"Survivor" is back!!

I used to be an avid fan of "Survivor" from the first season on, but the last few seasons, I lost interest. Also it was hard to watch it when it comes on at 8pm because I might get to see a few minutes and then I have bedtime for the kids. So any show at 8pm is difficult for me. I watched a tiny bit last season because I kept hearing about Russell and had to see what was happening. Then when I heard the next one was going to be all stars, I had to tune it! Well, I saw a tiny bit last night and then watched the full episode this morning, WOW! I am hooked again! I love Colby, Rupert, and Boston Rob (even if he is a villain!) All I can say is thank goodness for the Internet, so I can watch when I want! Looking forward to "the Amazing Race" as well, which again, I had lost interest, but since Jeff and Jordan from "Big Brother" are going to be on I have to watch!! Add "Lost" to my list and I am getting overwhelmed with shows to watch! Wait!! The Winter Olympics are starting too!!! UGH! Too much TV!!!! Meanwhile back on the farm, Curt still has a little bit of snow to clear around the barn, but we are in good shape. The neighbor (Edwards) is getting rid of some fallen trees for us. They fell a while ago, and weren't really in the way but they were eyesores, and way to expensive to have professonially removed. Edwards is selling firewood so he gets to make money off it and we get rid of it for free. I am looking forward to the spring and not seeing those fallen trees anymore!

We got snow.

And it is still snowing, when will it stop? So naturally Curt's flight got cancelled and so he and his fellow driver, rented a car to drive back to NJ. So far they haven't had any bad weather driving back but the last time I talked to him they were in the Carolina's so the snowy areas are yet to come. I hope the roads will be okay as they get farther north. The kids did pretty well being snowed in, Cindy got them out for a little while, well Emily didn't last long! Tyler came down to the barn at the end the morning work and then the second time with Cindy and Emily. And he still had energy to burn! I know he'll be dying to get out there tomorrow, so far I know his school has a delay opening but I hope he has school because he is supposed to have his class Valentine's Day party. This year he signed all his cards himself!

Nine days and counting...

since I've had a Dorito!!! UGH! The worst part is the kids love to eat them!!! So will there be snow this time? I hope not so maybe Curt can actually fly home tomorrow night. So far he has had flurries and now rain but we haven't had anything yet. If we don't get the snow I can at least get the kids out of the house and if we do have snow, I will get Tyler out there to shovel! LOL! He loves to do it and it helps burn off some energy!! If only Emily wanted to shovel!!! But she doesn't get as hyper as he does but she will fight falling asleep if she doesn't do enough during the day. I am always ready for bedtime! Sometimes the nights are too short and the days too long! One day I'll look back and wish they were little again right?!?!

Now snow for us...

but I seem to have a lot of southern friends who got buried! Usually we are the ones to get it! It was very cold and windy today though, and I couldn't even leave the horses out all day. We brought them in around 1pm, the old guys were glad to come in but the young two were fresh and could have stayed out!!! And I don't mean Tyler and Emily! Ty and Em got outside twice with me to do the barn (bring the horses in and then to feed in the afternoon), I just get them all bundled up in snow gear to keep them warm, because they need to get out of the house. Emily had to get out of her fancy outfit (see picture below) and into PANTS! She was fine but was fighting me about the snowpants, but I won. Then the minute we came in from feeding she wanted her dress back on but was refusing to wash her hands so I had to threaten to take her dress off! That worked. My sister thinks we should try bribing her to use the potty with the offer of new dresses!


P.S. Cindy there is Tyler in the backround ;)

UGH!

Emily finally stopped crying after nearly 1/2 an hour of nonstop crying! Why you ask? Because Bob scratched her, for the millionth time and no worse the ever before, so I have no idea. She's just lucky to be among the living, I was ready to throttle her! On the up side, she didn't throw up! It's really hard to have any sympathy when she acts like that. The poor cat puts up with so much, sometimes he is very good natured and puts up with more then he should. Case in point:

I think Cheese Doodle count...

I can't stop myself so they are going on the do not eat list for this month...after today! My kids are in the Christmas spirit on Groundhog Day, they are watching "the Polar Express"! What can I say, they are always in the mood for Christmas! So six more weeks of winter, does that really surprise anyone?? Oh! Tonight is "LOST"!! But I'll be lucky to watch the new episode from the start, I'll probably miss some of it waiting for the kids to go to sleep. Curt is on the road again, so I hope it doesn't snow too much tonight both for me and for him. I don't want to have to shovel and I don't want him driving in any bad weather. Well all in all it was a quiet day, I know it's not quite over yet but I hope it stays that way!

Day one of my "Chip Fast"!

Cheese doodles don't count right. ;) I did good all day on my diet but then we went to Friendly's! Oh well, tomorrow is another day. Tyler went with Curt to get a work truck this afternoon, he loves going to work with Daddy! Emily stayed with me and went food shopping so it was a pretty quiet day. Domino is 100% back to normal, thank the Lord! I was surprised to see him make such a turn around, especially at his age. I dread the day something happens to my own horses or cats, I can't even think about family!!!!! Curt heads to Florida tomorrow for his second to last trip, actually its his last round trip (until they start coming home) his last trip down he flies back. He is really looking forward to being done for a while, but he also has more airport work and some painting he can do at Emil's farm for the winter. And before you know it he'll have to start bringing horses back and then the spring shows will be starting! It never ends! I certainly don't miss all that packing, unpacking and setting up and tearing down not to mention the crazy horse show hours! I have several friends that still do it and I don't know how they do it! It makes me tired just to think about it!!