The Moser Blog Returns to it's Original Format....Trees and Dogs

Ah, finally back to the original format. Obviously it's been too long since we have had any massive trees to clean up, so we had two big Oak trees taken down today.
Clearly, I am being sarcastic ;) Unfortunately these trees have died, so we had to take them down before they did any damage. This is not really our favorite past time.....despite what it may seem!
This tree was between the driveways.

View from the top of our driveway.

Tom with his trusty chainsaw.

Maggie and Harley supervising.

This was the tree closest to the house. We could see that there were several holes in it that would be perfect homes for the little squirrels that torment Maggie and Harley. We were right. I am sad to say that there was a casualty during the tree cutting today. I was not home to witness it, but Tom says that the squirrel was killed on impact....However, Tom did not realize there had been a casualty until he saw Maggie galloping around the yard, and tossing something furry into the air over and over again. This was the poor guy's comfy little home.

Double stick action.

Well, this picture makes him look tan-ish, but I swear this Wooly Worm was green! I can't remember how the saying goes, but I think the darker Wooly worms mean a bad winter. Is that right? Anyway, I would like to know what a green one means!

and is it "wooly", or "willy" worms??
OH, and I got a new Jeep!!!!!!!!

My new 08 Patriot. The tires are so muddy because it rained for 3/4 of the weekend, and had previously rained for weeks before that!

Here is an after picture. Tom and I (mostly Tom) removed the window vent shade thingys that were above the windows. It looks better without them, and they really block your view when they are on. It took hours to take that sticky stuff off! It was painstaking!

Tom installing my Sirius radio.

Our Jeep Family is complete. Well, almost...Tom wants a Wrangler!

We need a sign that says something about only Jeeps coming up on our hill!

Inside the back.

I love that it has this hard plastic floor.

A Quick Update

Sorry we have been slacking on the blog updates. Here are a few random pictures from the last couple months.

We have had a few interesting visitors this summer. I thought this moth was really neat. The neighbors probably think I'm crazy...I am always taking pictures of the most simple things. I can't help it....I find beauty in the simple things. (although my pictures don't always turn out beautiful!)

Our first, and ONLY camping trip this summer. Can you believe that? Only one camping trip. sooo sad!

The Moser men went to Bristol for a NASCAR race!

The melons! They were tiny, but they were delicious!!!! We have had way too many jalapenos this summer. Tom just picked 47 today!

Another friendly visitor! The picture is not that good. We probably took 20 pictures of this little guy, and just could not get a good one.

Here we are at the "Brewgrass" festival this past Saturday. This event sells out in March or April when the tickets go on sale, and Tom and I have never been able to get tickets. This year we lucked out and got tickets the night before! We had a blast, and hope to make this an annual event for us. They announced another brew fest for May 29, 2010, that will feature different music....not bluegrass. So mark your calendars and get your tickets now!
Now on to the carpet pictures.

Before.......

(Maggie obviously never passes up an opportunity to be in a picture!)

This is our bedroom. This picture really made the carpet look bad...yikes!

AFTER!!!!!

Harley is enjoying it.

Maggie approves. The dogs were so tired by this point. We kept them outside all day while the carpet was being installed, so they were not able to get their routine naps in on that day. By the time the carpet people left, Maggie and Harley could hardly keep their eyes open!

another after pic.

It's blueberry season! Yipee!! We went to our favorite picking spot, and here Harley is, enjoying a nice refreshing swim after having to stay on the leash and watch us pick berries for what must have felt like hours. Usually there is a lot of encouraging and coaxing going on to get Harley to swim, but he went right in and did this all on his own. He is such a good boy!!!

The classic berry picking pose. I think I have a picture of Tom in this pose for about every year we have lived here.