June 24th

This kind of made my day... What are the odds GA or VA would let me do thi? I think I would have a better shot dressing Higgins up!

Happy June 24th!

Life's distractions aka my girls

This is a sequence of photos I took of my girls this morning. Please take note of the red rope. This rope was from a toy I bought Georgia when she was a little pup that I thought she would never be able to destroy. - well she did and she loves this rope more than some of her other fully intact toys.  It is one of Virginia's favorite too.  This game has turned into a tug of war/keep away.

At this point they have actually fully lost the rope and are just making noses at eah other with their mouths open... It actually is rather strange.

Love my pups! They sure do make life interesting!

One more reason why...

I love my dad :)

This text came from my mom. Olive (one of Katie's dogs that my parents are watching) needed surgery for a tumor in her colon...

Not only did my dad assist the vet (dr. robinson our horse vet) in the surgery but removed the stitches himself!

Go Dad!!!

A larger picture!

Thankful that even though the distance I can still feel close with my parents and other family though technology :)

Happy Father's Day!

Daddio,

Just wanted to say happy Father's Day. I have been so blessed to have such a fun loving, supportive, intelligent, and caring father!

Love you Dad!  I have always and will always look up to you. Thanks for being a greatrole model!

Recent Random Pictures

My first tomatoes!!! 

My "garden's" progress 👍

The view from our couch

My friend Shaina's little boy Caleb

New glasses

Chris spiking the volleyball during the championship games

Desert - ice cream over hot rice - yum!!!

I have a skylight above my cube at work

June 10th 2013

Today was my due date.  I am reflecting a lot today. On everything that has happened over the past year...

I heard a quote from a show I have been watching... "You take the sweet with the sour"

I'm ready for my sweet now.  Trying to keep a positive perspective. They have been saying at work lately that I have such a positive outlook, so I will try to keep that in mind..

Trying to stay "bright and shinny" on this rainy day.

Thank you all for the support you have given to us through all of this.

The start of my garden

So I decided I wanted to try my hand at gardening with plans you can actually EAT!

We started out with a mint plant. Now - I have no idea what you cook with mint but it smelled so good I decided it get a mint plant to keep in the yard because it did smell so good. Virginia seemed to agree with me because once I got it potted, she would go out back and just stick her nose in it :) too cute of her!

Next came the tomato plant.  I asked Chris to get me a tomato plant when he went to HomeDepot one day for something else. I love tomatoes and I figured that having a plant in the yard could potentially save me from having to buy them at the store!

Then came the green onions. I bought some of the other day when I was making my mom's famous macaroni salad. I had no intention of them other than using them in the recipe but then I remembered.. I had read somewhere that you could plant use ends of cut green onions and that they would grow!

So I decided to try it out.  They started inside on the counter as a nice decoration... But I ended up putting them outside a thy seem to be doing much better!

I know my Grandpa Clyde would be proud! Maybe I should try radishes next. He always had the best radishes!

Miss you Grandpa!