I need to do what with the buckle and a screw?

OK ladies and gentleman here is the dealioso. You need a belt? I can pick you out a killer belt! You need an awesome buckle to go with that amazing belt?? I am on that like a shoe sale in Macy's! You need me to assemble the belt and the buckle???? What?
Now we all know that Miss Amber well God Bless her lil heart is probably the best lil personal shopper you could ever get, but when it comes to assembling anything other than a stellar look you really must understand she just recently was able to decipher the difference of a White tail deer and a Mule deer. (pause for laughter ;D) So when Miss Ryan was like so did you put the belt buckle on the belt I was like ya but you see there were these screws and lord only knows were exactly those would go? I mean you should have witnessed the 15min give or take situation I had trying to remove the New Yorker buckle set by Vogt off the faux belt dealy they put it on!
And yes it would be painful for anyone who had to witness this probably why I brought coffee with creamer in it today for Miss Ryan because I will admit I am like Forest Gump without the Ping Pong skills and no I don't have a box of chocolates when it comes to the hard situation of belt buckle assembly. I mean really? You know what happen to just buying ones that were all together? No assembly required? Well due to the fact that I love the New Yorker buckle set and I must give a nod to Black Jack for the sweet goat belt that they created to go with this buckle set I have set out to figure out the things one needs to know when trying to assemble the buckle and belt. First the kind folks at Vogt have included instructions, but I will admit the whole leather hole punch thing has me baffled, and well why do I need to screw the tip of the belt on the tip of the belt. AHHHHHHHH I must say if I get through this you should all send chocolate and coffee!

HELP!!!!

Sagebrush Cowgirl Education

Ah the thing that still can make Miss Ryan laugh like nothing else is the fact that well to be blunt I am far from understanding all of the little cowgirl lingo. Almost two years later and I must admit that I still laugh about the call on the description's that I wrote for the Boulet Boots that we carry on our site. You see I have informed you all that I am about as far from a cowgirl as a girl can be!
So why in the free world is it not OK to bail hay in your Caiman boots? Hello they are cowboy boots! Well Ryan just cracked up when she read that description and it has been a long running joke since she read that sweet description. I mean one has to give me a break, my shoe's are those of Louis Vutton, Jimmy Choo, oh oh Manahlo Blahnik. Now once she described the boots in this manner all was right with the world and well I am pretty adaptable and wrote my descriptions from then on correctly lol
Another Lil term you girls like to use is creek and coyote the difference is in the pronunciation and just today Ryan and I had a lesson on this I still must say I am giggling about the speech " You are in Montana now you say coyote, broncs, and creek" , so so cute and ya I will say it wrong just to watch her reaction :)
On a serious note tho, I will say this. I often surprise myself with the knowledge that I have of the Boulet and the Black Jack boot line's that we carry, and can dress a cowgirl for ANY function in five minutes if she will do what I recommend. So the Sagebrush education is working and often I smile at the fun that I have had getting to this point. Tho rodeo education is starting for next year and well folks stay tuned, do to the utter lack of understanding of any of it there is bound to be lots of laughs!

Come Support Your Sirens!!!

So we are working so so so hard to move! Now you know Miss Amber is the bestest type A kinda girl around, but certain things can send me into a tail spin! For example you see I must get the sales on line and make sure that all of our girls get the best deals ever for their Christmas shopping! So while moonlighting as one of Santa's elves I have made sure you all can visit our website, as well as our store and save up too 75% on shirts, coats, shoes, and much, much more!!!
The one fall back is this: OUR STORE IS FREEZING!!!
You see our store here is ICE COLD!!! Now you may say to yourself, oh dear Miss Amber you are a doll but a little over exaggerating! WRONG! When you come see me to help me get the sale items out of the store and under your tree you will understand. It is comparable to that of the North Pole in temperature, and while I am a pretty good sport but even I will break when I  have to resign to putting on a winter jacket to work in all day even the best of team players will complain.
I must say our new building is divine! It has triple pane windows, instillation, carpet, and oh wait for it a heater that can heat the whole store!!!!! I know, I know, it sounds too good to be true but I swear I tell you the truth! Not to mention we are going to be able to make hot cocoa and not have it turn to iced hot cocoa! Its the little things folks and well Miss Ryan had me sold on the move in the end of December with the word heater!
So come to the store! Visit us on line! And please buy like you are saving us from frostbite!

Twitch and Me: Dragon Food

Twitch and Me: Dragon Food: "Now you all know that lil Twitch stayed with me and my family and well we had a few adventures that well I just had to blog about! So one ev..."

Dragon Food

Now you all know that lil Twitch stayed with me and my family and well we had a few adventures that well I just had to blog about!
So one evening I come b-bopping up the stairs from doing laundry and what do I see? Oh I see Aiden in dragon costume of course sitting on the floor next to Twitch and the food bowl. What do I see him doing? Well I notice he is chewing (as is Twitch) , when I see that he has separated out the dog bone kibbles into a pile and left the rest in the dish for Twitch. Well OK I panic!!
"What are you doing?" You can't eat that! Its dog food! You could die! to which he responds while putting more in his mouth "Its dragon food mom!, and anyway Twitch doesn't like it. (seriously! like that made me feel better!) After taking him into the bathroom, demanding that he spit out the kibble, I made him rinse, brush, repeat. To which I must say looking back seemed a little like over kill but come on it was dog food!
This was definitely one of those moments as a parent you are able to laugh about when all was said and done, and Miss Ryan thought it was absolutely hysterical! So lesson learned what some think is dog food is in reality dragon food if placed in the hands of the right kid :)

Engagement Commedy

Some of you who know me well you know that I am nothing short of a ball of fun! And often a bit of well a fly by the seat kind of gal who grabs what she wants with both hands. (its a siren thing) So why in the world would Miss Amber approach anything differently in her little life out of the store?
So after much thought, debate, umpteen hours of contemplation, as well as a chocolate intake that is comparable to Augustus on Willy Wonka I came up with a master plan to ask the wonderful man in my life to marry me! No you say to yourself! Why would a gem of a girl like Miss Amber have to ask? Well not to worry the joke was truly on me this time!
As I mentioned I am really one to grab on tight to what I want and love and never ever let it go! So when it came to a man such as the one I have been blessed with I couldn't even ponder not holding on tight with both hands and never wanting to let go. How do you do that? You ask that man to marry you of course!
It was a great scene me in my jogging sweat shorts, tank top, and a gorgeous plate of chocolates from Babcock and Miles with a ring box in the center topped with a ribbon. I presented the plate and ring box on the table in our living room by the fire (oh ya the ambiance was set). And what to my surprise? His eyes almost popped out of his head, not really the reaction I was going for but eh you can never really know the reaction beforehand. So when asked "Where did you get that?" I casually (in rehearsed style hours and hours in front of the mirror! don't ask I can't explain it its a girl thing) asked him to open it. While he opened the ring box, I proceeded on with my proposal which I must say was pretty Fabulous. He put the ring on and said 'Yes'! After being super happy and sooooooooo relieved I was still wondering why such a shocked deer in the headlights look?
Being the gal I am I asked and he started to laugh! Apparently girls he had the same plan and was going to ask Miss Amber on Christmas with my Lil one's all there! The poor man thought I had found the ring!
So here is a little tidbit of advice, when it is right it is right, and when its meant to be I guess both people are bound to be on the same page for the direction in which the relationship is going. With this discovery and also the discovery that he is able to keep surprises unlike muah we shall see what the ring is on Christmas. And to tell you the truth I can't wait!
This has been a great journey and seems as if it shall only get better! And heck with my girls at the store, and my crazy Lil life I am sure it is going to be an adventure!

Who Needs a Coat?

As many of you know I have had the Lil Twitch staying with me this week. Now this can well only really be described as well Chaos! When you have a puppy with kid's/small daycare, there are bond to be adventures in babysitting!
This adventure began with the morning that my Lil Aiden decided what fun it would be to let Twitch outside for mommy. You see he is used to his dog's let them out and they do what they do and come right back, but with Lil Twitch who is not trained for this we had a bit of a different scenario. So I come down the stairs to find that Aiden is beaming with pride all while sporting his dragon costume (yes he moonlights as a dragon don't judge). "Mommy I let Twitch out to help you! Aren't you so proud o me?" Well HELLO no not so much! I rush to put my boots on and fly out into the snow, were what do my wondering eye's behold? That's right Twitch booking it down the street to the nearest hill! Now I am a well calm person but when sportin my sweet Victoria Secret sweats, and tank top, with fuzzy boots on the street this can break any calm girl into a sweat! So after calling with very little concern from Twitch I finally catch the Lil bugger at a snow drift, trudge back to the house in the wind, snow, and amazing on looker's who drove by smiling and waving!
Upon return to the house, I walk in the door to my Lil dragon who greets his Lil buddy Twitch by saying "Oh you are a good Lil puppy r you!" That's right momma freezes her booty, and the puppy gets the hugs! Go figure. Well this was also everly so funny when I went to go to the truck to head to work sans my Lil furry pal and my neighbor pulls up and says "Hey doll you really need to wear a coat when you go out walking in the morning you could catch a cold!" Ya making a mental note of that one, plus pondering why in the ficus was my not wearing a coat that made him look, when I would have thought the bright yellow sweats, and sweet white tank would have gotten the comments lol!
Lesson that we can all learn from this? Never trust a boy and his dog especially boy's and dog's of the dragon costume kind!

Twitch's Week without Mom

Well folks this week well has been educational! Twitch has been my Lil buddy for the week since Miss Ryan went to Vegas. We both knew we would rock the time she was out and about but truly I must say I was not prepared for what was to come.
Many of you know that I am a mommy to 4 sweet and amazing Lil people (how this happen lord only knows ;)) Now with the addition of a puppy to the house I was sure that it would go as planned. Twitch would be a fabulous addition, all the children would follow all of the rules for the puppy, and we would live in harmony.
Here's the dealioso my children and Twitch has joined in a force that is harder to pass than the front door of the pentagon! They have taken over my house!
You see I believe puppies are to be puppies not on the furniture, don't feed them human food, and no puppies in the bed!!!! So ya that is not how it is working out. You see the small children have so far fed Twitch gummy worms, m&m's, and oh did I mention they also have brought him into the beds, give him treats rather than food!
Now there is very little in this world that I believe can do but dang it when met with the Lil precious moment eye's of my Lil ones met with the stare of innocence from Twitch when they decided to sneak him into their room for bedtime! I tell you I have also realized that my children are basically in a undermining plan and scheme to very well take over the world! Between the candy slumber parties, and the late night rendezvous to play chase and tag I think that I may very well lose my religion!
Word to the wise : Children are fabulous , Puppies are amazing, when putting the two together be warned!!!!!