A berry good time (ok I couldn't resist!)

I don't think anyone reads these any more, but I enjoy writing so here it goes!!

Today Mark, Christa, Justin, Sitka, Konnor, Curley and I went berry picking up past Mosquito Lake (we were probably about 30 miles from town, if not further). We went down this old logging road, up a big mountain and walked into the middle of the forest to find good Blue Berries. The dogs had a blast because of course this is a "no leash" zone so they got to run around without any leashes and just be dogs. I'm so proud of the dogs my pups have turned out to be. To be able to let them off leash in a forest full of good smells and not have them run off is amazing! Nova could have come too but we didn't have room in my SUV for that many dogs AND people and since she is 1. Old and doesn't feel well any more and 2. Barks/whines in the car she had to stay at home :( ... poor girl! I will do a special trip with her tomorrow though. Oh! I almost forgot to tell you!!! Sitka loves Cherries, this is something we have known about her for awhile now (they are her FAVORITE treat) well today we found out she also LOVES blue berries. In fact, she loves them so much she will pick them straight off the bush! It's amazing to watch, she sticks her tongue out and test the leaves, branch and berries to find out what is berries and what isn't, then she takes her front teeth and pulls the berry (and only the berry) off the bush! It was fascinating to watch her do this.

The only downside to berry picking today was that it has been raining for the past 2 weeks so it was really, really wet! Everyone had rain gear but me, I thought I would be ok but it was REALLY cold. At one point I swore to myself I would never go berry picking again...lol. I know that's not true though because I did have a good time! Next time though I will wear more layers or rain pants so that I don't freeze to death. I got a couple pictures of the dogs on my cell phone. Sitka is a hard dog to get good pictures of but I think a few of these turned out really nice. If you notice both Konnor and Sitka has bells around there neck, it's so that they don't run up and surprise a bear.

Anyways! On to the pictures!



















This last picture is of Konnor. I got so cold (we were out picking for probably 3 or so hours) I finally sat on the ground to help hold my body heat in. It was amazing how much warmer I got once my body had help keeping itself warm. Well I was sitting and picking so Konnor came over and curled up next to me. He fell asleep for awhile but I just thought he was so cute, he is such a momma's boy! The blue thing in the picture is my leg, if you look on the bush to Konnor's left you will see blue berries on it. Isn't' that cool!

This is where I am right now....

Need I say more?

Little Girls <3

Does it get much more perfect than this??

















That little girl is my niece. Isn't she cute? LOL! It's so weird to think that in a just a few months there will be a little one running around and my sister will be a mom! Now that is just CRAZY! Danielle and I were just talking about how you know someone for so long as one thing, such as my sister as my sister, that it's weird to think of her as a mom, or even as my mother's daughter because to me she has been nothing but my sister. Does this make sense? LOL. I'm so excited!!!! I can't wait for this little one to make an appearance! Why does pregnancy have to take so long? LOL!!!

Two days of fun!

Sometimes loving to much is a fault. A big fault. It can stop you from spending time with other people besides the "person" or "thing" you love for fear of missing what you love. It can stop you from having fun, exciting adventures....just ask Konnor




This picture is of Konnor, his "chuck it" and his beloved tennis ball. I told him to "leave it" and we started to walk away into the middle of a river bed. He followed along beside me for awhile, always glancing over his shoulder at it. Eventually he started to fall behind and then, when he couldn't stand it anymore, he slowly walked away, head down, tail between his legs back to his beloved ball. I watched him as he turned around and walked away from his "pack". It was clear that he was torn between us and what he really wanted. Eventually the ball won out and when it was all said and done he layed down at the feet of his beloved ball, unable to move on without it. Silly thing love is.

The picture of Konnor and his ball was taken down the highway at 26 mile. While down there Danielle and I ran into our friend Josh and his littler brother. He told me that if I gave him a ride home he would let me play with Lynx kittens! Who can pass that up?
















We each got to hold one for awhile, they are very silly little things! While we were cautioned to be careful of there sharp claws and teeth there human family never rushed us to put them back and we got a fun experience to hold and play with them. What cuties and it was a once in a life time experience!!

I also went boating and subsistence fishing this week which was a lot of fun!

2 pics from that:















I'm sure you are asking yourself after looking at those pics......who is that fine looking, very handsome.......dog? That's Snoopy :)
It was so much fun! While I helped by driving the boat a little bit I do fear that I wasn't much help getting the fish in the boat and I think that may be the only time Mike takes me out! LOL, but it was a LOT of fun while it lasted!! We also went over and looked at a really cool water fall. It was amazing to be so close to it and watch it pour itself into the ocean.

Well thats all folks! Keep reading, I promise to write more!