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Nebraska Road Sign or graffitti?

Going once....going twice.....PLEASE someone adopt him. He is a special one.

Make sure to scroll down to the new posts, I did a lot today!

More vacation pictures...

Socks..the sweet little cat. Cool picture I think.

Josephine and Georgia. Juuuust kidding. They are probably #455 and #387. These cows are supposed to only be used for breeding. Supposedly BBD won't be eating them next month at McD's! That is what they tell the tofu-eating Californians. (yes, I do eat meat)

G-pa and Joe :)

Hey! I got him to smile!

This is Roger, Joe's Boss. He took me on the Combine and told me all about the popcorn!

Vacation Bloggin'

It is so good to be on vacation. Sleep til 10, blog in the middle of the afternoon :) It is so quiet here I think I could sleep all day.

Does anyone want me to adopt this precious boy and bring him home for you? He is a super sweet terrier mix and is going to be kinda small. He is about 5 months old, his name is Hugo, but I am calling him O'Neill in honor of the town. He is super sweet and very adaptable. He was at the Craft Fair at the Armory and just loved ALL the people. BBD already said no, so I guess I can't keep him. Besides, Kona is enough work!

Here is what I have been eating in this foreign country....err I mean in Nebraska:

Sloppy Joe's

Corn Chips

Cinnamon rolls

Walking Tacos. So what is a Walking Taco you ask!? It's a small bag of corn chips dolloped with a spicy (well by NE standards anyway!) taco meat blend, shredded iceburg and cheese! Shove a fork in the mess and you are good to go! We have Fish Tacos, they have Walking Tacos.

The highlight (seriously!) of this trip so far has been riding in the tractor with my nephew and inside the combine with his boss, Roger. It was really cool! I had ridden on a tractor in Illinois when we visited Ethel, but not like this! It has air conditioning and a radio. By the way, I so wanted nice crisp Fall weather, with brightly colored leaves skittering across the pavement. What did I get? Sunny and 70F. I think it was colder at home! My nephew works on a farm that harvests Popcorn! I learned all about the hybrids of popcorn and that there is no genetically modified popcorn. Did you know ONE EAR of popcorn makes ONE microwavable bag!? We must have harvested thousands of bags on my one little ride. We collected 45K pounds while I rode. The combine scoops down the rows of corn and sort of mows down the corn and an auger separates it from the stalk. Then somehow (you can't see it) it gets taken off the cob and ends up in the back part. Then it gets transferred to the "wagon" that the tractor is pulling. That goes back to the silo, but they call them bins. Here are some pictures:

Tonight: Good ole fashioned Trick or Treating with the neighbor kids :)

Blaze of Glory...

I am in Nebraska on vacation visiting the P's. Dad and I went shopping yesterday (after getting a yummy cherry mocha at 5th Ave Espresso!) at Alco. I got BBD lots of warm weather clothes that you just don't find in CA. Then we had lunch at DQ :)

Today Mom had Dr's appts that I drove her into "town" (O'Neill) for. After darting over to 5th Ave Espresso, I parked right up front and the doctor's receptionist greeted me with a warm welcome and took me back. Both doctors seemed to have all day to chat with us. Just like the "Old Men" at the espresso shop, sitting around reading the paper...they talked to me like a grand kid the minute I walked in.

After dr appts, we went to the Armory for a Craft Fair. There I met Kona's future brother. HA! If only I weren't married! Quote from BBD's text when I "asked"...ok, I was pleading: "How many animals would you have if I never said no?" Hmmm..... I am still considering. The Humane Society ladies loved me as a candidate to adopt adorable Hugo (soon to be renamed O'Neill ;) Mom told them Kona is at Doggie Day Care today, so they just loved me! He is going to be a tiny boy though. He has a big dog heart, I can tell. He was not phased by all the people and commotion. I took him out for his potty break and he greeted all the people with his tail wagging. He is only 4 months old and about the size of Got Milk! Find him here:
http://www.holthumane.org/adoption7.html he is "Hugo"

To rid myself of husband frustation ;) I went for a run on the Cowboy Trail. You remember it, the one that cows aren't allowed on! I had my MP3 player blaring Bon Jovi and I felt light and fast. The air was cool and clean (except for the occasional cow smell!). Out of the corner of my eye, I found two little boys on a 4 wheeler "racing" me, their American Flag fluttering in there wake. I looked over to two huge all American smiles as Blaze of Glory blared. Then...they dusted me :)

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Happy 5 months Birthday to KONA!

Kona turned 5 months on the 24th. We turned the corner on potty training (YAY!). He and Lucy are getting along AMAZINGLY well these days. He is less and less afraid of strangers, strange places and new dogs. I took him to Tom and Steph's this weekend and he met their three birds and one hamster :) We walked on the new beachwalk in San Clemente and he did really well. A Metrolink and an Amtrak went by and he did not react! I think he was just worn out!

So if you have gotten this far ;) here are some latest photos:

Come...sit...stay...look at me! Perfect!

Notice the ruler for scale....he he

What is different with these last two pictures...look closely and post your answer :)

Note from Puppy Day Care

Lynne at Cool Dogs had this to say about our boy this morning:

So cute, your Kona is. He is playing very well today with Kota, a Brittany Spaniel. Playbows, running, barking, having fun!

Proud Mama