It's HOT.....

We are on our 3rd day of over 90 degree temps. These little babies would normally still be sleeping in their nest box, with shavings and mom's fur. But it is SO hot, they started hopping out to get cooler. I guess the ceramic crock is the coolest place in the cage... but it's only big enough for one....

Who Needs A Cat?...

When you have KC the Amazing Gopher Huntin' Dog!
She was staring at this spot for a good 30 minutes.. standing and cocking her head back and forth for a while, then she decided to sit and wait....

Look Ma... I still have all my fingers!!

I FINALLY broke out my birthday present from last year...LOL
A very nice Craftsman circular saw... The rabbits need a structure to hold up their tarp better. As it is now, it just flaps in the wind, and is held up by the handle on a rake... yeah, real sophisticated. And with the winds we have been having, that 'rake pole' ripped a hole right in the middle of the tarp.
It's going to take me at least another day to finish it (being very inexperienced carpenters, Kate and I made a few mistakes..hehehe)
Until then, we put up a new thicker, reflecting tarp...and just in time! It's HOT...well for us anyway. And the worst part is, we have our Mini Lop National show this next weekend in Monterey. And when you add heat to bunnies, you get blown coats.. aka fur coming out by the hand fulls! Not good when you are trying to win at a rabbit show, against nice glossy coats from cooler climates....

Another Kind of Report....

On the day that I went to pick Kaitlynn up early for her dentist appointment, I had to go into the office to sign her out. While I was waiting, the office secretary asked if I wanted to go ahead and pick up her report card...since I was there. I laughed and said, are you trying to get her in trouble? She just looked at me... guess she doesn't know Kate's track record.

She handed me the envelope, and I looked at it for a minute, then decided to open it. EUREKA!! Kate's hard work paid off!!

It may not seem like great grades to someone not in the know, but for Kate this is a HUGE improvement...

English C
Home Ec A-
Phys Ed B+
Pre-Algebra C-
Science B
World History B
GPA 2.28

I hope she takes these grades as a payoff for her hard work, and continues to improve... We are working hard on her homework quality, and promptness..

4-H Lambs are here....

Check out my okie kid.... no shoes! I told her to get dressed so we could go shopping... so she got all spruced up, brand new shoes and all. Well, what she forgot, was that we had to go take care of the sheep after we went shopping. And there was NO way she was going to wear her new shoes out there. So this was her solution to the problem... ewwwwwie
Any way her new lamb is a wether (a castrated male), and his name is Bubba. She got real inventive with the name this year...NOT


And this is Jessica's lamb.... I picked this one out when I first saw them in the big sheep pen.... None of the other kids in the club picked this little ewe.. Jessica thought she was getting the left overs, because she got last pick. But this lamb is one of the best the kids had to choose from... Their loss! She hasn't named her yet.

"THE BLOG"

You have to say it with a maniacal and sinister laugh... "THE BLOG" moooaaahhhhh haaa haaaaa. It has now become something to fear, like the creature in the fog.... Every time the kids do something completely harebrained, I hear, "PLEASE mom, don't blog about it!! LOL That'll teach 'em!

Myspace photos.....

This actually wasn't intended to be a myspace photo... Noah asked if he could take my camera outside to take pictures of my car after it was crushed in a t-bone accident.. (Nov. 2007)

He was trying to get himself and the damage in the same shot...

After reviewing his pictures, we were amused by this one... apparently the flash made him blink, but it looks like he was trying to be cool..


Now, these of Kaitlynn... well, SOMEONE used my camera without permission... and left the evidence on film.... these are those weird angle photos that teens like to put on myspace.... I guess they think they look better from above... and at a tilt....hehehe

Kids turn at the dentist... and Kate STILL does the darndest things

Yep, it was now the kids turn to go for their 6 month cleaning.... something Noah dreads with a passion! They took Noah first, so Kaitlynn got to sit and wait....


They had me come in for Noah's 'report'... yep, he needs to brush his teeth... surprised? Nope...








I asked the dentist to pop out that tooth that was hanging out of Noah's mouth, but Noah started freaking out... wouldn't even let the dentist numb it up...

Geezo! It's hanging by a thread...










Kaitlynn's report was MUCH better... seems she is actually brushing her teeth.. not just wetting the tooth brush, or brushing with no paste, like before...LOL


Now for the latest Kaitlynnism..... (Crystal, you will totally understand this... and this is what I mean by.... it gets better, but they never cease to top themselves!)

As we were leaving the dentist to go shopping with Kaitlynn's birthday gift cards, I look over and see that her side burns on the left side of her hairline is REALLY short. On closer inspection, I could see that it was shaved! KAITLYNN!!!! When I asked her why she SHAVED her sideburns... her answer...."well, I don't have any nails, and I wanted to get all the oils off my face... so I used a razor."

What a ding dong! I think I'd rather her be digging a pool in my yard... lol

Cerro Alto 4-H Rabbit Show

On Friday, we left Dori, DeAnn, and Noah at Disneyland at about 10:30, and after getting gas and some caffeine, we were headed for home by 11 pm. Kaitlynn was asleep 10 minutes later, Jessica about 10 minutes after that. So the long trip home was just me and my pal the radio.
We arrived home at 2 am Saturday, and swiftly unloaded the car, and reloaded it with our rabbits, and all the gear for the rabbit show.... then it was off to bed, for a very short sleep.

4 1/2 hours later, we were back on the road to Cal Poly, in San Luis Obispo for a youth only rabbit show. Needless to say, Kaitlynn was NOT in a good mood! And Jessica had huge dark circles under her eyes.... BUT the bunny Jessica picked out won its class. And Kate won Best of Breed with one of our junior bucks!
His name is Carlisle (named after one of the vamps in Twilight), and he actually belonged to Shianne, but since Kate has be feeding them, it is only fair that she get the credit.
Carlisle was even 1 of 5 rabbits mentioned for Best in Show, but he has a HUGE black molt line on his face, and so didn't get picked. The honors went to a Himalayan, and our friend Ashlee's Californian.
After the show was over, we drove home and everyone crashed! It was a VERY long weekend... but it sure was fun!

Friday at Disneyland & California Adventure

After leaving Universal Studios yesterday, we headed to Anaheim for the night. We got to our hotel a little before 8 pm... following Dori, and DeAnn's adventure of rearranging (not sure if some things were already broken..lol) the hotel room, and the kids getting done messing around, we settled in for the night. Dori says, someone was snoring.... and someone else was talking in their sleep.... I was completely out!.. So I was probably the guilty party for the snoring...LOL
Bright and early Friday morning we got up, headed down to eat in the hotel restaurant, they have a full breakfast to choose from... for FREE! That's why I love that hotel...
Then we were off to the Happiest Place on Earth! This was Jessica's 1st time visiting Disneyland, so we were all excited.....
First stop was the ticket booth for Dori, DeAnn, and Jessica to jump into the Exclusive Club of the Annual Disneyland Passholders....
Then while Kate took them to go get their pictures taken, I ran over to the City Hall to get Kaitlynn's Birthday Badge, and Jessica's 1st Visit Badge.
For Lunch we had a special treat of eating at the Blue Bayou... very yummy, but very expensive food... Kate & Dori had the New York steak, I had the short ribs, DeAnn had the chicken, Jessica had the monte cristo, and for Noah we had to order off the kids menu... it was mac n cheese for him....(glad they let us do it, it was for 9 and under) the gumbo was very flavorful, and filling! I wish it wasn't so expensive, I'd eat there every time!

Not So chipper when they are leaving with their pants wet from riding Splash Mountain twice in a row at 10 o'clock at night... hehehe

Thursday at Universal Studios

Thursday morning I woke up to take a shower before we left for Universal Studios. I guess you could say, luck was on my side, because I woke up at 5:30.... 1 hour BEFORE my alarm was scheduled to go off.... about now, you are asking yourself.... 'why was luck on her side?'... Well, I went in and started the shower, and it immediately started flooding! So I threw my clothes on and KC and I ran to the 24hr store in town. Tragedy averted! No one wants to smell my day old stink! Yeah, I know TMI.....

We headed out only 20 minutes later than scheduled, due to Kaitlynn's new ipod taking a little time to get with the program... quite literally..

We were in the gates, and ready to eat (we waited to eat there, since we all got the All-U-Can-Eat pass)... then it was off to the rides!!

On the Studio Tours there were a few attractions......

Fast and the Furious



And the Bates Motel.....

Preparing to leave....

Thursday and Friday we are planning to be celebrating Kaitlynn's birthday at Universal Studios and Disneyland! So, in preparation for our trip, we need to make sure all the bunnies have clean cages.... Jessica (Kate's friend) got in on the act... fun fun... notice the hair? Yep, she colored it for April Fools Day....


Although, I know Shianne REALLY wants to go... she needs to work on some things first... like homework, reality.... and getting better... she was so sick, she went to the ER Tuesday night..... Hopefully, next time she will be going with us....