Don't mind me, I just ROCK at gardening

A couple of weeks ago, Chandler was cooking Sunday dinner for us and he wanted some fresh Oregano. Well, I searched the state over (okay, like the Northern half of the state which included Sam's Club, Macy's, Smith's, and even some random health food store in Utah County) and needless to say, I found none. So my mission has been to grow us some. I got an herb garden kit for a white elephant gift at the Barrett's Christmas party a couple of years ago (what a sweet white elephant gift, right??) so I decided I was going to grow some herbs. Oregano was not part of the kit, so I bought my own seeds and started planting.

Keep in mind, this is how my plants usually look:

So, I was a little weary about trying out this new venture. This is how things started out:

(No project is complete without a mess on the floor)

And, ta da, final product!

But of course, something always has to go a little bit wrong when it comes to me:

Yep, a LARGE jar of baby food fell out of the cupboard and this little guy just happened to be in the way. I did not think that these seeds were going to make it because they spilled all over the counter and I figured they wouldn't be in the pot right, so I had very little hope for this one.

But again, TA DA, something went right for me:

You might not be able to tell, but the little white dots are actually the sweet basil growing! YAY!

These are some flowers that Aunt Amber gave to Breag, and they went from this:

(Which is actually only about 3 days after they were planted)

To this:

And this is the progress of  my herbs:

So I'm pretty much stoked right now that I can actually grow stuff. Chan just keeps laughing cause he thinks that it's funny how excited I've been getting over these little plants!

Other than my gardening adventures, things have been pretty slow around here. Chan came home today at lunch and told me that he wanted to give me my Mother's Day present early because he really didn't want to wrap it. Um, okay. But after seeing it, I realized why:

I'm pretty sure that I have the best husband in the WHOLE world. It's a wireless printer/scanner/fax/copy machine! I'm so dang excited! I've been printing off a lot of stuff lately for Primary and our printer, as Chandler likes to put it, sounds like it's 'puking parts' (because one day it literally was!) So thanks Chan for my early Mother's Day gift! You're the best!

And no post would be complete without a super cute picture of my happy little girl!

She's got a mouth full of teeth now (okay, only like the top 4) but it seems like a lot when she decides to bite! I wonder where she gets that from........ No comments please, M O M! :)

Just some random pictures

So I finally got to go to the Menagerie to take some pictures. The first day I went, I only got 5 or 6 pictures and then the battery on my camera died (of course). So today I talked Chandler into taking me back up there so I could get some more pics. Here are just a few of my favorites. And keep in mind, these are just the animals up there, I'm not sure any of them are up for adoption.

This horse was the sweetest! He even did an amazing job posing for me too! I love the side-swept bangs!

And this sweet kitty would have been coming home with me if I didn't have two cats at home already! She was such a sweetie!! She is so fluffly that I just wanted to hug her!

Breag didn't quite know what to think about all of the animals, but she definitely was interested.

Talk about mama instincts, this goose (I think it's a goose, but my mom told me it was a duck, so we'll just go with bird I guess) was not exactly excited about me trying to take pics of her. She hissed at me!!

Daddy and Breagan enjoying his day off with a trip to the hills.

Mom's hiking shoes.... Yep, that's how I roll.

Even on the bumpy roads, Breag still fell asleep.

Yep, we drove through it.

Breag

The sweetest baby girl ever. Seriously.

What Breagan has been up to.... (lots of pics because it's been a while!)

She really loves her daddy!

And she likes to wear his hats!

She got her first tooth, and, as you can see, it was pretty hard on her.  :(

But Dad helped her pick out a new coat, which made her feel a little better.

And hanging out with the other 'B Kid' didn't hurt either.

She's even found time to help me out with the house work.

She likes even the simplest things to play with. This box, for example.

She even got big enough that we had to lower her crib down so she couldn't climb out!

And she really likes her cousins!

She's also getting geared up for summer.

And speaking of summer (not that I want to, but it was mentioned) she'll be crusin' in style.

So as you can see, Breagan has definitely been a busy girl! (Believe me, she NEVER stops!) She's such a sweetie and she's growing up so fast. We love her so much!

Spotlight on Pal & some random happenings with the Erdei's

This is Pal! He is an Austrailian Shepard/ Red heeler mix. The family that owned him dropped him off at the Menagerie without anyone knowing! They put him in a kennel with all of the big dogs and just left! He was very scared.

Lyle is teaching him to be a cattle dog. They think that he is going to be a little bit bigger than a regular cattle dog because they think he has a bigger breed of dog in him.

If you would like to adopt Pal, click on the link HERE to find out more about him! (I'm pretty sure you need him mom.... I'll talk more about it with dad :)

And a side note, I was able to visit the menagerie for the first time the other day. Lyle and Jeannine weren't there, so I didn't get out of my car. (I really didn't want to disturb the animals) But they have an AWESOME operation going on up there! There were lots of geese and ducks wandering around and they looked so cute! I talked to Jeannine later and she told me that they are 'rival gangs'. Sweet! I can't remember what she told me the names of their 'gangs' were, but it was too funny.

I feel bad because I was really getting into this posting on the animals, and then I just kinda dropped off the face of the earth for a while. The bad news is that Breagan has had a HORRIBLE 2 weeks. First she had a small cold and a B I G fever of 103+. We get really scared at our house about fevers because that's how Hailey lost her hearing. So on the Sunday of the Super Bowl, after 3 days of not being able to get the fever down, we were off to the ER. They gave us some decongestant and told us everything was fine. So she kind of got over that, but still hasn't been the greatest. There has been very little sleep at our house and lots of crying. (Most of it by Breagan, but a little by me to)

The good news is that after all that, we finally have Breag's first tooth!! YAY! It's about time!

But, this to shall pass. I just have to

'Keep calm and carry on'

(my new favorite saying! :)

It's Wednesday, so that means....

That it was time to buy another vehicle. So, if you are in the market for a new jeep,

we will be selling this:

Because we bought this:

We finally got Chan a newer jeep. He is way excited about it and so am I! We drove to Lehi today and picked it up. We also got to do a little shopping so it was a great day. I love spending time with Chandler and Breagan. Breag is FINALLY feeling a little bit better. She's had a fever since last Friday and has been VERY onery. But she was a trooper today. Maybe we are on the downhill side of this! YAY!

But yeah, keep us in mind when you are thinking about making your next jeep purchase! It should be up for sale in the next couple of weeks!

This Week's Animal from Fullmer Menagerie Animal Rescue

This week I decided to choose my FAVORITE kind of animals: a cat!

Hi! My name is Big Mac. I was picked up from McDonalds! As you can see from my picture, I am not exactly THRILLED to be in the Cathouse with the other cats. They just BUG me! I would be much better off if I could be the King of my OWN kingdom. It takes me a bit to warm up to people, but once I do, I will tell you about all the wonderful people that took care of me at the Menagerie. I am also current on my general shots and I am neutured.

To adopt me today contact:

Fullmer Menagerie Animal Rescue

Salina, Utah

435-529-1307

I mean, how could you say no to that sassy face!?!?!