A new addition to the Reed family

On Saturday our family was out running errands. At Wal-mart there were several cars with puppies. One look at this little girl and the entire family was sold. Corey even likes the puppy, despite his claim that it isn't big enough to even be called a "real dog." This is little Daisy. She is a Peek-a-Poo and only 8 weeks old. Peyton picked out her name. 

The kids are absolutely crazy over her! Daisy is so good with the kids. She lets them carry her everywhere and she loves to chase them around the house. I have to admit that I was worried and thought what did I do agreeing to get a dog. I'm not sure about having a pet. On the other hand, Daisy is doing great with going to the bathroom outside. Now if she would stop crying at night we would be in great shape. 

Garage Project

Our garage has become such a mess that we have to park in the driveway. So it was time for some serious cleaning and organizing. Last weekend we cleaned, put away stuff, and through away junk. That was still not enough to get the cars in the garage because we have too much stuff (plus the garage is small). This weekend we put up shelves and hooks in the garage. OK Corey did the work while the kids and I supervised :) lols. It looks great and I know just what to put on the shelves. This should help a ton. 

Missing Kiekie...

Annisten loves her Kiekie (aka blanket). Where she goes, so does Kiekie. Yesterday was a sad day. She lost her blanket. I looked everywhere for it. The crazy thing is... she lost it in the house. She asked for it all day. Annisten would like up on the front of her crib and call "Kiekie... Kiekie..." When she woke up this morning she asked for it as well. Corey finally found it this morning downstairs. What a relief!

Snow ...

When we went to bed it was raining. This morning we woke to snow! Crazy Spring weather.

There she blows.....

Did you ever hear of the saying "March winds" or Mother Goose's nursery rhyme about March winds?

March winds bring April showers,

April showers bring may flowers.

 The March winds have come gusting through this week, today especially. The wind is gusting, howling, and booming like thunder outside our house.  Peyton and Annisten keep running to the window and to see what is going on out there. Or they ask "What's that noise?" with a surprised look on their face. A couple of times Peyton has come running telling that we have a ghost.

Why are March winds so strong? Well... spring is trying to get blow away the winter weather. According to the weather pros...it has to do with differences in temperature and changes in horizontal pressure that cause this mess. 

"March winds tend to be on the strong side because, as spring tries to push winter out, differences in temperature tend to be more extreme over a shorter distance, which leads to more dramatic horizontal changes in pressure and thus stronger winds over widespread areas."- Washington Post

Picking up all the tumble weeds and junk that blows into my yard gets old. Plus I don't need any more help with bad hair days ( I have enough trouble on my own with that one). On the positive side, its kinda fun to listen to the wind. 

Favorite Finds...

1. Limi Shine

(I took this from the website. I could not just get the pic of the product. Just glance at the main things it does, no need to read all the fine print.  It works for all of these things, cool huh? I love it!)

2. Renew lotion by Melaleuca

(This lotion works sooo good. My skin cannot get enough. Plus it takes care of all my dry skin issues.)

3. Gorilla Glue

(This fixes most of the broken things at our house, from toys to vacuums. Its tough stuff!)

4. Lipman Mop 

 (When I am done using the mop, I just detach it and throw it in with the washer and dryer.)