Meet the Kittens!

We have been wanting some cats for awhile, mostly to keep down on the number of mice we have around. About 2 months ago my sister called from Bozeman (about 6 hours away) and said someone had abandoned some kittens at Home Depot and wanted to know if I would adopt 2 of them. Of course I wanted to! She would keep them for a couple weeks until she came to visit me. In the meantime, I bought everything I needed for them. Litter box, litter box liners, pooper scooper, formula, kitten food, sparkly collars, toys, you name it. Sad to say, the little kittens were already so sick and weak that they only made it a couple more days :( I have a soft spot in my heart for animals, and I would like to kick anyone in the face who mistreats them in any way. Stupid humans.

Anywaaaaays...last week my coworker said something about her daughter having kittens. Next thing you know I'm on the phone with her asking her if I can have 2 of them! I already had everything, so why not? I arranged a day to have her drop them off to take home.

The little suckers are SO cute! They're about 10 weeks old now.


Their names? Jones is on the left, and Toonces is on the right. Jones is for Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves, who is my favorite player. Toonces is for Toonces the driving cat on Saturday Night Live. Youtube it, it's pretty funny!

They have been adapting really well, and have actually made NO messes on the floor. I locked them in the bathroom the first night with the litter box, food and water. I placed both of them in the litter box and scratched their paws in the litter. I let them wander the next morning, then put them back in the bathroom all day. That night I let them out and they kept going back to use it. That was SIMPLE!

They're still getting their bearings around the house, but they're playful and lovable. We have to keep them inside for right now, because they're too small. The hawks and owls would drop out of the sky and snatch them right up. Heck, they do that to baby antelope...my cats would be a prime target! They'll mostly be inside cats, but I'll let them out during the day to go mousing.

Aren't they just so cute?

Flip On/Off Friday!

It's been a rough emotional week for this Prairie Princess....hubs' job is being difficult right now and we're waiting to hear back if he's got a new job. HOPEFULLY we'll know something by the end of the day today....So I'll just get started....

FLIP OFF!

1) FLIP OFF to hubs' job that is being dumb...they like to not pay him for work that he's done. Awesome. That's all the detail I'm gonna get into. He's interviewed with another company (3 times and they even brought him to Kansas to interview in person!) and they sent him an email this morning telling him they would hopefully let him know by the end of the day today. Keep you fingers, toes and whatever else you can crossed for us! A prayer to the BIG MAN upstairs wouldn't hurt either :)

2) Flip Off to the neighbor's dogs who I found in my garden this morning peeing on my plants! NOT COOL. I hate those dogs anyways...always coming over and getting into my compost pile, peeing on everything...this only started happening when our other dog died cause he would chase them all away. Hopefully this new puppy we get is territorial like that too.

3) Flip Off to the blazing heat we had this week! Holy smokes! I'll send a flip off to everyone else around the country who has crazy heat too. You're welcome :)

4) Ugh, flip off to the little gremlin who sneaks into my office at night and puts more work on my desk :) he he he

FLIP ON!!!

1) Flip on to my kittens! I got two kitties this week...I'll do more on them later :)

2) FLIP ON!!!! To being in sunny California next week for work....and getting to see all of my family while I'm down there!

3) Then another FLip ON to my friend's bachelorette party in VEGAS next weekend!!! I'll be with my two best ladies and the other bridesmaids. WOOP WOOP!!!

4) Flip ON to all of you who read this...I love being able to share my stories, vent and share my life with you all....thanks for reading :)

Happy Weekend peeps!

Corn=FAIL

Although I have many things planted in my garden, there is one major thing that I did not get planted. That would be my corn. It got to be too late, and the corn needs the WHOLE growing season here to grow and produce. Although I showed you all happy pictures of my garden yesterday, here is my one fail. Sad.


One thing I do every summer is prepare corn to freeze so I can eat fresh corn all winter instead of canned corn. I tell you, once you go to fresh corn you'll never go back! I grow or buy dozens and dozens of ears. Then I husk it, blanch it in hot water and cut it off the cob. I then put about 2 cups into ziploc freezer bags and freeze it. I bring out one bag at a time, thaw it, throw it in a pan with some salt and pepper. Voila! Fresh corn! So although I won't have any corn from my garden to do this with this year, I'll find some farmer who grew a bunch and buy it from them.

Garden Update!

I FINALLY took pictures of my garden to update you guys! I'll let the pics explain the rest.


Iceberg lettuce:


The pieces that are starting to curl are forming the outside layer on the head of lettuce:


Green leaf lettuce:


Green Beans:


My first bean!!!


Broccoli:


Bell peppers:


Carrots:


Peas! You can see the small trellis my brother helped me put up:


Cucumbers:


Can you say "zucchini???"


Pumpkins:


My first baby pumpkin!!!


That's it friends! Hopefully soon I'll be able to eat these scrumptious veggies!

:(

I'm having a not so great week so far and I need a little inspiration. Something fun to look at to distract myself from my own thoughts...


It's nothing major or anything to worry about, but please send your prayers for me that we get the good news we're hoping to hear. And no, I'm not pregnant or trying to be :)

Also, thanks for being there blogger friends :) I always love coming here to share thoughts, random things, and stories about my life. You all make me feel warm and fuzzy inside and I love that you're just here to listen. So thank you for that :)

Random Stuff

I have a lot of random things to talk about...and couldn't think of enough of a story to write a whole blog about...so I have some random thoughts and stuff to share:

1) I bought a Kindle this weekend! I have already downloaded 3 games and 3 books and I can tell I'm already hooked! I'm traveling to California next week and then Vegas the weekend after that, so between airport time and flying, I'll be using the heck out of this puppy!

2) My brother was such a good helper for me this weekend! He did the dishes, took out the trash and helped me put up the trellis for my garden, which I've been wanting to do for a LONG time.

3) It is hot as BALLS here! I live in Montana, not the tropics. Humidity, please go away!

4) I realize that I REALLY need to do a garden update for you guys...hopefully tonight by the time I get home it has cooled down so I can go out and get some pics. Everything is growing, some better than others, and it's getting SOOOO close to producing yummy veggies!

5) My husband is traveling for FFA (Future Farmers of America) this week, and won't get back before I leave for my 9 day trip...which means I won't get to see him until August 1st :(

6) But on a happy note, I have the cutest niece in the world!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE her!

Flip ON/OFF Friday

Soooo, I was thinking this morning. Instead of finding things to bitch about, why don't I tell you guys some of the POSITIVE things that go on in my weeks??? Don't get me wrong, I'll still Flip Off some people, but I thought adding some weekly highlights would be a good idea too.

FLIP OFF:

1) To the weeds in my garden that are growing like, well, weeds. FLIP OFF! I seem to weed and weed and weed, and they never go away! GRRRRR

2) To the a/c that broke in my office this week...flip off! It was muggy/stuffy/hot in the office and it was NOT fun.

3) To the carpet cleaners that were supposed to show up this morning at my work, flip off! All of us scrambled to get everything off of the floor, cram stuff into places and work in chaos. Aaand, it's two and a half hours after they're supposed to be here...and they're still not here. NOT cool!

4) To the stinkin bunnies that have found their way into my garden, FLIP OFF! I've had to chase them out a couple times. They're getting pretty bold lately...I may have to put up some fencing or electric wire.

FLIP ON:

1) I got my VW bug last weekend, and have been riding around in STYLE this week! Here's a pic of hubs, Harley and I driving the other night:

Take note, we're wearing our seatbelts. Safety first people! hehe

2) To my MIL who has been home all week...FLIP ON!!! I love having her here and we get together and do dinners with them more often when she's home. Also, most of the time when she travels to places for work, she always brings me back something fun! Usually clothing :) Can't complain about that AT ALL!

3) To gettin' my hair did this afternoon...FLIP ON! Yeah! What girl doesn't love an afternoon in the salon???

4) To my sweet, sweet husband....he came home the other night and threw in a load of laundry. That's practically monumental peeps. And last night as we both sit in our recliners in the living room he says, "I can't wait to sit next to you for the rest of our lives." Now a collective, "aaaaawwwwwww" :) He makes my heart happy :) :) :)

Happy Weekend Friends!!!!

Hubs' Favorite Recipe

And to surprise you all, it's NOT beef! Coming from a farm boy who has been raised on beef his entire life and barely knew what chicken was, this is HUGE. These are called Chicken Squares. The recipe came from an old college roommate. Her boyfriend LOVED them too and she made them all the time. I got the recipe and have made them every couple of weeks for us. Now that we have my brother living with us for the summer, I thought he might like them too. I made them last week, and he has been asking for them just about every night since then!

So here it is....the recipe for Chicken Squares! Also, just an FYI-when I cook I rarely use measuring utensils, so this is going to be a whimsy recipe for you :)

2 small chicken breasts, diced and cooked
2 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp cream cheese
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper
1 package Pilsbury crescent rolls
1 can cream of chicken soup
extra milk
Italian seasoned bread crumbs
Rice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and cream cheese just until softened. Add in milk, garlic, a little salt and pepper and chicken. Mix together until chicken is thoroughly coated with the cream cheese mixture. When you open the crescent rolls, it will come out in 1 long piece. Break the piece in half, and then from there break off 2 squares from each side. You should have 4 squares total. Pinch the perforations on the dough so you have one solid square of dough. Place on a baking sheet. Dump a spoonful of the chicken mixture onto each square until all of it is used up. On each square, grab each corner and pinch them together over the center. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake for 25 minutes.

In the meantime, cook some rice. Also dump the can of soup into a small saucepan and add about 1/2 cup of milk to thin the soup. When the chicken squares are done, I put a spoonful of rice on the bottom, the chicken square on top, them copious amounts of soup over the top. Here are some delicious pics :)



Aaaand now I'm hungry!!!

Craziness

There are no words for this video, so I'll just post it. This is what people in Montana do for fun on a Saturday night. Please don't judge me.

Told You I Would Have Something Good

This weekend was the annual Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point, MT. This is just a regular rodeo with fun entertainment...and when I say fun, I mean CRAZY. There really is no other way to describe it, so I'll just start with the pictures:

This is called steer wrestling. They literally jump from a moving horse, onto this steer with horns and wrestle it to the ground. This poor fella didn't quite make it onto the steer:


Then comes the entertainment. This man had trained his horse and 2 buffalo to jump onto the top of this trailer:


Seriously! Who does this?!?!


THIS my friends, is why people think we don't have electricity and running water here in Montana. Because we train our buffalo and horses to jump on top of trailers. Apparently there's nothing better to do....

I have a video that I'll post tomorrow...which is why they call it the Wild Horse Stampede. You've never seen anything like it in your whole life....

It's Friday Bitches!

You know what that means!!!!

1) Flip off to all of the stinkin' bugs that keep biting me! I look like a meth addict right now because of all of the scabs and bites on my arms. And it's not just the mosquitoes! There's these little black gnats that bite too, and they don't seem to be affected by the copious amounts of buy spray I put on!

2) Flip off to crazy entitled bitches. That's all I really need to say about that one.

3) Flip off to the phone company who decided to charge me DOUBLE this month! Why? Not sure yet...I'll be calling them today to figure this mess out!

4) Flip off to my sweet dog Harley that decided to roll in horse shit this morning...I planned on bringing him to work today since there's almost no one in my office. I had to wipe him down before we left the house today. EWWWWW!

5) Flip off to the stupid air conditioning at my work that hasn't been working! It's 90 degrees outside and our a/c doesn't work! BOOOOOO.

Ok that's all folks! I have a SUPER fun post for you on Monday...you just wait!!!

Did ya miss me??

Huh? Huh? Did ya? Did ya?

CAUSE I SURE MISSED ALL OF YOU!!! Just because I didn't blog doesn't mean I wasn't thinking about you all :)

My cousin, Lacey in the City and her boyfriend, MPD, came out to Montana to visit hubs and I for a couple days.

It was an amaaaaaaazing weekend! We had lots of good food, worked cows, did some other farming (yes, we like to put our guests to work, apparently), shot guns, rode four-wheelers and generally had a great time!

Here are some pics from our amazing time!

Hubs shooting the .22


MPD shooting a gun for the first time!


This is me with a .357 magnum handgun. It's pretty badass. We only had 11 bullets. Hubs got 2, cousin got 2, brother got 5, and I got 2 shots. I'd like to point out that I, the only female to fire this gun, was the only one out of the four of us who shot the target. Thank you very much!!!


We shall temporarily name her "Lacey In The Country"


Lacey and MPD:


Brother shooting cans out of the sky with the shotgun:


Lacey took a lot of pictures as well and she'll probably have them up in the next couple of days. Be sure to swing by and take a look at them!!!

Flip Off Friday-Woohoo!

Is that bad to be excited about verbally flipping people off? Hmmmm...I don't care :)

1) To the guy who flipped ME off as he drove by my in-laws' driveway, FLIP OFF to you too buddy! I think he probably thought it was hubs driving my truck and it was probably a friend of his, but still...lame.

2) To my husbands employer who is being EXTREMELY stupid right now...you have earned yourself the biggest flip off of the week. Congratu-frickin-lations. A-holes.

3) To the freakin' little bugs that are eating my broccoli plants, flip off! You've got yours coming you little beasts...I bought bug repellent powder this morning. Hopefully it will fix the problem!

4) To the tons and tons and tons of weeds that are growing in my garden, FLIP OFF! I really need to get my butt out there and weed.

5) To the 34 hours that are keeping me from having my cousin Lacey (from laceyinthecity) and her bf MPD from being here...FLIP OFF! I hope you hurry up and go by ASAP!!!

That's all folks! I'll come back tomorrow with more details about my 4th of July weekend and Lacey's big trip to Montana. Hope you all have plans for a fun Friday night!

Aaaaand I couldn't resist another picture of my niece :)