My adorable sister, my two poodles, and my mom’s poodle November 29, 2010
Poodles from right to left: Sophie (my poodle), Chloe (my mom’s poodle – Sophie’s sister),
and Noemmy (our newest poodle who is a red head!!)
It doesn’t get more rustic than this….. March 16, 2010
We went to Dallas this weekend and met my parents for dinner. My mom ordered a roasted chicken, and this is what she got!! It was so funny as it came with that knife in it. The restaurant was called Brio Tuscan Grille and it was in Grapevine at the Southlake Town Square. The whole area was beautiful and we got to enjoy 70 degree weather.
Trip to Branson November 29, 2009
We recently went on a trip to Branson and stayed at Chateau on the Lake. It was beautiful. We took Sophie and received two offers buy her!
I love foggy mornings.
Our room was upgraded to a King Suite with a lake view which is $100/night more than we actually paid.
Here is the hotel’s marina which does not seem very busy on a cold fall morning.
There are quaint spots all over the hotel grounds.
Sophie – the poodle.
Once Upon a Summer… April 6, 2009
Once upon a time, in a small village in North Dakota, my husband and I stayed in very old, old, old house with a coyote, some bugs, dead and alive, and 46 year old conditioner. Don’t believe me?? The evidence is presented below….
It looks charming, but then we all know there is a very thin line separating charming from nightmarish.
I wonder what is in those cans to the left…. I probably don’t want to know. Is that an old refrigerator to the left…?? It looks like an old appliance of some sort.
Speaking of old appliances…here are some that still in use:
The knick knacks were so old they were considered antiques and for sale should anyone want to take home a momento…
I assumed these momentos were free to take…
Wait….I promised a coyote.
Oh my!!! There are two coyotes…I under promised and over-delivered. Does the hubby look a little tired. Well that could be because we got the honeymoon suite featured below:
It was really called the the honeymoon suite, because the bed had a bouncy problem. At the slitest touch the bed would convulse with bouncing. I don’t know how else to describe it. It was unlike anything I have ever seen. It felt like I was being “bounced-to-sleep.”
Everything was within walking distance.
Try getting these three fellows to all look at the camera at the same time….
Another summer is right around the corner and, with it, more memories to be made.
PS. I don’t have a picture of the conditioner, but I have 7 eye-witnesses. Thank goodness I took my own.
Spring Break – more video from my camera…. March 29, 2009
Here are two more videos of the Show Choir.
Guy Song from Petunia Bloom on Vimeo.
Below: Jazz Choir within the Show Choir.
Jazz Choir from Petunia Bloom on Vimeo.
Spring Break
We went to Branson, MO to see my sister sing during her Spring Break.
Here is my husband, me, my sister’s friend – Tanner, my sister, and my Mimi.
Their show choir performed two nights in a row as the opening act. The first night was great!! We got video of it. The second night was very good, but they all seemed tired. I’m sure they didn’t get a whole lot of sleep while they were there.
Same group….my Mom instead of Mimi at the right side.
I could have used a little more make-up!!!
Here is video of my sister and her partner singing and dancing to a song that I did when I was in Show Choir!!
Jump Jive from Petunia Bloom on Vimeo.
Hallslatt, Austria March 28, 2009
Wow!! Isn’t this beautiful? I have a travel images application on my igoogle and this popped up this week. 
Here are some more pictures of this beautiful place I didn’t know existed!!
Here is interesting information about Hallslatt and pronunciation.
Sophie’s Thanksgiving Trip December 2, 2008
Sophie gets extremely nervous in the car. She shakes, yawns, and whines every long car trip. It upsets us that she is so nervous so we gave her some benadryl this time. She was very calm and happy most of the trip. Here is our poor drugged dog. Next time we will drug her again. It made the trip much more enjoyable for all of us.
On the way to the farm, Oklahoma built a welcome center on the border. It has a dog park in it. There is a section for large dogs and one for small dogs. Sophie looks forward to using that sometime. I didn’t let her play there this time, because there was too much poop. Maybe next time…
Thanksgiving Winter Wonderland November 30, 2008
Friday, after Thanksgiving, this is what I woke up to on the Doll Farm (my parent’s house). It snowed the perfect amount on the perfect day. It was absolutely beautiful!
Here is a view of my dad’s farm from our house.
Sophie LOVES the farm. Did I mention Sophie LOVES the farm???
Sophie was like a flash of lightening!
There are more pictures to come. I could have dropped the camera and it would have been a good picture….except trying to catch Sophie. That was quite a challenge.
