The Rabbit cont.

I first introduced you to our visitor a few weeks ago here.

Well, the plot has since thickened.  We figured out that the rabbit is actually our neighbors’ bunny and goes by the name Snowball (very fitting we think.)  We were told by our neighbor (the father) that we could keep her if we wanted to (hmmm… been researching bunny habitats.)  Snowball is also a sweet junkie.  Since she has eaten all of the peaches that are expired in our yard she has returned to her own yard to eat the expired apples.

Since we found out her name was Snowball we also found out that she can do backflips (just been told, never witnessed it), is litter box trained and that her name isn’t Snowball.  It is actually Crystal or Hippity Hop.  We have also not confirmed that she can be relocated.  I never trust the info given by fathers!

Smurfs could be living here

The “National Geographic” that is our new home continues.  After a 2 mile nature walk in the woods we found what appears to be a Smurf-a-minium in our backyard.  It is the biggest mushroom I have ever seen.  I can only imagine what could be living in it (smurfs, fairies, trolls…)

My mom suggested we transplant it so we can keep an eye on it and build our fairy garden around it.  My son asked “so can I kick it?”  For now it remains where it was, unharmed.

As for the blue construction hat - also a find on the nature walk.

There’s a Snake in Your Boots

Well maybe not in your boots… more like on our porch.  And maybe not a snake, but more like a snake skin.  But Still!

And that bad boy measured in at a whopping 75 inches long!  If it were a child it could ride on all of the roller coasters around!

Better seeing the skin than the snake and better seeing it outside than inside.  And I’m hoping the rabbit we saw a couple of days ago is soooo big that there isn’t a snake that could eat it.

Hasenpfeffer

Here at our new house we are experiencing all sorts of nature.  Here is what showed up next to our porch a couple of days ago.

D was so excited.  He called me to come downstairs “quickly but quietly”.  This bunny was HUGE.  I’m thinking it was the Easter Bunny checking his route.

I can see why D said quietly.  Look at those ears!

The New Digs ~ Our Home

I had mentioned before that we moved both our workshop and our home.  I figure I should give a few details because our new surroundings have become rather entertaining.

We moved from Woodstock, GA (which has become quite Suburban) to Monroe, GA (which is quite rural – they do have a Walmart, McDonalds & Chick-Fil-A though).  For those with a map handy, Monroe is right outside Athens (home of UGA – Go Dawgs [I guess that’s what they say]).

Our previous house was in a subdivision and had approximately .75 acres (1/4 of it was down a steep slope – a great sledding hill if it ever snowed enough).  Our new house is on 8.5+ acres which are pretty much fully wooded with a river bordering the back of the property.

This “city” girl (Suburb of Chicago to Suburb of Atlanta to Rural outskirts of Atlanta) has already come across a whole lot of country in the short month we’ve been living here.

My Pants will Never Fall Down!

There aren't that many markets that I shop at, but Papermill Market is certainly not one of them.

That is where I found my dear Princess & Butch. Julie & Stacy make the best belt buckles I have ever seen. They are so good that I have 2 belts (a black and a brown - c'mon you have to have one of each) and like 5 buckles. Ok, so maybe I don't NEED 5, but you have to have a buckle for your black belt, and one for your brown one. You need a fun one, like the birds:



And a pretty one like the flowers:


And... and... and...

Here is their display. Now you can see where my problem is.

Did you work out today?

On a rambling personal note...
I think everyone who made the resolution to go to the gym went today. At least those who are members at my gym.

Ok, confession, I have been to the gym once since October. Now that's certainly not to say that I haven't been getting my exercise. Schlepping my soap around to the 8.9 million shows; setting it up; tearing it down; standing there to sell it & making it all had to burn a few calories, wouldn't you think? I just haven't gotten to the gym due to all of the activities stated above.

So I went yesterday, and almost felt the need to whip out my day planner for the last 3 months to prove why I hadn't been diligently attending and that no, this wasn't a "let's change just because the calendar year has" moment. So I got over the feeling (and might I add that no one made me feel that way... just my own little mind) & had a great workout in a fairly quite gym.

Went back today and holy cow! I think EVERYONE was there. And if they had kids, they were there too. The kids gym was to capacity. The floor was shaking due to an over-capacity Kickboxing class & I think, for a moment, every treadmill was in use.

I am so excited to be getting back into the great routine I started of hitting the gym 3-4 times a week. I just hope that everyone who started today doesn't stick with it (or at least they change what time the go) so I can have my fairly quite gym back.