Hiking at Flatrock Park

A couple of weeks ago Jer and I discovered a new park called "Flat Rock" so we decided to take the dogs out for a walk and check it out.

The park was huge with tons of trails It gets its name from these big flat rock formations that cover large areas on the ground; water trickles through them and they are really pretty, next time I will have to get some photos of them.

We ended up walking the beginner dirt bike trail through the woods which was about 2 miles long. The shade was nice but next time I think we will walk a different trail because we are trying to leash train Mischa and it was just to narrow and brushy for that. I did find myself thinking that they would make good horse trails.... if they were allowed.... sigh :)

We really enjoyed our walked there and have been back a couple times since, but we have been sticking to more open areas. The last time we went I slipped on the slimy rocks and landed in the water....I had to laugh at myself, especially since right before I walked acrossed the rocks I said "I am so clumsy that I am sure I will slip and fall in there" LOL. It hurt my back later that night but at the time it was pretty funny :D

New Puppy Mischa

Well I have been very delinquent on my blog here lately. School is wrapping up for the summer and we have been really busy at home. Jer works away at LTR and I have been looking for a part time job since school will be out soon.

The most recent news is that we got a new puppy. She is a boxer named Mischa and she is a real riot. She is 12 weeks old now (we got her when she was 9 wks) and at her last vet appointment she weighed 19.6 pounds; she has been gaining over a pound a week lately but she is still all joints and feet. She looks especially silly right now running around the house with a cone on her head (she had her ears cropped last week) and I cant help but laugh at her when she is being goofy. Last night she kept jumping up on the couch despite the fact that I kept telling her no.... but she was being stubborn about it, so Jer snapped his finger and said "OFF" in a loud voice and guess what she did? She ran over bouncing across the room and jumped on him instead, I couldn't help but laugh, and then I got in trouble too haha :D

Birthday Pie

Last Sunday we had a little birthday get together for Jeramie...who is now officially a quarter of a century old.... :D His brother Jayme, sister in law Adriana and their two kids cam over for a barbecue. Jer cooked hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill (I got a boca burger), Adriana brought a cookie cake (and candles) and I made some pasta salad and apple pie for dessert. I was going to take a pic of the pie before we "broke into it" but I forgot so here it is....post nibbling :)

It was a really pretty day and the kids played outside for a while after dinner. It sure is nice to have a fenced yard so we didn't have to worry about anyone wandering off! Pekoe loves kids and had fun following them around and licking them in the face... :-0

Before they left Jayme gave Jer his little grill that we had borrowed for the occasion so now we are planning to grill again this coming Sunday :)

Mani - Pedis

Last week I talked Jer into getting a pedicure and manicure with me in Wal-mart while we waited for the tax lady to finish up. They are cheap at Wal-mart and Jer's callouses are so bad....so he said okay :) He actually discovered that the massaging chair that you sit in is pretty nice and who knows I might actually get him to go in with me again sometime....here are pics of our pretty fingers and toes .... hahaha!