Bringin U up to speed

It certainly has been busy around here. Currently Brittany and I are the only girls of the house as the rest of our crew has made their way up to Thunder Bay for the annual moose hunt. Not my cup of tea but different strokes/different folks I guess.
Our Thanksgiving weekend was a scattered one with those 3 away, Brittany babysitting and myself working so there was not a time that we were all home together to have a meal. I thinks I might plan something for when they get back and I am off!
I am on puppy watch this week....can't believe that 9 weeks has just flown by. Autumn is due on Friday. She has the tiniest of belly and I am fearing that she only has 1. Fearing because it generally makes for a larger puppy thus harder for mom to whelp. Fingers crossed.....I have an xray booked for her on Thursday to confirm exactly how many and what position(s) it or they are presenting. Adding to my stress...I am booked to work Fri,Sat,Sun so there is a huge possibility that she could go into labour any one of those days. Best case scenario, she goes into labour next Monday!!! Will keep you posted there!
We have secured a herd of myotonic goats! I am especially thrilled about this...(who knew..thrilled about goats)! Anyhow yes we have more of these delightful creatures coming to our farm! The biggest downside...they are in Saskatchewan..yep mid west... As these guys are pretty rare and almost impossible to find, the fact that I was able to find so many and adults to boot is pretty cool!
So I am trying to find a hauler that is coming back from the west to bring these babies home. The best part of this is that these guys coming are mature goats and we will be able to have our own babies born here next spring! This venture has taken off faster than we had anticipated but we are excited just the same!
I will post when they arrive and how the whole process goes!

Bestest Friends...

Just a photo to share.....

I would have never dreamed that these two would become the best of friends. But..they are...
They run and chase and play tirelessly.
Also a big surprise to me is how much I have come to love Ty in the house. He is a silly, quirky boy who is full of action but in the next second will sit with me and loves to get kisses. He will even press his check against mine for more kisses....
I was never a big fan of the JRT but this little guy has definitely changed my opinion! Of course Bella is the biggest baby you could ever want...no question there!

What a visit!!!

I havn't been around these parts much in the past couple of weeks. I have been spending time with my sis who came to visit! Cleared my work schedule and blogging was put on hold to spend extra quality time!!!
We had a packed visit....did lots of travelling and visiting other family members and friends.
The fall colours are just beautiful right now, which made the driving very enjoyable!
These were taken on our drive from Ottawa.

We spent some time with our Aunt Tina...gosh I love that woman! She was a big part of our childhood growing up. Every Easter my parents would get together with them....I used to look forward to going to Ottawa....my aunt always remembered and gave me an Easter egg!

She is such a special lady...

While in Ottawa, we visited our cousins. This is a rare occasion and to get a picture even...priceless!!!

I had booked Bella's spay and a dental for Sienna which landed smack in the midst of my sis' stay but it worked out excellent as we got to visit with my super friend Esther too! While the dogs were at the clinic we did some shopping in the states. Had a fabulous visit, great company and super good food! Thanks Esther!

This too is a rare shot....been buddies for about 10 years and this may be the only pic we have of the 2 of us!!!

Brittany was trying to prove to Aunt Nance that she was taller than her!!! I think she was on her tippy toes!!!

Love this one!!! Love my sis too!! Do you think we look alike????

We did some walks along our road and there is this gorgeous maple who is brimming with crimson red leaves right now....

Fall is so pretty!!

Bella loved the walks and loved the papillons who also came to visit! She was especially fond of Copper...they played and played!

Me and Bella...(pre spay)...

She is doing good and little sore yet but definitely so relieved that the surgery is over and done! No Bernese heats...I can't even imagine what that would be like...yikes....

This is little Cara...one of my sis' travelling buddies...what a cute little doll! We did nickname her fussy and my Autumn was fussier as they are both spoiled rotten and think that plain ol' dog food is just not good enough for them!

This is Copper, the german import that my sister brought in. He is so full of himself and considered himself an honourary yorkie within the house. Full of beans and loved playing with Cruiser!

In short, had a fabulous visit! As always it is heartbreaking to say good bye ( did that this morning). I treasure these visits and love the time that we spend together. It is worth more than anything in the world! Love you Nance and can't wait to see you again!!!!!

New Seasons begin!!!

I love the start of fall which means the start of season premieres!!!
Not a huge TV watcher but I did allot some time this week to catch some fav's from last season as they are beginning again!
The Biggest Loser cycle 8....
I think this show is amazing! Am so in awe at some weeks to watch their weight loss. The first week one guy lost an amazing 28 lbs!! That is huge for 1 week! Granted I think he is over 400 lbs to start with but still its pretty amazing! I think what they are doing for these people is great in working with them and giving them the tools to take control of their lives. I super enjoy watching their transformations from week to week!

America's Next Top Model cycle 13
This is another fav for us girlies in the house. I am amazed again at some of the make up they do and how they make these girls look, their photos come out absolutely stunning! Tyra can get a little full of herself now and again and she gets annoying but I suppose its her show and she can do what she wants right???!! This season is a little different as she has chosen candidates that are under 5'7 which seemed to be the minimum if you were looking to model so good for her to give some of these 'petite' girls a shot!

And finally Desperate Housewives.... love to watch these seemingly bored housewives get themselves into hot water by doing stupid thing. On some levels they can be relatable and then on others, not a chance but still like to catch their weekly episodes anyway!

Amazing I actually watched 3 hrs of TV this week! My good ol' stand by soap opera ( Y & R ) I havn't seen in ages. I managed to catch about 15 minutes a week or so ago and there was this whole outdoor scene with a crazy lady with a stuffed cat??? What is that about? I'm sure the writers are getting paid big bucks so I'm sure they can come up with something better than an insane person with a stuffed toy? Whoa....

A different view

Had my camera out the to get some pics of the horses and took some of the buildings from another angle.

Thought I would share.

And still the barns seem too small, we may need to expand yet!

Too Cool...

The other day I was driving home and noticed this brown thing in the field. I thought it looked like Dave had dumped a pile of stones. I thought it was strange that he would have dumped stones in the middle of the field so I questioned him and he said that the brown thing was a muskrat house.
This is what I spotted from my van.....

So of course I had to go and investigate and check it out!! We have had an incredible wet summer and I guess the now wet land is ideal conditions for them to buy their houses.

Although I didn't really want to run into the occupant of the house I did find it really interesting and cool how it was built and what the little booger made his house out of. You can see he used roots and grass and mud. His house stand about 5 feet tall and about 3 feet around. Pretty impressive for a 'rat' sized body I'd say.....

Call me simple but I just think it is really cool how nature can take care of itself and how one little 'rat' thingy could build something like this!!! Even though I've never seen a muskrat and I'd like to keep it that way, kuddos to him for his inginuity!!!

Still more pics!

And here are the some of the rest of the lovely shots that Tracey took that day! I am absolutely thrilled how they turned out!
For ease of viewing and not to give you picture 'overload' I have made collages of everyone. You can click on them to make them larger.

I think this is my favourite shot! I love this with the rail fencing and the barn in the background!

And more Pics!

And still more pics, Tracey you made us all so relaxed and brought the best photo's out in us!

We had a great day! The guys scampered off to do their thing that day so it was just us girls for the end of the shoot! Brittany and Casi were busy posing for Tracey and loved every minute of it! Think they have watched too many episodes of ANTM!!!

Some teasers...

A while back on this very blog it was gently 'suggested' to me that my family picture on the right of the screen is quite outdated....(you know who you are, thanks for the nudge!)
It got me to thinking, yes our last family picture was quite outdated (2006)and we should do it again!
I have been seeing on FB this wonderful local photographer's work and decided to track her down and have her do our family shots!
What better place to do a shoot but at our little piece of paradise...our farm.
I wanted very casual and very country shots of us using the cedar rails and barn boards and the wildflowers that are growing.

I have anxiously been awaiting these 'teasers' for weeks! I love what she has done and can't wait to get the rest of the pictures! You will notice that James is not in these...I am only adding what I have so far! Once I get a family shot, I will be updating my family pic on the right of the screen too! I am so thrilled with the teasers, if anyone in my area is interested in using this photographer, she is wonderful! Very calm and put us all at ease really quickly, which was no easy feat considering the 'male' members of my household were less than thrilled with the whole photo shoot idea! Her website is www.tkendallphotography.com

Thanks Tracey for a great day, you are super!

Up and Running....

For anyone that doesn't know, the free webspace 'geocities' is shutting down the end of October. I have/had 2 websites on geocities both of which are crutial for advertising and selling my puppies and horses.
So with that in mind I had to buy a domain for my 'businesses' so they could remain visible on the web!

So welcome to my new webpage!
It is TimberYork Farm and you can find it at http://www.timberyork.com/
I have the basics up and hope to do some changes to fit the whole grand scheme that I have in my head. I just need to get accustomed to the new page building tools!
Have a look and let me know what you think!

Very proud of..

Brittany who ventured out and got herself some babysitting jobs! She loves kids and was looking to make some of her own money so she posted an ad on Kijiji. She was approached by 3 different people and had 3 interviews and now she has 3 different families she is babysitting for!

She babysat this little guy here on Saturday. Baby *S* was adorable! He is 21 months old.

She asked her friend Amanda to come over and help and the 2 of them were like little mama's and doted on this little guy all day. I'm sure he never had so much teenage attention ever!

He went home mid afternoon and then she had to babysit at the other place for evening. These were twin 8 year old boys and a 6 year old girl!

She was wiped by Sunday!

I am so very proud that you have taken the initiative Brittany and are doing what you enjoy along with making a few dollars as well.

Some of her free days are booking up if anyone is in need of a 'fun' babysitter. She is amazing with the kids and even helped out with a buddy of mine this summer who has a home day care.

So, so proud of you Brittany!!!

::Congratulations Kattie & Mike::

We had the priviledge of attending a good friend's wedding over the weekend. We have basically watched Kattie grow up. Her father was in our wedding party...many moons ago so it was great to be there and watch Kattie as she got married herself!
It was an outdoor wedding and the weather could not have been more perfect! Beautiful, sunny but not too hot and not too breezy.

As Mike is a dairy farmer, the tractors were an intrical part of the photos. The tractors were shined up and probably havn't never looked so good.
As we drove up and seen the tractors lined up with their loaders up in an arch, we actually thought they were going to be married under the arch but no, they were just placed there for a good ol "John Deere" photo shot.


Kattie's dress was beautiful and actually had the colour of her girls dresses along the top and bottom of the dress.

Even, their dog was part of ceremony. Kura (the boxer) was the ring bearer and was all dressed up for the occassion too!

I love it!

It was a great day! We seen so many people that we had not seen in ages! It was a fun time! Also great to see Kattie marry her soul mate!

Just friends...

Just some randoms shots of Brittany and Amanda, friends just chillin'
Rockin' the barn boots!!!

With the barn kitties.... Thomas and Julia....

Model posing...

Just having fun....

Running around on the 4-wheeler...

So nice to see the girls have good simplistic fun! Just hanging out and having fun!!! Good friends are so nice to have!