The sheep protector

I have had so many people ask me about our Llama, so here he is. His name is Bahama, he got the name from the people we bought him and the sheep from the wife called him that because that is where she wanted to go but because of him and the sheep she couldn't take a vacation there. It would have required being gone to long for someone else to do chores.
Bahama looks kinda of cute in the first picture but that is not up close, up close I thin he looks scary. This is him sneaking up on my because I am taking his picture. We have him because he protects the sheep from predators like coyotes, if a coyote is close he will circle around the sheep and make sure that nothing gets to them.
This is a up close picture he is trying to smell the camera and make sure that it won't hurt his sheep....do you see those big teeth SCARY!! They also have teeth farther back in their mouth that are like snake fangs they clamp on and ripe away skin instead of biting it off.....Bahama doesn't have those anymore they have been removed for the keepers safety. He does spit on you if he doesn't want you to get to close to him, it is a nasty green spit...so STAY BACK

YES I INKED MYSELF

This is a picture of my tattoo that I got Monday, wanted to post about sooner (was/am really excited) but I wanted my mom to know about it before the rest of the world..lol (no she doesn't disapprove just wanted her to know first that her child had permanently inked her body) It is on the top of my foot and didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
Why a scorpion? It is my Zodiac sign and if you know anything about astrology I fit perfectly within the realm of this sign.

The Scorpio person is powerful, penetrating, perspicacious, intense, determined, purposeful, imaginative, insightful, perceptive, deep, complex, analytical, inquisitive, resourceful. They can also sometimes be cunning, suspicious, compulsive, aggressive, jealous, and controlling.

So do any of you have tattoos? Would you like to have one and what would it be? Just curious think I could sit all day in a tattoo shop and listen to people come in and set up appointments about what they want and why they are getting that tattoo, there are some really wierd ones and their also some that make you want to cry.

OK so I haven't posted for some time, it is summer and I am fully enjoying it!! We have been really busy, the new cheer leading season has started and I took my girls to a camp at Cloud it was a two day camp that was perfect for Jr. High students. We had a private camp this year because Cloud was trying to decide if this was something they wanted to pursue. They had seen the squad last year at competition and at some games and wanted to try them out as a test run so to say...made me feel good as a coach. They will use my girls as advertisement for their flyer's for next year and the team gets to go cheer at a Cloud College Basketball game, EXCITEMENT!!!


Here is most of my team minus two, one girl couldn't come to camp and another was arriving late due to basketball camp.


OK this is scary we loaded (stuffed) two Suburbans with all of the girl's luggage, this was for one night not sure I have large enough transportation to take them more then one night.
This was the team pulling out these awesome stunting mats (am so begging my school for some) We learned some new stunts that we will perfect throughout this next year and some we might use for competition.
I just included this picture because I thought they all looked so cute in their bright green shorts and black tops....I love this outfit. (That is sis front and center isn't she cute? Say yes, OK so I am her mom still think she is the cutest one out there)
I had to include this picture, it is of the team on the last day of camp and look we added a new member. The Janitorial staff was walking through the gym and the Cloud coach told her she should join the picture because her shoes matched our shorts and so to my surprise she slid in sideways and posed with the girls, the friends that you make, life is good!

YES I DID IT AGAIN

I DID IT AGAIN!! I forgot my anniversary yes people I am horrible. I do love my husband, I love being married I would even marry my husband again today but for some reason I can not remember the date I was married. I remember birthdays, phone numbers, every ones schedules for the week and tons of other things maybe that's the problem. The last two years Duane has also forgotten allowing me to feel less guilt, this year however, he remembered boy did he remember a sapphire necklace and ring remembrance (man i love this guy).

My guilt, I scheduled a girls night OK OK I am not completely evil. A friend of mine lost her mom a not that long ago and I knew she was having a hard time and was completely stressed with some things that are going on with life so I thought a evening out would be good then she called our conversation went like this:
Friend: Are you sure you want to go out Wednesday?
Me: Yes why is it not going to work for you?
Friend: Well it works for me but I don't know that it will work for you?
Me: Why is that?
Friend: Well, it is your anniversary....and you forgot again didn't you?
Me: Yes I did, Yes I did, dang it!! Wonder if Duane will remember doubt it and it is a week night so we are probably still on.

Now before you all think that I am evil and that Duane is "Prince of all that is Good" we had talked after he lost his ring that for our anniversary I wanted to replace his wedding ring with me not working in the summer we knew this would have to wait until this next fall, and we have talked about what he wants and that we would need to have it custom made

Nothing I post in this is going to make me look less flaky or cold hearted and I know it should be a big date to remember but frankly I love my husband every day so picking one day that I should love him more or show him more I think is crazy. I think love is making it though the daily chores, raising three kids together and combining parenting styles, starting a business together, and doing all of this and still wanting to get up the next day and do it with the same person again, this to me is love. I guess our anniversary, to me, is the day for everyone outside of our lives to remember how much we love each other by how many years we have stuck out the daily grind together......so baby I do love you and Happy Anniversary!!