We Have Geese!

I don't know if I am supposed to be happy about that or not!  Chelsea was outside cocking her head and raising one ear - like "I don't know what I am supposed to do - do I heard them?  Chase them?  Mommy, come look!"  So I went and looked to see what she was taking a gander at:

GEESE!  And lots of them, I might add!  So, even though I am not sure whether this is good or bad, I am excited to see they love our pond!  Funny stuff excites me, doesn't it?

Sadly, this doesn't excite me.  Our living room is bare: 

 

Well, it was bare in these pictures yesterday morning... I had to clean all the 'stuff yet to be hung or a place found for' out so I could get furniture. 

For whatever reason, Steve decided it was time to get furniture for the living room.  So I searched high and low for something I actually wanted.  I am not a shopper.  Which means I am certainly not a furniture shopper.  After searching the city over, I finally settled on a set of furniture, but I didn't like the colors it came in, so what do I do?  I special order it.  Do you hear that Cindy, Dezra, Susan and Chris?  Yes, I did - I special ordered it!  I took lessons from Dezra and ordered it.  Cindy, I know you are shaking your head...  Lol... 

Well, it finally came in and was delivered yesterday. I wanted neutral so I could change colors on a whim... you all know how often I do such things, right?  Ok, so I am going to TRY to change things on a whim... 

Here is what we ended up with:

No, no, NO!  I am not finished decorating - I just got the blasted set in there!  It is a far cry from done, but you can at least come see me and we will have a 'ladies' place to sit - away from the noisy men!  No pictures are hung - in fact, I haven't even decided if I am using them - but that is what I am tossing around.  Suggestions?  Please?  Oh my gosh, those shelves!  What do I do with them?  I have more plates, but not sure if I like them, but what else would I put there?  This does not excite me; the furniture, the decorating or the decisions.  Can I hire an interior decorator please?  Carey?

I *know* I have to add color... LOTS of color... lol...

Nate?  Do you see the sofa on the left?  The one under the blue picture?  Meet your bed!  I got a sofa sleeper just fer you!  Good thing we have Steve around to insist on furniture - we would be all sitting and sleeping on the floor!

Steve is no insisting on a gas range.  I think my electric is just fine... just ignore me when I fuss about it, ok?  Oh, he claims he wants to eat this winter... being in the country, I think our chances of being first back on after an electrical outage are slim to none.  Guess what I am shopping for today.  Ugh.

Chelsea is doing well, all things considered.  She runs a lot, plays a lot, herds the 4-wheeler when mommy takes it out, she tosses her toys about, checks out the kitties (I still can't bring myself to bring them in) and is overall a great dog!  I love her to death!

Most of the time:

She swears it just flew up and pounced on her.  I know better.

Finally, a picture from last night:

So beautiful and relaxing... life is good.

But I have to go shop now.