No more single mom!!!

GOOOOOOOOD Morning! I made it one last night being a big girl! We FINALLY got to talk to Bucky yesterday!!!! Yea!!!! He called about 1:30 pm. You're not going to believe this but....I missed it! But he called right back! They were checking out and heading home so we're looking for him around lunch time today! He is going to pick the kids up when he gets here. That works perfectly because it's my late night and he usually picks them up on Wednesdays but we weren't sure he'd be here yet. I'm so glad I have my mom to help out but today, I'm tired, and so thankful I don't have to think about having to arrange other pick-up plans. Averi was so excited after talking to Bucky last night that she COULD NOT go to sleep! We ordered pizza, took baths and watched Flicka. I didn't think she would make it through it.....but.....she did! She made it through Flicka, 90210, that I DVR'd and watched at 9 and the 10 o'clock news and then she got in trouble and I had to make her think I was starring at her and make her keep her eyes closed. I'm such a mean mom, huh? Much to my dismay, she came skipping upstairs before the alarm even went off. First words, "When's my DAAAA-DY gonna be here?" Geez! Not soon enough! Did you get the part about I was already upstairs before the alarm went off? That's because Will was up before six! I would tell you the real time but I couldn't see for the first hour. We DO NOT get up that early! He must be pretty excited to see his daddy too!

I decided to have the house phone turned off because we use our cell phones for everything anyway. Bucky has some issues with how much money we spend "just to talk" . If you know him then you know HE'S not a big fan of talking I, however, AM! So, I want a new cell phone, BAD! and I want to be able to access my email and schedule appointments on it...That means we would have to upgrade our plan. Here's my dilemma, I cut the home At&t bill in half by canceling the phone and keeping the Internet. I'm wondering how bad I need Internet at home if I have it on my (hopefully) phone.....Anyone have any good advice on that? I need a plan to approach him with! :)

Stalker

Good Afternoon! I just used my spy skills and found a phone number to the outpost where Bucky is hunting. I called inquiring about a seven day hunt and asked if at the end of the hunt they fly out in the morning or evening. I have had my phone in my pocket most of the day (except the two times Kathy called and I missed it!) because I keep thinking Bucky is going to call. I am driving myself crazy trying to calculate WHEN they will be here so I got creative. :) The man on the phone asked where I was calling from and I spilled my guts! I told him actually I have family hunting there now and I was just wondering when they would fly out. He was SO awesome! He introduced himself, Kevin, asked my name, asked if Frank was my dad....ummm...no...I explained that Bucky is my husband. He went on to tell me that they had to wait a day to fly out so they will be hunting an extra day (thank goodness I called, I would have been a nervous wreck!) and will be out my noon tomorrow to start their 24 hour road trip! He told me that 3 out of 4 Moose tags were filled, Reve got the biggest one and no one got a bear yet, maybe tonight.....Such a nice guy! AND he didn't even care that I'm stalker! :)

Feet Stink!

Hi! Fuente has an abscess....a yucky infection in his foot from stepping on something on the trail ride....sharp rock , maybe? Anyway, what that really means is MORE WORK!!!! I have to stall him.....I don't have a stall.....and soak his hoof in warm water and Epsom salt twice a day, clean out the hole in his hoof with a syringe dry it all off and put a boot on it.... Did I mention that his back leg ways more than me? It's quite fun trying to do that by myself! BUT thank God for good friends and uncles that love you! My friend Giela is letting me use one of her stalls....the nice big one for the mammas and babies! Thank you Giela! And thank you Uncle Clark for being at my service at the perfect time! He happened to call me as the vet was checking Fuente out and said he would just come out to my moms in a few minutes. He got there about the time Vance (the vet) was telling me that in order for this abscess to heal properly he would need to be stalled ASAP! Nice! (I don't have a trailer either but if you know anyone that wants to sell one cheap contact Bucky Coleman! I know they don't cost as much as two week trips to Canada! ) So, my super nice uncle Clark hopped in the truck, went to get his trailer and gave us a ride to Giela's. SOOOO nice of him! I know he had better things to do on a Friday night than taxi my (pain in the butt, that I love so much) horse and I all over the county!
Averi had tons of fun at her Aunt Amber's. Amber said she never even got sad at bedtime! (Sniff) My little girl has successfully accomplished her first "slumber party", after several failed attempts at friends and neighbors! When I picked her up from Amber they had been to the mall! The pet store, play land , lunch, Libby Lu and the Cookie Factory to be exact! She came home with a new Hannah Montana dress up dress...hot pink and sparkly, a dance bag and she and Kolby got matching Hannah t-shirts! Thanks Aunt Amber! She's in love! She actually has the dress on now and is sure she is wearing it to my moms Pampered Chef party we are going to later! I really want to have another baby but man, I'm not sure there's room in our house for two princesses! The whole time I was pregnant with Will, Bucky said,"What if it's a girl? " I laughed at him but, seriously? She says boys are too wild and she REALLY wants a baby sister but......not sure she would like her so much once she got here!
On that note CONGRATULATIONS AMANDA AND MATT!!! WELCOME BARRON LEE RASSE,10-17-08 7:08 PM, 8 1/2 LBS, 19 in. SO perfect! Name, hair, skin, love him! THAT'S why I have baby fever! :)

.....bored!.....

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone......Isn't it time for Bucky to come home yet? Now, I KNOW me being as busy as I am has very little to do with Bucky. (He's pretty self-sufficient!) But, I seem to have had way more free time since he's been gone.....wierd......Like today, I'm off early....that NEVER happens! My laundry it still done! What? I'm sure some of my free time has to do with having "kid food" for dinner and eating off paper plates. Try it! It totally cuts kitchen time in half! Last night we had dinner and baths finished in time to watch Grey's and E.R. and I didn't even have to rewind it! Not sure that has ever happened. I think maybe when he's home I subconsciously wait to do things because I think he's going to do them........and wait.....and No, I'm kidding! I sometimes get that Momzilla thing and think that it's not right unless I do it myself so it's really not his fault. I always tell him "I've got it!" and he believes me! :) What a lucky guy! Sorry if you're tired of hearing about Bucky. I guess I really miss him when I have a free second and I try to blog if I get time so....you guessed it! You get to hear me whine! But only for about 5 more days!
On a more exciting note, Averi is going to spend the night with her cousin Kolby tonight. Kolby is 3 and has a friend with Down Syndrome. Tomorrow they are going to do the buddy walk at Arrowhead to help support. I signed us all up to go but I didn't realize my dates overlapped and I have a wedding to do tomorrow so I'm meeting Amber in Higginsville so Averi won't have to miss out on the fun. Just her Momma! This will be the first time she has stayed the night with anyone but my mom! I hope she doesn't give them a hard time. They live in Independence so there will be no going to get her at 3am! Saturday, when I'm finished with the wedding hair, I'll meet Amber again to pick her up and she has a birthday/costume/hayride party to go to. My little social butterfly is going to be exhausted! She had been having some meltdowns at night and crying for her daddy. :( (drama!) So I thought if I just keep her busy until she passes out....Oh, by the way, she is going to be a "sparkle fairy". Have you ever seen one of those? ME NEITHER! So when I pick her up in an hour or so we are headed to Wal-Mart so she can get everything she thinks she needs to make herself a sparkle fairy. It should be fun! Thank goodness Will isn't old enough to get a say in what he is! I think he's going to be a dog, because he's in L-O-V-E with dogs and talks about them constantly or a monster because he can say "RRRRAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!" and thinks it's hilarious! But, I haven't found either costume yet so, we'll see! Hope everyone is having a great day! I'm off to meet the vet. Fuente has a sore foot from the trail ride......

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Hey! I thought I'd catch you up on another couple of busy weeks. Friday, Bucky left for Canada and I left on a "Chick Trail Ride" to Panther Creek. It was really nice and beautiful country! On the way down, we stopped at a neat store and I bought some much needed tack and NEW BOOTS! I love them! We rode through hundreds of Texas Longhorns. It was so neat. We slept in, rode for a while, had some lunch, rode some more, ate more, hung out around the camp fire and laughed all night! Very relaxing and much needed! Bucky got to Kenora (sp.) on Saturday night. That's a day earlier then they were supposed to arrive. They are being flown into the woods on one of those boat/planes and dropped off at the cabin. They will be checked on every other day! And, did I mention there are no land line phones that far out and of course no cell phone towers? I sure hope they are careful! It doesn't sound very safe to me but I'm not a big hunter. Especially not BEAR!
I have to brag on myself a little....I am being quite brave this time! Usually, I chicken out all together and stay at my mom's or something but not this time! I have been staying home and I actually am enjoying it! I'm getting a lot done and having fun being home with the kiddos. Yesterday I was really thinking I would love to be a stay at home mom......until about bedtime. Then I was asking myself why I didn't get these kids out of the house for a while today? They were getting a little stir crazy. We aren't used to being home much before baths and bedtime. No one knew what to think of being home the entire day. My strategy is to come home well before sunset so I don't think about it getting dark and I don't have time to get scared before I fall asleep! Tonight I'm going to dinner with my friends for Becca's birthday. That will be fun, hope they don't mind if I leave before dark! Just Kidding! Averi is at school and I went ahead and took Will to the sitter because it was pouring outside and I didn't want to get him out twice. He seems to do better about staying earlier in the morning anyway. I'm not sure what to do with all this alone time so I think I'm going to mop the floor and get in the shower....ALONE! Have a great day!

Happy 2nd Anniversary Mandi and Andy!!!

Sorry about the sideways pics. I couldn't edit them because it said the file was damaged...Whatever...My computer is always telling me crap that I don't understand...At least I got them on here! :) Congrats Colby and Kyle! We made it through the super busy wedding weekend and had a great time! We were not late for anything! We didn't forget anything! The kids were angels, except for a little dispute with Averi about "her fashion". Oh, thanks for the help with the dress thing! Linsey let me borrow a couple and that was a BIG stress reliever. We stopped in Columbia and shopped a little on the way but there would have been no way I could have found something in that short time with both of my little helpers! We had Bucky drop us off at the mall while he went downtown to pick up his tux. We agreed on a time to meet and.......i left my phone in the car.......and I didn't wear a watch......so, we were like an hour late to meet him. Oops! He was a little late too. He had to wait for a parade! Ha! I thought it was a little funny that I was even more late then that but needless to say he was not amused! Averi and Will looked super cute for the wedding. Averi got her first updo and thought she was hot stuff! By the end of the night Will was passed out on my shoulder, she was requesting "Miley" and Bucky had to drag her off the dance floor! We all had so much fun! Did I mention that everything was BEAUTIFUL?!?!