Happy 4th of July!

We decided to have a cook out to celebrate the 4th---plenty of food and it was so good! My sister and Mom left after dinner to go celebrate the rest of the night in Love Valley. Pete, Trace and I decided we would just lay around the house. Last year we went to Mooresville to watch the fireworks and it took us 4 hours to get home (we only live an hour from there). Traffic was horrible and the fireworks weren't that great---didn't want to go again this year. Our neighbors have been setting off the fireworks since last night, and all the critters have been upset. We have alot of woods around our area and I hope that nothing catches on fire!
Our week has been very busy. We painted our kitchen---a yellow and it looks really nice---brightens the place up some! My sister has moved in with us for the summer and has decided that she wants to go to Afghanistan for a year to work. She has applied to about 14 different positions. Hopefully something will come through for her.
In other news, I found a gold mine! I was looking for some hay--$8.00 a bale is getting pretty costly for us--I found a guy who has over 100 round bales of fescue and orchard hay for $10.00 a bale! WHOOHOO. He also told me that everyone I sent to him (and they mentioned my name) he would sell me my round bales for less money. I know of several people looking for hay. He also told me that he was doing another cutting in about a month and if we wanted to pick it up from the field, he would let us have it for $5.00! Pete and I already have plans to get a flat bed trailer for when he does the cutting and getting stocked up for the winter. It's always a blessing when you can save a dollar or two.

Bella came into heat last week and was bred to Coldwater Creeks Mikey---hopefully she took and we will be expecting pups in late August or early September. I had Bella, Bones and Gabbi's pictures made by a friend of mine that owns a photograpghy studio and they really turned out nice....thought I would share one with you.
Hope every one's 4th was nice and you are all in my thoughts and prayers....until next time!