Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Times they are a changin....

Our missed buddy Clod....we will always love him.



Our new Black Lab Riley
Calvin
Hunter and Riley Boy!

I am sure by now many wondered where I may have gone since Christmas(thank-you to those who emailed me). If no one ever ventures this way or plain gave up on me I can't say I blame ya lol! We have had some changes in this household. First off I have now JUST ventured into the 21st century.....as of yesterday I waved goodbye and good riddance to dial-up. It had gotten soooo bad I couldn't visit anyone...it took sooo much time to get to just one blog and than more time to see pictures (which half the time came up with big x's anyway). Such frustration! Living out in the boondocks we have now just gotten access to Quest. Secondly we had our wonderful Airdale dog Clod of 12 years pass away in Jan. and we have been very upset over that. Thirdly we recently added two new members to our family. A bit chaotic but a lot of fun! We adopted a new dog (Riley) and a new kitten (Calvin) from the Humane Society. Pictures of all above. Fourthly I am the proud owner of a new Canon Rebel Xti digi which I have been playing around with. So much more fun doing my layouts with the pretty new pictures. I have left it on Automatic....havn't ventured to any other dials as of yet. I have MUCH to learn. We still have a lot of snow here and we have stayed home most of the time. I have so much to catch up on with soooo many of you. Hope all is well. I will leave you with some pictures of my newly painted wall shelf. I needed something new and cheery so I repainted it. I am also repainting the walls in there. The winter has been long and tedious here and my good ole paintbrush is a little much needed therapy. Cabin fever is putting it mildly......Loves, cherry



14 comments:

a Pocket Angel said...

Cherry,
Welcome back! Yes you have been missed. I've stopped by your blog a few times wondering about you.
I'm so very sorry to read about Clod, he was such an sweet dog.
Congratulations on the new additions to your family, Riley and Calvin. I'm sure they bring you much joy into your lives.
Take care and it's great to see you back again..
Have a lovely day ~Mary~

Reflections from the Stone Nest said...

Love your new shelf! Welcome back! Sorry about your loss. It's very difficult. But Riley looks like a happy dog! I live in the boondocks as well. I'm interested to know more about Quest. Pop over to my blog, if you will, and email me info. I'd love to hear from you and so very much appreciate it

Kitty

Vanessa {Bloom Right Here!} said...

So good to have you back! I've been checking on you most every day.

BittersweetPunkin said...

I am SO HAPPY to see you post! I am so very sorry about the loss of your dog...that is hard..I know. I pop in all the time to see you and was pleasantly surprised to see this post..
Hugs,
Robin

Bristol said...

Cherry- I am Soooo glad your back. So sorry to hear about your dog. You willbe busy with you r nes additions.
Bristol

Carol Bennett said...

Cherry, yes we missed ya! But we're glad you and your new fur babies are back!
Carol
http://ourreddoor.blogspot.com

Esther Sunday said...

Cherry! It is so nice to see you! Hey, sometimes life just is life, ya know? I am so sorry about the loss of your beloved dog, and congratulate you at the sametime on the additions to your family! Can't believe you were trying to blog with dial up - no wonder you threw up your hands! Good to see you again! Love, Esther

bs honey said...

Love the shelf, and the pets, and happy that you are back. You were missed.

take care and God bless you

Sweet Cottage Dreams said...

Welcome back, sweetie pie! Sure have missed you and I am SO SAD to hear about the loss of your sweet baby, Clod. I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. Your new babies are sweet and how wonderful of you to adopt them. They look very content.

Your shelf and bench are fabulous - as always, your home is full of sweet things. I like it all.

Isn't have a fast internet the best? I cannot imagine not having it. Dial up is old news. High speed is awesome.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

xo
Becky

Michelle said...

Cherry,
Oh, I missed you~I always checked your blog and so happy to return home this weekend to see your new posts! Thanks for stoppin' by! I'm so sorry for the loss of your doggy, but have to say your new additions look pretty darn special :)

So glad to see you are out of hibernation :)

Hugs,
Michelle

Dena said...

Yaaaaaaaaaaaayyy!!!! Cherry is back :) :) Missed ya girl :) So sorry to hear about your Clod. My heart goes out to you.

Hugs,
Dena

Anonymous said...

I love the shelf. Could you please post a photo of the entire thing? I love to get the big picture :)

Marianna said...

Glad to see you back! Sorry about the loss of Clod.

Your new family members are very cute, and lots of fun, I'm sure.

Kim -today's creative blog said...

so glad you're back. Sorry about your dog. :(

I also received an XTi for Christmas. Aren't they fun! I'm having so much fun with mine.
Love all your scrapbooking.