A Pink Vacuum Too?

Today was the day I was finally going to vacuum the sand from last Sunday out of my carpet. I started in the hallway and was working my way around "the wall." My vacuum has been my favorite toy since Dave gave it to me for Christmas in 2006. I usually get excited to use it~~it is pretty and it has a power paw for the furniture! So, near the bathroom door, I smell smoke. I have smelled it before while vacuuming so I paid it no attention. Soon near the railing to the basement I SAW smoke. LOTS OF SMOKE! I picked it up and took it outside yanking the cord from the outlet. I laid it down and saw the flames coming from the side where the belt is. I was so panicky I couldn't think of what I should use to put out the fire. I decided on my coffee maker. I doused the flames and grabbed my camera. I was nervous about what Dave would say about this one for sure. Fire has been the ongoing theme this last week. He had been in town at church so, thankfully he was feeling mellow. He didn't say much. Except he did say that he didn't know if they make PINK vacuum cleaner. OH and word from the wise~~if you are shopping for a vacuum cleaner DO NOT buy a Eureka Altima

Random thought for today.

So there are 3 weddings of people I personally know today. I wondered whats the deal?
What is so special about this weekend? JUNE 7, 2008

THEN IT HIT ME!


June (6) 7, 08 6,7,8

One of the weddings is at 3:45pm. So their wedding begins at 3:45 on 6-7-08 ! How cool is that!

Sorry like I said random thought!

Pizza Cutter go BYE BYE!

Remember my last blog about the almost perfect day! Well, I realized on Thursday night that my pizza cutter was missing when I went to cut the most delicious homemade taco pizza ever! So I had to think hard "when was the last time you used it, Angela?"

Almost instantly, I remembered the gooey pizzas from Hotstuff in Lakota on Sunday. I used it to re-cut the pizzas so surely it had to have been washed and put away. I hunted high and low but could not find it. "Well I laid it the box lid when I was done......." THAT my friends is when I had what I call "a moment of clarity". I left the pizza cutter in the pizza box, someone ate the pizza, and didn't remove the cutter. I was about to get another dose of clarity. I BURNED those pizza boxes. In the burn barrel. THIS burn barrel to be exact!

Can you find what's left of the pizza cutter amidst the ash?

Here it is! I felt so foolish when I told David!! He kind of chuckled and told me that he thought it was all a part of my evil plan to get a pink handled Kitchen Aid Pizza cutter, which simply isn't true! There was no evil plan, but since we need a pizza cutter, I might as well get the pink one!!

The (ALMOST) Perfect Day!

Yesterday brought warm weather, a beautiful blue sky, and my family over for dinner! It was very last minute and I had an agenda, Dave and I needed Dad's, Jamie's, and Sean's muscles to help move some furniture to the "man cave" a.k.a my thunderstorm haven! We grilled burgers and deer sausage, and ate on the deck. You can see everyone assembled and ready to pray!

We had a yummy watermelon for dessert. Everyone looks so excited:) ok... so maybe dad looks a little grumpy ;)

After we ate, Jamie and Sean found my tennis ball slingshot and had fun shooting the balls at each other. They even tried a golf ball to see how far it would go! Dad and David enjoyed watching in the shade from our adirondack chairs.

We also went fishing at Lake Laretta just north of my house about a mile away! Jamie caught the first northern, Amber caught the next 3 and Dad caught one. Sean had a couple get away as did Amber, Dad and Jamie. As for me, well.... let me just say that if we are lost in the wilderness and it is up to me catch food, we will all starve!! I never even had a nibble.

We had Hotstuff pizza for supper, and then ended the day with a bonfire at Mom and Dads.

The Equinox

You know how when you go shopping for something in particular, and you find it so you grab it and take it to the cashier expecting to pay full price only to discover the item is on sale--like REALLY on sale? That is kind of what happened to Dave and I. It all began a week ago yesterday when I went to Grand Forks to buy flowers. The oxygen sensor went out in my car and it was taken to the dealership. While it was being fixed, I was given the keys to a 2005 Chevy Equinox to drive as a loaner. I had it all weekend until Monday and I took it back and picked up my car. I was joking when I told my friend at the dealership to check out the numbers for me. Turns out it was a wise decision and a good deal. It is front wheel drive with intelligent All Wheel Drive so that should be handy on the slippery, snowy, ND winter roads! I am now able to get to ALL of the fields to take David meals, or just to jockey around equipment. I also love the color! Salsa Red Metallic--sounds........spicey!

Doesn't Buddy look excited?

What in the world!

So, does anyone know what kind of bird this is? He stopped to eat at my new feeder this morning and I was so surprised when I walked out of the laundry room and spotted this little fellow!! He is the most perfect shade of blue! Later on, he was sharing the feeder with couple of male gold finches. I wish my camera would have been handy for that!

Planting Season - Soybeans

It is that time of year again, when farmers are up at dawn and home again at midnight. When wives (or fiances in my case) pack lunches and give rides. The time of year when it ends up being a hurry up and wait game. Planting! Right now Dave is planting soybeans. I had the opportunity to take some pics yesterday while riding with him. He got a new seed tender this winter in the hopes of an easier time filling his planter. So far so good!! Here he is filling the planter.
You can see the bin filled with the innoculated soybean seed! This is a picture of the service truck and the planter filled with seed.
All done filling!! He is closing the covers. This is the side of Davids' John Deere 8320. Gotta love a John Deere!

John and David are getting close to being done!! Dave planted the corn and is now working on the soybeans and has navy beans, sunflowers left. John has planted the wheat, canola, and flax. It helped that Harold --Brendas' dad was here to help for a few weeks this spring, picking rocks. They also have the help of Sarahs husband Trent, who helped spray some pre emerge round up. Another invaluable help is their "hired hand" Chris. He has worked hard to prep the land ahead of John and Dave, doing the cultivating, harrowing, rolling, etc. They have a lot of acres to cover so every little bit helps!!