Fun in Vermont~

We took the weekend off from the lake this weekend to get a few things done around the house and to take a day trip. We thought about heading heading up to the White Mountains to go to Clark's Trading post and to drive up Mt Washington but we decided to head into Vermont and go to the Bromley Alpine Slides for the day. We stopped and went out for breakfast on the way and It took a little over an hour to get there. It is a real pretty ride there with all Back Country roads.


When we got there Tori and her Friend were psyched and planning on what they would like to do...Whitney had a melt down refusing to get on the chair lift and didn't want anything to do with the Alpine slide if it meant her having to ride on the chair lift. so I pulled out of the line we waited 20 minutes in with Whitney as Brad and Tori and her friend stayed behind. When we were sitting I was talking to Whitney about her trying the lift ( she has been on it before and did fine) and I pointed out all the little kids getting on and having fun. once she thought about it she found the courage and decided she wanted to give it a try. The family behind Brad were nice and let us cut back into line....... Tori and her friend Mitchell went before Whitney and I...........
Brad rode Solo behind us........
one we were up in the air...( I was terrified! but wouldn't let Whitney know just how scared I was...I HATE heights!) she chuckled and realized it was alot of fun up high on a chair lift and was okay with it.
Whitney listening to her instructions before she heads down the Mountain........
and there goes Tori...............

There goes Whitney.........



Click on this video to watch Whitney go down the Mountain all alone.......



I was right behind her the whole way video taping her as she went down( this was pretty tricky video taping and controlling my slide with one had~)...... she was such a Champ she went with Tori and her Friend the rest of the day as Brad and I stayed at the bottom on the deck enjoying snacks and Drinks......... Fun times...but the Chair lift did me in...I was done after that!

But Whit-Bit is ready to go back again before the summer comes to an end.......

Getting out and about

Now that things have setteled down a bit here I found the time to upload all my pictures off my memory card ..... I decided to go ahead and post what we did tonight after dinner. We are trying to get out each night for a walk around our property line which makes a nice walk. except for the Black flies that want to feed off of us. Tori was not up for walking so she rode her 4-wheeler around.

Willow Prefers having brad walk her....when I try to walk her she keeps trying to get over to Brad. She is a Daddy's girl. Whitney walked Turbo. She is really good about making sure he has a clear path to walk on. He can't really see at all. He sometimes will run into a branch or a stump. so Whitney is a Good Pug Navigator...She is his Seeing Eye Human I guess....
Belle takes a moment to mark her spot.......
Tori rather ride than walk.........

My New and improved Husband.... so far 23 Lbs lost. He is doing well and so far so good! No messing around with Diabetes. He is on the right path for a healthy Feature~

Thank you all for your thoughts and concerns......I passed them all onto him and he can't believe how nice you all have been. He said I have met some Amazing friends through Blogging~

Almost home....... at this point I think we all wanted to just lay down and roll down the hill. Thats our house you see......

Almost home...... Our back yard is such a mess....last fall they put in a new pipe line. I can't wait for them to come and finish smoothing it out and for Grass to grow.
I really though Belle was going to keel over from breathing so heavy....she is not liking this new walking buisness....she will thank me when she looses her winter weight and has a nice girlish figure to show off this summer at the lake........

Tori beat us all home..... here she is waving wondering what took us so long.......

well I may not post again for another few days..... Camp opens up next weekend..Ya thats right! Next weekend so the next few days we are going over to clean up and get ready for a great season at the lake......

HaPpY BiRtHdAy !

Happy 36th Birthday

Bradley!

We didn't really do much for his birthday today. I just made him Apple/ Mango Chicken , Broccoli . I even found a Diabetic recipe for Carrot Cake. ( his favorite!) We are having a family BBQ next weekend ...More details to come then.............

Also My parents went to Maine for the weekend so Kramer is spending his mini vacation here with us. This is his first sleepover...so far he is having a Blast!

H~E~L~L~O I'm Back!...... well kinda....

I am finally finding time to sit and catch up on every-one's Blog . I have been busy here Getting Brad back to Health...( He made it back to work today ! yea!!!) although he was sound asleep in bed by 8pm. It will take him some time to get back into the swing of things... Willow and Belle found a comfy spot to take a afternoon rest on Whitney's comforter fresh out of the drier...... They love the warmth. Especially when it was cold and rainy today... 44* and a very cold rain.

I love to light candles on dreary rainy days so today I got to use the Tea light and Pumpkin tarts from Pam AKA 30 Something....... YUM smells so yummy! THANK YOU PAM!!!! I LoVe it!

Whitney has been helping put around the house a lot lately....Here she is washing up the dishes after Breakfast.......... She is going away to stay at a Hotel and shopping with her Grammy for a couple nights this week so she is earning some cash to spend when she goes away.Tori and one of Tori's friends are going too ( Their Grammy has been in Living in Florida all winter they are anxious to spend some time with her) The girls are on Spring Vacation this week from school...

Since Brad has been home recovering from Diabetes Complications we have really made a change in our eating habits..... I have learned so much about proper cooking for Diabetics...Good Sugar,Bad sugar, Good starch, Bad Starch....soooo much to learn. I also have help from a Dietitian. We have had some AMAZING dinners the past couple weeks it must be working since Brad has been home he has lost 22 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so far this is Brads favorite........ Spaghetti Squash. ( Goodbye Pasta! and bad Carbs!) he really likes this. actually the whole family enjoyed it even one of Tori's friends who was hesitant on trying it liked it)

it takes a while to prepare it but worth it....

~Bake in oven at 375* for 1 hour ( make sure to Peirce the squash a few times or it will explode!)

~after baking in oven, Boil for another 1 hour in a big kettle

~ Cut down center Lenghwise

~ scoop out the seeds

~ slide a fork down and sting into large bowl

and whala! you have Spaghetti!

and top with Spaghetti sauce...I added ground Chicken in ours just to add a little extra protein

we are also trying to stay away from Breads....so I cut a whole wheat pita into strips and used canola Butter and a little garlic and baked it in the oven for a bit for a side...rather than Garlic bread.As I prepared Dinner Whitney was jamming out on her Guitar Hero game on her X-Box.

Update

I am still taking a break but thought I would let you all know that Brad was discharged from the Hospital this afternoon........He is doing well and is Glad to be back at home with us and the Pugs~

Thank you
Lisa and the Pug posse~

Taking a Break....

I am taking a break for awhile. ...... My Husband has become very Ill and has been in the Hospital since Tuesday...I welcome my Fellow Bloggers to email me for more information if you wish.....
Maybe once I make sense of all that is going on I will share at some point. I will try to keep up with all of my Fellow Bloggers when I can.

Thank you for understanding~

I will be back soon........

Lisa and The Pug Posse~

Oh and just to let you "southerners" know....IT WAS 77* DEGREES TODAY! WOAH HOO!!!! I have waited a long 6 months to be able to sit on my deck and enjoy the warm sun!