We have taken the plunge again. This is Jack. Jackie-O. Captain Jack. Jack of all trades.

He is sweet. He is smart. He is adorable. He is our new best friend.

Hi is a 3 year old labrador/collie, bred on purpose for how smart they are. We found him through Craigslist. I have been looking in the pets section for 4 or 5 months, half heartedly, thinking maybe someday.....

His picture called out to me, so much so, Reilly and I got in the car and went and fell in love with him. I know, what was I thinking, right? He loves love, and we have plenty of that around so...there you have it.

One week later, here we are with another dog.

What does Ryan think? Well, for a guy who never even had a pet rock growing up, as he likes to say, he is a little less enthusiastic than we are. He doesn't get the need for a dog, he says. Yes, this is the man that would go to Big Lots on a regular basis to find fun chew toys and treats for Charlie. The guy who came home to the dance of joy from Charlie every day, because his favorite person was home.

I can't wait until he gets home today to meet Jack. The Big Lots is only a half a mile away.

Lucky Jack.

Hoppy Gnu Ear!

I am posting so Rachel will stop bugging me! And I suppose it is time to make resolutions and keeping in touch is as good as any resolution. I do enjoy reading others blogs, I guess I just think I am a little more boring than the rest of y'all.

Christmas was lovely, simple, and peaceful. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee got a wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii which made my kiddoes very happy. Yes, the first game I bought was "The Price is Right". Save your money folks. I couldn't bear to get any other game because none of them looked educational. Well.................if I'm going to spend Ryan's hard earned money...................

So, the people are creepy looking and acting on the game, so we have nicknamed them creepy, crazy, etc. And no, my kids still haven't let me play plinko yet, the boogers.

This weekend I told the kids, hey, if you put your money together, you can buy a game. Brilliant. They came home with Super Mario Smash Brothers 2, the final battlefield, or something like that. I watched for about 2 seconds and said, "Is this game only about beating each other up?" Harumph. I don't like video games.

And yes, it was me who forked out a few of my own precious dollars to get DDR 2, dance your pants off revolution. It has a workout mode, you know. I have been sick the last few days, very dizzy, but that didn't stop me from trying it out today. Let's just say my cool dancing days are over, and leave it at that. I invariably end up just running around on the mat (and off the mat apparently), trying to stamp all those darn arrows before I am judged A for Atrocious, B for Bodacious, you are not, or C for Come on, get a life.

My kids are quite clever. I want you to check out their present to us, if you haven't already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwJfG3DyUU

I thought it was pretty funny, and impressive for their first foray into movie making.

Well, there you have it. 2:00 am ramblings such as they are. Are ya happy now Rachel?? Love you girl!

We are here!

This week has been pretty wild. We moved from our lovely spot in Oregon to BYU territory. The grocery stores sell BYU paraphenalia. We are turning blue and white, but I think that is from the cold. It is supposed to snow tonight, the hills are already dusted and quite beautiful. We love our house, but everything is still strange, new, and quiet. Wierd.

This week has been especially hard, because of our sweet Charlie boy. On our way down here, we stayed at Grandma's and he got his fill of grapes in the back yard. GRAPES ARE TOXIC TO DOGS!! I am heartbroken and have cried so much the last few days as we watch our sweet dogs kidneys failing. I believe we will have to put him to sleep tomorrow morning unless a miracle occurs. We have had to take him to 3 different vets hospitals, and watching him decline has been horrid. He is only 2 years old and the sweetest, funnest dog ever.

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My Winter Summer girl

Ok, so I have a few months to catch up on. No sweat. I thought I'd post a few pics of a trip to the coast that my daughter and I took in December. We scrapbooked a Homesource event whilest enjoying the view from our free hotel room. Something I won once. Anyhoo, we have a blast when we are together, and I love her dearly. She is one of my bestest friends ever and I am so blessed to share this life with her.
I have tried a myriad of times to put pics. here and it isn't working. Arrrrrrgh! Help anyone??

Of Mice and Beavers

Well, another Narnia week has come and gone. Whew! The kids had classes all day and would go to 5+ hours rehearsal every night but one leading up to this last weekend. Daddy was backstage moving props, thanks Dad!

This Ballet was created by Hosanna Dance studio, we highly recommend them if your child likes to dance. It tells the same story as "The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe", or the Narnia movie that came out last year. Summer got to be part of the story, Mrs. Beaver. She was so great. Reilly was one of the mice that help to untie Aslan.

We are very proud of our dancers, and feel so blessed to be a part of such a neat production with such great kids.