Bad Blogger….Bad

I know the last time I was on this blog was when I wrote about getting the puppies. I had planned on writing about their training from the stuff like sit and shake to the housebreaking. What I did not know then is that having 2 puppies and 3 boys in the house……ALL MALE was going through me for a loop. I do have Sucker on my forehead. If my camera was working I would be able to show proof.

Rocko is smart. I can’t  keep up with him as he wants to learn everything there is to learn RIGHT now and there is now waiting end of story. Even when he has to go potty you better be ready to go out the door otherwise he will leave a present. But I’m getting better and faster. The boys are too. What? Of course they are going to help take care of them! Though they are not so little anymore…the puppies. I can’t have the boys taking them outside alone unless I want to spend the next 30 mins to an hour to get them  back in the house. Rocko can sit, stay (almost), come to my side (I say side pat my leg and he  knows to come up and sit by my side and not move), shake, roll over and sit pretty. Oh and come.

Balto on the other hand he has no  need to learn. He looks at me with his head tilted like I’m Looney and dropped out of the sky at that very moment.  He can sit and shake but it takes a lot of coaching (oh hell just read lots of treats!!!!)

I have done lost my mind. And now that I’m not going outside in the snow every 10 mins I have time to find my mind again. I know I know I have said that a few times only to disappear again.  I don’t think anyone could deal with 2 puppies, 3 boys and a Hubby and still have time for blogging. Lots to catch up on here on this blog but I promise….cross my heart, hope to die and if I do stick a needle in my eye, that I will be back!

The kids real quick as it’s about time to go back out in the cold here is a run down:

Curtis is not holding his own in school. Waiting for a meeting to address this.
Gregory is holding his own and more!!!! 110% better than last year….woo HOoo!!!!!!!!!
Sam is in school and talking up a storm. And can you believe that this child is NOT Potty Trained??? Stubborn and willful child. More on this later.
I now own a laptop, Wii and the Wii Fit.
DH is working like a mad man.

That’s all until Tomorrow at 9am I promise!!!!!!

Meet Balto!

I must have sucker tattoed on my forehead. I got talked into by DH to bring another puppy home from the litter that Grandma has. This one is Balto. Rocko and Balto. I hate that their names rhyme but it's what he was named by MiL. In fact they both come running when I say just one name so it does make it that much easier. But also that much harder to teach them who is who.

Gregory is so very happy! From birth he has laid claim to Balto! He's my friend! When I came in the door with him on Jan. 2, Gregory shouted from the roof tops: My friend is here my friend is here!!!!!!!!

Curtis is happy cause we have two puppies! And Sam is too! Though he is confused cause Balto is the same light brownish color as Grandma's dog Dozer (German Shepard/Collie mix) and is calling him Dozer.

Tomarrow the kids go back to school which will give me time to train the pups. Not just the usual sit, stay, shake bit either. In, up, down, house, home,yard and every other command I can come up with. Fun times around here!

Forgot to add the photos.



Balto is on the left and Rocko on the right (looking at the picture)


One more thing they are husky and black lab mix. Balto has the husky markings with the lab hair. Rocko is marked like a lab with husky hair.

Hello Friends!

First off Happy Holidays! You know the ones from November to today. So Happy New Year!!!!
Can you believe it's 2009!!!

I know you are wondering where I have been. Well let's just say Life happened and I needed to live it! So what life? Well where do I start?

Curtis: Struggling in school because of the transition from one school to another. I knew it was too good to be true with his teacher telling me Oh he is doing so well and talking to everybody and making friends! No need to worry! Only to find out after problems here at home and asking his teacher about it did I find out that I did in fact have something to worry about. Just before Christmas vacation he was turning around once I straighted it out...will have to see if he continues once he goes back. It took me forever but I finally got him placed in the 12:1:1 class full day instead of half day! So hopefully this works!

Gregory is a true butterfly! He is doing awesome in school and I know I can believe his teacher! He is writing his name now using letters instead of circles, writing numbers and making true shapes instead of it all being circles! Stick figures are coming out too! His shyness is gone now! Instead of hiding behind me when he meets someone new he talks and ask questions too! To the point to where the new person will ask me if he is ever quiet!

Sam is busy keeping me on my toes! He is still not potty trained but he is training! But please keep that on the down low otherwise he will know and stop it! Every time I tell someone he stops so hopefully I'm safe!

It's great living next door to Grandma and Grandpa! They are helping to keep the boys busy! They are helping them collect wood and stack it up! If Grandpa does this without them they let him know how upset they are. After doing this a few times he now calls and tells me so I can bring them out! Grandma had a litter of 9 pups! Husky/Black Lab pups! They are 7 weeks and 4 days old! 1 of them is a dark gray with true Husky markings. One is a light brown with true husky markings. The others are all black with white chests. Some have white feet too. I could tell so many stories about the pups but will save that for another day!

Which brings me to the newest: We have a new family member!!! His name is Rocko! Yep we got one of the pups and Grandma gave him to the boys on Christmas Morning! Rocko is one of the black and white pups. And he has sharp blue eyes! Grandma and I picked him because from the time his eyes opened to now, he always sat near Sam and took whatever Sam dished out. (No he was not abused because I always stepped in and taught Sam to be gentle though even his gentle is rough). The others would knock Sam down with all their kisses and jumping on him. Even now they still do! It's a puppy attack on Sam though he loves every minute of it!

Man it felt good to sit down and empty my brain just a little bit! I promise I will come back and tell a few stories of things that have happened! In the mean time for your veiwing pleasure here are some pictures!!

Fall Pictures

Fall 2008 Pictures of Curhttp://www.blogger.com/moderate-comment.g?blogID=7223963474359135107tis, Gregory and Sam.




Gregory


The boys



Curtis and Gregory

The boys




Curtis


Gregory



Sam


Trick or Treat!



Curtis



Sam

Howdy Hi Friends!!

Happy Halloween!! I have been very busy getting the place in order and organized and unpacked!

Now that it's done I have a ton of pictures to upload but will save that for another day.

Grandma came over last night and helped the kids make their jack o lanterns. Lots of ill yuck that's gross. This is a Dirty Job, Mom. Like I was crazy to have them clean out the pumpkins. Have you ever watched this show? Have a thing about not watching anything gross? Then I say you should watch but be warned some of those jobs make me gag! Curtis and Gregory happily took the guts out with a spoon. Sam well let's just say he would stared at it like it came from outerspace. Though towards the end he got a kitchen spoon and took one seed at a time out. Hard working toddler he is! The boy had a blast though with Grandma. I'm trying to figure out who had more fun her or them?

Tonight the kids and I are going trick or treating. I'm taking them by.my.self. Alone. 3 boys with just me. Oh and I'm driving the 2.9 miles to town alone. I'm nervous but I'm sure everything will work out otherwise we don't go anywhere and there will be no trick or treating.