Crazy? Yes, We know!

So the title of this post goes to everyone out there who thinks/realizes that we live in a zoo.:) I think it's pretty funny that most of our posts the last few months have revolved around pets, but this one is not going to be the exception. Although it is very soon, we decided to get another dog. It was mostly ME this time, but once we got to the shelter and saw this little cutie we both felt pretty good about it.
We always wanted to rescue a dog from the shelter and may I say it is a lot cheaper route to go, and boy were there some cute dogs there. Anyway, we've definitely felt a "void" in our home since losing Molly, and it is crazy how it's effected even our cat. She has been lonely for someone to "chase" her.
It really was a fun game that they played. Anyway, this is our new dog "Rusty".
His name was meant to be since both Mike and I thought of it right away. He is a Shepard mix, either Yorkshire or Australian. He's pretty small though and just wants to be loved. He'd sit in your lap and give you kisses all day if you'd let him. I was a little leery of getting a boy dog because I didn't want to worry about him "marking his territory" in our house. Luckily I think his previous owners house trained him because he is doing great! It has been so much easier not having to potty train him. He has some separation anxiety issues that we have to deal with. Poor thing, he can't stand to be away from us. He just cries and cries. Hopefully he'll get used to our routines, and know that even if we have to put him in his kennel for an hour, that we WILL be coming back. So here's to this next new adventure. I think for now, if we get anymore pets we'll be sticking to FISH.:)

Head, Shoulders, Knee's, and Toes

I didn't realize that Emma could do the actions to this song so well. She get's pretty distracted by looking at herself on the computer screen that she usually won't say or do much for me, but I thought this was pretty cute. (Someday we'll get an actual video camera and you can see shots of Emma NOT sitting at the computer.):)

Summer Projects and Changes

So we are no longer pet sitting the dog, but we do still have an extra cat. We are trying to find her a good home since she and Gracie do not get along so well. So that's our pet update, and now on to different things.
Emma is growing up so fast. She will be 18 months old in a couple of weeks and we sure can't wait for her to be in nursery. She will do great. She is learning so many new things each day. She loves to imitate the things that we do and say. She loves taking our keys and trying to unlock the doors.
Whenever we are in the car and the music comes on she is in the back just boppin away to the beat, she loves to dance, although still pretty uncoordinated. (It's pretty funny to watch though.) She is talking so much more and saying the following words: please, done, Uh-oh, shoes, fish, cheese, juice, keys, Daddy, baby, diaper, dog, kitty, book, Football, ball, No, Jesus, and probably others that I just can't think of right now. I keep trying to catch her talking on video but she has NEVER liked to perform for the camera. Funny girl. She is starting to get her molars and has been a little cranky lately because of that, I don't blame her. She sure looks happy in this picture. She is showing me her "teeth".


Last week I wasted a TON of time trying to accomplish a sewing projects. I sew so infrequently that it takes me a lot of time just getting the fabric cut out, not to mention sewing it together. I decided that I wanted to make a nice comfortable jumper dress, and I had some fabric leftover to make Emma a matching dress. It started out as this grand project that I was determined to finish in one day, but that didn't really pan out. I finally finished my dress, but it is pretty big on me. I decided that it will be a nice maternity jumper for when I get pregnant again, and I haven't finished Emma's dress because it is too small for her. I guess I could finish it and if I have another little girl someday she could wear it. Anyway, I guess it was good practice, and filled up my sewing quota for the year.
Here is an upclose look at the fabric

I also found the cutest and easiest pattern for these pinwheel hair clips. They seriously took me like 2 minutes to make and since they are made from felt, I could do many different color combo's for relatively cheap.


So the biggest news/change in our family is for Mike. He was called to be the 2nd counselor in the Bishopric on Sunday. Emma and I are sure going to miss sitting next to him during Sacrament Meeting on Sundays, but we are proud of him and his willingness to serve the Lord.

Lastly, we are already decked out for the next couple of holidays. As I was searching for some fabric for my first project I had to rummage through my fall decorations and decided that I would just put them up instead of going through them again in 2 weeks. So it is Halloween here at the Sharp residence from September through October. Kinda silly, but Oh Well!

Poop and MORE Poop

So my sister told me that I needed to put up another post, but the truth is when I don't blog it's because there really isn't a whole lot of new stuff going on to talk about, but here it goes. This week we are pet "sitting". A friend of ours is sick and so we are watching her pets while she is in the hospital. These poor animals though, I'm not sure if they are better off with us or in their own home with frequent visitors. The dog (Belle) is 13 years old and pretty sick herself, we may have to face the decision on "putting her down" since our friend was going through that process before she got sick. The cat (Izzy) is totally is so shy and nervous. She has been hiding under the bed for the past 2 days. She has come out 3 times for about 1 minute each. They are pretty low maintenance except for the fact that Belle is not used to being in a kennel at night, and she is "doggie door trained". I am able to let her out during the day, but at night it is a different story. When I put her in the kennel she just whines and cries and scratches. I decided to just let her sleep on the couch last night, which is where she usually sleeps, but we'll be doing something different tonight since this morning I woke up to little poo droppings ALL OVER our house. URGH! We sure have been getting some good use out of our steam cleaner! We sure do have an interesting time with these animals of ours.

The cutest animal of all of course is Emma and she is just too much fun. She is starting to talk so much more and will try and imitate the things we say. Her favorite new words are: shoes,baby,done, fish, no, and book. She also does the cutest thing when we play peek a boo. She will cover face and we'll say "Where's Emma?" and then she'll try and say "There she is!", when she uncovers her face. It's pretty funny. She loves to help her mom feed the dog. Belle will only eat out of our hands and so Emma loves to feed her her treats, it makes her feel like a big girl. Only 1 more month until Emma goes to nursery! We can't wait, and I think she is going to love it as well.

Well that's what's going on in our neck of the woods, nothing too exciting, just trying to keep up with everything. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers in regards to Molly, we've really felt your love and it has helped bring us some peace, so thank you.

To Molly

This post is going to be very hard for me to write, but I wanted to make a tribute to our dog Molly who died today. She was hit by a car. I can't believe how short of a time we have had her in our life, but she had really made a difference. She was such a loving dog who was a wonderful friend to us and mostly to Emma. She was learning so many new things and was truly a wonderful pet. We are going to miss her so much. Looking back on these pictures I realized how many great memories we have with her in them. She has definetly left a hole in our hearts. Thanks for all your love Molly, we'll miss you!

Canning

So about a month ago I obtained about 4 bushels of Nectarines and I was bound and determined to "put them up". I have actually never canned myself before. I have helped my mom out while she has done it, but this was my first attempt. After purchasing the pot, bottles, ingredients and other equipment, I was ready to go. I first made some Nectarine pie filling. My sister in laws made a wonderful peach pie filling that we LOVED and so I thought it wouldn't be too different to use Nectarines. It turned out O.K., but not as good as with peaches. Next I made 2 different types of jam, spiced nectarine and just regular nectarine jam. I was a woman on a mission, so unfortunately my daughter and husband didn't quite get my full attention for awhile. Luckily I was forced to take a break from my obsession while we went to Utah, but my brother in law Matt brought home so Tomatoes a couple days ago and so I was on to SALSA! I've realized that this year has been one of trial and error. The salsa came out just o.k. as well. I really need to find a good recipe for bottled salsa. Emma and Mike have been pretty patient through the whole thing, but the next time I'm in the kitchen and Emma starts pushing me to move, and saying No, No, NO, I think I will listen and give us all a break. This canning business is a lot of work!
(These old poster pictures just cracked me up, doesn't it look like so much fun!)

Utah Trip-Summer 2010

We made it back from our trip to Utah last night and it is nice to be home. We always love being able to see family, and we really miss Utah, but it's always nice to sleep in your own bed, and it was amazing how happy Emma and Molly were to be home as well.

We had such a great time in Utah. We got together with the Pierce family for a fun pool party. (Thanks Dave and Cindy for hosting) We were able to spend some time with my Mom and Dad as well as my Grandparents. We got to eat some great food including: The Bluebird, Turkey Steaks, Wingers, and Joe Morleys. We stayed at my Dad's airplane hanger up in Brigham City for the first part of the trip, and it was fun having a little place to ourselves. Molly was really enjoying the open fields to run around in and chase the grasshoppers. We were nervous about bringing our dog, but she really did pretty well. Emma was the one who was REALLY sick of her car seat by the end of the trip. We had to break down and buy a portable DVD player. Sure wish we would have done that at the beginning of the trip.:) We had some great times with the Sharp family as well. We celebrated Melodee's birthday, had a tour of the Sweet's candy factory, played at McDonald's play land, and a splash park, went to the Jordan River Temple, Wheelers Farm, and watched a fabulous magician. We also were able to attend the Coomb's family reunion and it was nice for me to get to know more of Mike's family, and I know it was great for them all to get together as well. It's amazing how quickly our time went. We had so much fun seeing everyone, and wished we could have seen more of you. With the holidays coming up we'll luckily get to see you soon enough. Here are A LOT of pictures from the trip.