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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Schnookies... aka... Brody!
This is a little video of Brody. I had just gotten home from quitting my job... long story for those of you who don't know about it... and I literally threw all my teaching junk in the kitchen. Well the red little bouncy ball fell from the mountains of stuff, and Brody claimed it as his... I'm amazed it didn't pop! He definitely brightened my day... he's just so cute!!!
Pumpkins!
I finally uploaded a few pictures I had on my camera. Because I don't trust myself enough to carve pumpkins, I opted to paint a few instead. I'm not even going to be around for Halloween, but I couldn't resist putting a few cute little pumpkins outside. I thought they turned out pretty good!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Time is flying
I can't believe it's the end of October... where is the year going!? Not that I'm complaining, it means we're just that much closer to Joe being finished with his follow-in training in Altus, closer to our wedding/cruise, and closer to moving to Japan!!!! I'm so excited... I wish November would hurry up so the fun can begin!
Things here are looking up. A handful of people are back in town from trainings so it's been nice to hang out with people. Joe got news if weather stays nice, they could finish as early as mid November... which would beat the predicted after Thanksgiving time frame.
We're getting more and more RSVPs in the mail and we're so excited so many friends and family members are going to be able to make it! I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone... it's been too long!
I've been busy trying to keep up with a workout routine... jogging with the dogs and going to the gym, but it's tough, especially now that's it's getting cold outside. I'd rather stay bundled up on the couch with a book! Which by the way, I can't seem to get enough reading in... I've gone through 3 books in the last two weeks and I'm pretty sure the people at the book store know me by name (kidding... I hope).
The pups are still being little rascals with secretly digging when they think I'm not around. I spy on them through the blinds and it's funny... they really ARE like little kids. I caught Brody taking a peek at the back door to double check I wasn't there. Little did he know I was watching his every move through the window. After he thought the coast was clear... he immediately began to dig... and I immediately ran outsite with the water bottle to chase him away. One day they'll learn...
I'm hoping the week goes by quickly. I'm going to a substitute teaching orientation, working at Sylvan a few days and then packing up and heading to Huntsville to visit my parents for the weekend. I'm excited for my final dress fitting! Every time I try it on I think I fall more in love with it!!! I can't wait to wear it down the aisle!
Okay, enough babbling... I should throw in some laundry and get ready for work. Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!
Things here are looking up. A handful of people are back in town from trainings so it's been nice to hang out with people. Joe got news if weather stays nice, they could finish as early as mid November... which would beat the predicted after Thanksgiving time frame.
We're getting more and more RSVPs in the mail and we're so excited so many friends and family members are going to be able to make it! I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone... it's been too long!
I've been busy trying to keep up with a workout routine... jogging with the dogs and going to the gym, but it's tough, especially now that's it's getting cold outside. I'd rather stay bundled up on the couch with a book! Which by the way, I can't seem to get enough reading in... I've gone through 3 books in the last two weeks and I'm pretty sure the people at the book store know me by name (kidding... I hope).
The pups are still being little rascals with secretly digging when they think I'm not around. I spy on them through the blinds and it's funny... they really ARE like little kids. I caught Brody taking a peek at the back door to double check I wasn't there. Little did he know I was watching his every move through the window. After he thought the coast was clear... he immediately began to dig... and I immediately ran outsite with the water bottle to chase him away. One day they'll learn...
I'm hoping the week goes by quickly. I'm going to a substitute teaching orientation, working at Sylvan a few days and then packing up and heading to Huntsville to visit my parents for the weekend. I'm excited for my final dress fitting! Every time I try it on I think I fall more in love with it!!! I can't wait to wear it down the aisle!
Okay, enough babbling... I should throw in some laundry and get ready for work. Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
You gotta love 'em...
This morning consisted of the typical routine... the dogs scratch at the bed until I can't take it anymore (this happens anytime between 6:00-6:45... if I'm lucky, 7:00am) and I stumble to the kitchen to feed them. I manage to fill their water bowls, usually spilling half of it on the floor due to my still-half-asleep mode, open the back door a jar and crawl back to bed.
This routine has worked fine, until today that is. I woke up to discover the dogs weren't back inside yet, like they normally are. Typically, they go outside for a bit... do their business, play around... then jump back into bed for another few hours. 8:00am rolled around and I jolted out of bed... no not because there was the typical "barking at nothing" routine, but even worse... it was silent! I didn't hear a peep and if I didn't know better, I would have thought they'd run away.
Wrong. I run to the windows to first make sure they hadn't some how hopped the fence. No, instead my little brats we're digging and tunneling through the wet grass and to my fear, Brody (my white pup) pulled his head out of a deep hole and looked up at me as if he was saying "What's the matter mom?"... it took less than a second for me to register my white dog was not mostly brown. I know I've posted pictures of him with mud cakes all over his face... but this time it was BAD. And no, I didn't snap any pictures, because to my fear, his entire head, all four paws/legs and under belly were COVERED in wet, clumpy brown mud. As I ran outside to catch him, he instantly thought it was a game and ran into the house and tracked mud EVERYWHEREEEEE!
I scooped him up and threw him into the tub... it took a good 20 minutes to rinse all the dirt off him, the toughest being his snout where there were clumps the size of marbles dangling off him. Needless to say, it took another 20 minutes to scrub out all the dirt from the tub.
I've been keeping an eye on them and of course, once there's a fresh area dug up, it always seems to attract them back for more. I caught them both digging and have been spraying them with a squirt bottle, but it has little effect on them. I tried putting a chair over the area, but it seems like a hedgehog dug up a 6ft long tunnel and they keep tunneling further and further in one steady path!
For now, I'll have to monitor their outside time, which to be honest is a big pain in the butt. Hopefully the grass grows back quickly and they get the picture they're in BIG trouble when they dig holes in the backyard. As much as I wanted to paddle their little butts, they are cute and you gotta love 'em... even if they do ruin the backyard, track mud everywhere and have to bathe several times a day...
This routine has worked fine, until today that is. I woke up to discover the dogs weren't back inside yet, like they normally are. Typically, they go outside for a bit... do their business, play around... then jump back into bed for another few hours. 8:00am rolled around and I jolted out of bed... no not because there was the typical "barking at nothing" routine, but even worse... it was silent! I didn't hear a peep and if I didn't know better, I would have thought they'd run away.
Wrong. I run to the windows to first make sure they hadn't some how hopped the fence. No, instead my little brats we're digging and tunneling through the wet grass and to my fear, Brody (my white pup) pulled his head out of a deep hole and looked up at me as if he was saying "What's the matter mom?"... it took less than a second for me to register my white dog was not mostly brown. I know I've posted pictures of him with mud cakes all over his face... but this time it was BAD. And no, I didn't snap any pictures, because to my fear, his entire head, all four paws/legs and under belly were COVERED in wet, clumpy brown mud. As I ran outside to catch him, he instantly thought it was a game and ran into the house and tracked mud EVERYWHEREEEEE!
I scooped him up and threw him into the tub... it took a good 20 minutes to rinse all the dirt off him, the toughest being his snout where there were clumps the size of marbles dangling off him. Needless to say, it took another 20 minutes to scrub out all the dirt from the tub.
I've been keeping an eye on them and of course, once there's a fresh area dug up, it always seems to attract them back for more. I caught them both digging and have been spraying them with a squirt bottle, but it has little effect on them. I tried putting a chair over the area, but it seems like a hedgehog dug up a 6ft long tunnel and they keep tunneling further and further in one steady path!
For now, I'll have to monitor their outside time, which to be honest is a big pain in the butt. Hopefully the grass grows back quickly and they get the picture they're in BIG trouble when they dig holes in the backyard. As much as I wanted to paddle their little butts, they are cute and you gotta love 'em... even if they do ruin the backyard, track mud everywhere and have to bathe several times a day...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Hump Day
Today was productive! I managed to take the dogs out on a walk/jog... mainly I had to keep stopping because poor Kella (for those of you who don't know her, she's our spoiled princess who for the most part is very lazy) couldn't keep up and kept looking up at me like "Why the heck are we running?". I also got a short work-out in which felt great. I always have difficulty scrounging up the motivation to work-out, but without fail I always feel great afterwards! It's time to tone up again! I keep telling myself I want to be in the best shape of my life before I have kids (the topic comes up from time to time when we want to start a family, but no definite answer yet).
My friend Tina came over and helped me organize and categorize my hundreds of children's books! The pups only chewed up two baskets throughout the process but overall, what a success! The guest room is now only slightly chaotic full of "this and that" sort of stuff.
Killing a little time before I head out to La Fiesta... only my most favorite restaurant probably in town, with a couple of friends and the a some bowling is in the forecast as well. Good times with good people!
Hump Day L's:
Love:
-Working out and feeling great
-Receiving my first wedding gift in the mail (Thanks Linz!)
-Tackling the ginormous (yes you read that correctly) task of organizing my children's books
-The cool breeze in the air! It feels great to open the windows and let the air in rather than pump the AC all day!
Loathe:
-When my dogs eat things.... grrrrrr. I have to say, they are MUCH better though these days.
-Forgetting to put the trash out. Oh well.
-That I'm not creative enough to make meals for one... it's such a waste to make meals, especially when I'm not a big left-over fan... oh well, that's what snacks are for.
-That DoDEA hasn't posted any of my paperwork as "received" yet and it's been over a week.
Looking Forward To:
-Joe coming home... about a month left!
-Our cruise wedding... duh! Only a little over a month!
-Knowing a definite number of guests who are coming to our wedding!
-Visiting my parents next weekend for my final dress fitting and just to spend time with them. The pups love running around their huge backyard!
*I realize I need to post some recent pictures... I'll have to do that sometime this week! :)
My friend Tina came over and helped me organize and categorize my hundreds of children's books! The pups only chewed up two baskets throughout the process but overall, what a success! The guest room is now only slightly chaotic full of "this and that" sort of stuff.
Killing a little time before I head out to La Fiesta... only my most favorite restaurant probably in town, with a couple of friends and the a some bowling is in the forecast as well. Good times with good people!
Hump Day L's:
Love:
-Working out and feeling great
-Receiving my first wedding gift in the mail (Thanks Linz!)
-Tackling the ginormous (yes you read that correctly) task of organizing my children's books
-The cool breeze in the air! It feels great to open the windows and let the air in rather than pump the AC all day!
Loathe:
-When my dogs eat things.... grrrrrr. I have to say, they are MUCH better though these days.
-Forgetting to put the trash out. Oh well.
-That I'm not creative enough to make meals for one... it's such a waste to make meals, especially when I'm not a big left-over fan... oh well, that's what snacks are for.
-That DoDEA hasn't posted any of my paperwork as "received" yet and it's been over a week.
Looking Forward To:
-Joe coming home... about a month left!
-Our cruise wedding... duh! Only a little over a month!
-Knowing a definite number of guests who are coming to our wedding!
-Visiting my parents next weekend for my final dress fitting and just to spend time with them. The pups love running around their huge backyard!
*I realize I need to post some recent pictures... I'll have to do that sometime this week! :)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Side note
I should probably note that to my last blog, yes it's "cold" in the mornings and evenings, but it's still rather nice during the day once the sun actually warms everything up! I can't complain, it's still reaches the 70's where most places were only wishing were that warm ;-)
Brrrr!!!!
It's official! Autumn is in the air and quite frankly, it's strange not to be pumping the AC all day long... rather, I'm bundled up in a fleece blanket, fuzzy slippers, sweats and eventually I'll probably turn on the heat for a few minutes to get the ice cold air out of the house. It's been "cool" for a week or so now, and even though it's the end of October, I guess I really got used to the hot and humid summer days Columbus has to offer. I must admit, I'm ready to pack away all the shorts and tank-tops and pull out all my sweaters and boots. A change in wardrobe is always exciting, and always gives an excuse to buy the latest trends of the season... right?!
With the change of seasons, I'm beginning to realize how close our winter wedding is coming up!!! With RSVP's coming in the mail, and wedding plans on full throttle, I'm beginning to get VERY excited! I can't wait to see our family and friends... for some it's been years!!! More over, I'm anxious for the actual cruise... it will be a much needed "honeymoon/vacation" and with 8 friends joining us, it's going to be a blast!!!
With lots of extra time on my hands after leaving my job at the preschool, I've been doing a lot of reading and it feels great to actually have some time to sit down and enjoy a good book. It's too bad the local book store is rather small, but I've found quite a few books that have caught my interest. I find myself curled up with a blanket on the couch (of course, Kella curled up right next to me and Brody at my feet) a lot, which has been causing me to put off a lot of "to do" things I should really get done! I always figure "oh it can wait until tomorrow", but then tomorrow turns into two days later, then three, and so forth. So on that note, I'm off to run errands and get things done before work this afternoon!!!
With the change of seasons, I'm beginning to realize how close our winter wedding is coming up!!! With RSVP's coming in the mail, and wedding plans on full throttle, I'm beginning to get VERY excited! I can't wait to see our family and friends... for some it's been years!!! More over, I'm anxious for the actual cruise... it will be a much needed "honeymoon/vacation" and with 8 friends joining us, it's going to be a blast!!!
With lots of extra time on my hands after leaving my job at the preschool, I've been doing a lot of reading and it feels great to actually have some time to sit down and enjoy a good book. It's too bad the local book store is rather small, but I've found quite a few books that have caught my interest. I find myself curled up with a blanket on the couch (of course, Kella curled up right next to me and Brody at my feet) a lot, which has been causing me to put off a lot of "to do" things I should really get done! I always figure "oh it can wait until tomorrow", but then tomorrow turns into two days later, then three, and so forth. So on that note, I'm off to run errands and get things done before work this afternoon!!!
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