Farm Life...

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It's Christmas at the Watsons!!!

Our Trip to Charleston...

These pictures are from our trip to Charleston...

Carly can be quite dramatic, and she loved the animals at the aquarium.

She totally enjoyed Ben & Jerry's

 Carly thoroughly enjoyed her Cookie Monster Cupcake...

We took a carriage ride too. This is Bill.

Dog Walking Success!!!

First of all, I have been a horrible blogger lately!!

Let me tell you about our dogs...

Meet Jack...as in Jack Daniels:

   

 He is my first baby. He is a Schnoodle and he just had his 4th birthday!!  He is barely 10 pounds and extremely energetic!! He is a little mouthy, and he needs some work in the obedience department if I'm being honest.  But I love him, he is a great little inside dog. We got Jack as a pup right after we got married and unfortunately I have spoiled him a bit. 

 This is Sake - Like the Japanese Drink:

     Sake Akita, and she is an Todd's dog. She is a rescue from the Cabarrus County Humane Society. The first picture is actually from the shelter.  She was taken from a family that didn't feed her.  You can see her ribs!! As you can see in the second picture, she has gained considerable weight.  I'm guessing she's about 75 pounds. She can take me down, although I try not to let her. She is our outside dog, loves to play, guards our chickens, and is our alarm. She is a wonderful dog, and only barks if there are strangers in the driveway...or she's hungry. We brought Sake home a couple months ago, May I think.

We have two really awesome dogs...the problem is, they don't like each other. Sake thinks Jack is "what's for dinner". We have tried and tried to get them to play together.  Their first encounter at home led to Jack being bruised all over his stomach and having bite marks in his back.  They stand on either side of the door to the breezeway and growl at eachother. 

Until today...Today, I took Jack for a walk and then took him to the outside fence in the backyard. Sake came and greeted him, they sniffed and walked away from each other. So, Todd got Sake on her leash and come out to the front yard, they IGNORED EACH OTHER!! We were able to go on a family walk, they walked right beside each other and barely noticed the other. I am so excited...I hope they can coexist soon...I love them both so much but I want them to get along. 

Our Trip to the Fair...

     Last week, Todd's Mom wanted to take us to the fair. So we went on a Thursday Night and we really enjoyed ourselves!! We saw all kinds of animals, got some fresh local honey, and ate fried Oreos!!

      Todd insisted that Carly needed an animal to remember the fair by, and wouldn't you know, they had an Elmo bigger than her! So, Todd played a basketball game and won her the Elmo.  He's apart of the family.

     I think he's a little creepy, but she loves him!

Kinetic Small Group Leaders Retreat - Fall 2010

    

So Here we are...in seriousness and silliness, your

  2010 Kinetic Small Group Leaders.  

What a weekend it was!! We traveled to Gatlinburg, TN on Friday, and no matter what you felt like when you arrived...your cup was overflowing when you left!! 

    Not only did we have several sessions of learning and worship, we also had fun and relaxed.  We made new friends, spent time with old friends, stayed up late playing games, shopped, and really just enjoyed being away for a few days. 

Krispy Kreme!!!

 Not sure if you're aware of this, but Hot, Glazed, Krispy Kreme doughnuts are my favorite treat, hands down!! When I go and stay at my parents for a night, I make an excuse to go on a Krispy Kreme run after dinner. My little brother, Samuel thinks it's hilarious! He says he's getting me a life time supply of Krispy Kremes for Christmas. 

  This past Saturday, it was my mom's suggestion, and we went before dinner!! We had an appetizer, and took home some chocolate iced doughnuts for dessert. I love Krispy Kreme...I wish we had one in Concord!! 

 

Carly is a fan too!!