Have you ever been so tired and sleepy that it hurts. Your eye lids burn and are so heavy. Things, people and thoughts do not make sense. Oh and don't forget about the noise. When I'm tired and sleepy I hate noise. TV is too loud. Cars passing by, too loud. birds chirping, dogs barking, Cottondust's voice (he has a loud voice that carries even when your not sleepy) all to loud. Why is the TV on anyway. Annoying and loud. Things just don't make sense. I need sleep.
Oh don't get me wrong I love Cottondust's voice, but when I'm tired little to loud at times, but soothing. Doesn't make sense, does it?
Do you know what I am rambling on about? Sorry once again for posting non important thoughts but thought I needed to share anyway.
Did you know that Cottondust can sing? He will tell you that he carries his tune in a bucket, but he can sing and it is very soothing. Cottonboll and I both calm down and get still when he starts to sing. At night, he looks on line for music videos to his favorite songs and sings along with them. Actually, one of the easiest ways to get Cottonboll to get ready for bed, is to offer her if she hurries up, brushes her teeth we will watch videos with Daddy. Her favorite 2 are George Straits Old Troubadour and She will Leave you with at Smile. If Cottondust does not sing a long we have to restart the videos.
Ok ok I feel better. thanks for listening.
She really did have a good time, even tho she looks scared to death in this picture.
As we were waiting for a table we walked around the gift shop and there was a diver in the fish tank cleaning the tank. I got a cool picture of Cottondust and Cottonboll with the diver.
A couple of Christmas's ago Steve and Christina got Cottonboll a teddy bear from Build a Bear Workshop. The bears name is Precious. She has several outfits with matching shoes and panties. Cottonboll loves her and changes her outfits daily. The plan was to let her build her own stuff toy at the end of the day. After all the shopping and lunch we walk around to the Build a Bear Workshop, told her and Zeke the news. They were so excited. Cottonboll had a hard time trying to figure out what she wanted, she thought about a puppy, Hello kitty or maybe a pink bear. She finally decided on a brown horse. Zeke had the same problem but he finally chose the same brown horse.
Tuesday while the weather was still warm Cottonboll rode her bike. Last fall before the weather became cold, she was just getting to the stage of bike riding were she was comfortable. Today we had to start all over. I started walking behind her holding the bike, promising not to let go. Then just walking beside her. Same old question. "What if I fall" then get up dust, yourself off and get back on. "but what if I hurt myself " that is just part of learning, you have to get back on and keep going.
There she goes all by herself. 
Turning around in the neighbor's driveway
Coming back to our drive way
Happy smile. I can do it.
In honor of today's windy dusty day I thought I would post a picture of my dusty dirty dog and daughter. When the wind blows 100 miles an hour, (I know more like 110 miles an hour) like it does all the time here. My back patio gets covered in fine dirt. Dakota loves to nap on the patio and he does not care if it is covered in fine dirt and therefor becomes very dusty. The picture above does not do the dust covered duo justice. Cottonboll has had a bath, but poor Dakota has not. He does not understand why I will not let him roam the house as he is accustom to. He has to stay outside or in his room until I have time to give him a bath.
