?

Check out the finger pointing to Ella!!

We had such a great time!! And enjoyed our "Fall" weather! Some were sad to see us go!!

Don't worry!! We will be back soon...but only when it warms up!!

Eagle Watching

Sweet Mama and I have been watching the Decorah Eagles in Decorah, Iowa! It is a nest with three babies being cared for by mama and daddy! We found out about it through LB who is a news anchor in Waterloo, Iowa. The station website had a link and we clicked and can't stop watching! The babies were born 4/3, 4/6 and 4/9. It is mesmerising to watch how the parents care for their young! The cameras (there are 2) are trained on the nest 24/7. The night view is infrared so it doesn't bother them. Here is the link so you can watch too!

Here are more pics!

The tallest in Junior, the one to the right is Rickie and the smallest is Baby! Sweet Mama named them...She said the parents names are Richard and Amy. Just so you know. ;)

This is Amy this morning! She is usually with the babies all night and Richard take the dayshift!

I wish I could make the pictures bigger and not so blurry but I took them off Facebook. Notice below her is a little stream. They eat alot of fish. This morning for breakfast we had fish and squirrel...

The Facebook page is here

I tell you, you can't stop watching! They will leave the nest in about 2 months or so...80 days from 1st hatching. I hope I can get some work done in between now and then. I don't know...the are just so cute!!

Back from Vacation!

I am back from vacation!!! I took Sweet Mama to Iowa to visit my brother and his fiance...and the two grand dogs! We had a great time... Played a lot of cards and wii!!! Sweet Mama bowled, ski jumped, golfed and ping ponged!! A fierce competitor is she and actually not bad for a one-eyed woman! We also did a little bit of shopping! The street above is in Dubuque, Iowa...about 90 miles away. There is an incline railroad there that ends on this street with cute shops below. It is called the Fenelon Place Elevator built in 1882. It has been described as "the world's steepest, shortest scenic railway, 296 feet in length, elevating passengers 189 feet from Fourth Street to Fenelon Place. Magnificent view of the business district, the Mississippi River and three states." Yes I did see all three states! More info can be found here www.dbq.com/fenlco

It was fun! We rode from the top to the bottom. This was at the bottom.

You have to pay at the top which is on a tiny neighborhood street. It was $1.00!

When I was in the shops there was a cool bookstore (which I bought a Crochet book!) and a neat antique shop which had this!

I have never seen a mannequin like this one! Check out how the skirt can be expanded! It was $200...if I was closer to home...and rich! Too cool!!!

Here are some pictures of the grand dogs. Bruiser is the alpha dog...a chihuahua. (He was named after the dog on "Totally Blonde"). He is very sweet and cuddly. Sam is a flat coat retriever who is camera shy! He is actually a foster dog and is going back home to Missouri on Saturday. He belongs to H's parents who had moved to Arizona and could not take him with them. But they are now back in MO and now, a year later, Sam is going back home too! Bruiser is getting a girl friend sometime soon..Cinderella. He can not be left alone...he gets lonely. So he is getting a cute babe...Pictures to come! I hope he will be nice!

We had a great time but the drive home was long. It takes 2 days! Skippy kept the cats and they loved him! That was nice..so glad they didn't have to go back to the kennel...Beau HATED that!! They are thrilled we are back and life is getting back to normal...whatever that is. I just miss the cool weather..although they said it was hot up there. I couldn't tell! It was 94 degrees here when I checked one day with a heat index of 111...Didn't miss that one bit!

It was nice not to think about work and relax..just like Bruiser!

Meet Bruiser!

This is Sweet Mama's new Grand Dog! He belongs to my brother, LB, and lives in Iowa! Don't let his name fool you... they say he is very calm and sweet. He was named by the family who owned him before LB. Isn't he just the cutest!! He is about 7 years old and is a long-haired Chihuahua. LB and his fiancee have fallen in love with him! They got him about a month or so ago. Quite a happy dog!

Sweet Mama and I can't wait to meet him!