Pictures of the Pups and Such

`I took a whole bunch of random pictures over the last couple weeks, so I thought I'd share!

This is the adorable dog I found wandering the neighborhood- I realized I forgot to mention that Animal Control eventually picked her up. I thought that would be the most likely place her owners would look for her. I almost took her to the no-kill shelter in town, but I was worried her owners wouldn't look for her there. Never saw any signs or anything, so hopefully she got home ok.

Rufus being his cute little self. He loves the camera, if you couldn't tell, ha ha.

Scout checking out his new ginormous crate. I could probably fit 2 of him in there, ha ha. I got it for our upcoming roadtrip, woo!

Scout wearing his "backpack", ready for a walk

The gecko that somehow snuck into my house and into my bedroom. He's not so bad, although the dogs are in total hunter mode when they see him. There has been a whole lot of barking at the ceiling!

Rufus passed out after a walk. Not quite sure why he picked the fireplace....silly dog.

I had another "coffee" last night. This one was a BBQ and was really fun. I brought homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream (from my ice cream maker) and it got raves! Otherwise we just sat around and talked and hung out, which is always nice.

I went straight from the coffee (actually I had to leave early, unfortunately) to Relay for Life. I was a little late, and didn't actually find any of my team members from my school, although it didn't sound like too many of them were actually coming. But, I ended up finding Nick's West Point roommate and his wife and my friend Alice was there too. I wish I could've been there for more of Relay too, but I did get to experience a good part of it when an amazing poem about cancer was read, and they turned out the lights to reveal all of these colorful bags filled with candles. Gorgeous! Needless to say though, I'm exhausted. I think a nap might be in my future today! After church, my last Heroes at Home and lunch, phew!

Same Old, Same Old

Not too much going on around here. The official count for school is 5.5 days, woo! I'm finding it harder and harder to get to sleep at my normal time. So I'm dragging a little bit, and its a little harder to get out of bed in the morning, ha ha. Almost there!

The boys have been keeping me busy, but in a good way. Ruf has been eating like a champ and swallowing his antibiotics without food. I'm way proud of him. And I've been wearing Scout out more by putting his backpack on him during our walks. I meant to take a picture of him wearing it today, but forgot. I'll put one up soon! I also have tried to take a picture of his new trick- catching ice- but he doesn't quite want to cooperate on camera. Oh, and I forgot my treats on my walk yesterday, but both dogs sat at every corner without food motivation!!! I have such good boys! Oh, and Rufus was in full-on hunting mode last night. Somehow I gecko got in my room (its ok, they're cute & harmless) and Ruf was watching its every move!

Honestly, not too much else going on. I've been thoroughly enjoying the new season of So You Think You Can Dance (LOVE it!), and I should have a fairly busy weekend between a "coffee" (this one is a BBQ), walking in Relay for Life and church. I'm excited for summer just for the opportunity to be lazy!

Single Digits

I wish I could say it was single digits until my husband comes home on R&R or "for good", but alas, that number is still in the 100s. No, its single digits until school is out for the summer!!! We are officially to 7.5 days (I have a half day on Saturday, June 6th...ew) left!!! YAY! Don't get me wrong, I love the kids and enjoy my job, but it really needs to be summer already. Its hot, the days are really long...it is time!

And, of course, I was spoiled with a wonderful 3-day weekend this past weekend, so now it really seems like I should be done. At least the end is in sight!!! Almost....there....

Dog Crazy

My mother-in-law asked me yesterday how the "patients" were doing. Thankfully, they both are back to normal! Rufus is eating and running around like the crazy dog he is. And I think Scout sufficiently got the frog out of his system. I love those two, but man, they keep me busy! I think I'll definitely be well-prepared for kids when we eventually have them.

I am officially a crazy dog lady though. Yesterday I went to check the mail and found a dog just wandering down my street. It had a collar on but no tags. It came right up to me and was super cute and friendly, so I brought it into my backyard. I ended up calling Animal Control, but apparently 6pm on a Saturday was too late for them, so they suggested I either let the dog go, or keep it until today. Um, why would I let it go?! I couldn't believe they would even suggest that! If I took the time to pick up the dog in the first place, doesn't that imply that I don't really want it roaming around the neighborhood? Crazy!

Anyway, I ended up putting it in the garage in a spare crate I have. I'm going to try calling Animal Control after they open at noon today. I feel bad for the poor thing though. I've taken it out a few times and fed it, but my boys are a little much for it, so its mostly just been in its crate. We're having thunderstorms right now too and it keeps whining after the thunder (Again, glad I found it! Poor thing would have been stuck in the rain!). Hopefully Animal Control can pick it up today because I feel bad leaving it in the crate. But there isn't really another option. And who knows what shots and stuff it's had. I also checked craigslist to see if anyone posted it missing, but there wasn't anything. I posted that I'd found it though. Ultimately, I wish I could keep it until I found the owners, but I don't think that's a feasible option. I found another site called spotastray.com (how have I never heard of this?) and it just about broke my heart. I posted it on there too. Crossing my fingers that I get this poor dog back to its owners!

Sick Puppies

My poor puppies are both having a hard day! Rufus has been chewing on his paw for a few days, but I noticed yesterday that he was kind of favoring it and limping around. And he was just kind of lethargic. Cute, but not his normal self:

Yes, his head is on the pillow

When it wasn't any better today, I decided to take him to the vet, especially since it's a long weekend. It wasn't anything serious, but he definitely did a number on his paw. He actually had to be sedated for the exam because he would freak out every time the vet tried to look at it. They think there might have been something stuck in there, but there wasn't any sign of it now. It was just all raw and irritated. Poor baby. So now he has a really sweet green cast (that I can take off on Sunday):




He hasn't really left his crate since we got home and won't eat his food or pieces of hot dog with pills in them (pain and antibiotic). Hmmmm. I'm not sure if its just the sedative wearing off or what. Poor baby.

Then there's Scout. I was so focused on Rufus during our walk today (he was a slowpoke) that I forgot to avoid the dead, smushed frog on one of the driveways on our route. Well, Scout decided to eat it, and I definitely wasn't about to attempt to take it out of his mouth! So, he ended up puking like 3 times today, although he seems to be good now. But, I have 2 pathetic, lethargic dogs. It's a good thing I love those boys...although I definitely appreciate how fortunate we have been with vet visits.

The rest of today was pretty good. We had Field Day at school and I got to run the "Crab Walk Relay" station. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun with it and it wasn't too hot, which was good! I also ended up getting in the dunking booth at the end of the day because it sounded like fun, and I had been outside all day. Those kids were good shots and dunked me at least 10 times! It was really fun though and I'm glad I did it. And you should have heard the excited screaming when I climbed up into the booth. So fun!

Crossing my fingers that my boys feel better soon!!!

Busy Bee!

I've been so busy lately! I haven't even had time to watch many TV shows lately which is like a cardinal sin for me! I already updated how busy Monday was, and then yesterday I had my first official Bible study with my battle buddies. I'm loving it already. It was nice only having 3 of us there because we didn't have to compete to talk and were all able to put our input in. I'm loving the book already too. It's called Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn From Them and the author writes a fictional account of the Biblical story and then breaks down the Scriptures verse by verse. Pretty sweet. This week was about Eve and I felt like the book brought up a lot of stuff I've never thought about before. I'm already anxious for next week! I think this is going to be a really great, consistent time of fellowship and I'm really looking forward to it.

Work is good. I'm most excited about the shirts I'm helping to make in one class for Field Day on Friday. I've been ironing on letters and stuff, and its just a really nice creative break. And, I even get a shirt! Today was fun too because it was Aide Appreciation Day. We each got $15 and an hour and 1/2 for lunch. Normally we can't even go off-campus for our 30 minute lunch, so this was a real treat. I went out to Cheddars with a group of ladies and stuffed myself silly. And I still have $5 left, woo! The only thing that would have made it better was an after-lunch nap...if only!

So ya, things are definitely good. I'm enjoying being so busy, although it was nice to be back to my "normal" schedule today too. I would be happy to just be social and be done with school, frankly (it sounds like I have Senioritis, ha ha!). Only 11 more days left! We'll be in single digits as of Friday, woohoo!!!

Out of Whack

If you know me, you know I am a very routine person. My after work routine (although I make sure to do same things on the weekends too, although at different times) is as follows: walk dogs, work out, shower, eat dinner, go to bed. And I usually do these things at around the same time every day. For the last two days, my routine has been totally out of whack. The biggest issue is that I haven't had time to work out and it is driving me crazy. My Wii Fit was just praising me for not missing a day in the last 8 weeks and then I miss TWO?! Oh the horror!!!

Yes, I know, I'm a little crazy. But I love getting the routine stuff done and out of the way so I can relax and enjoy myself and get to bed at a normal hour. And, I actually work out while watching TV which is pretty nice, if you ask me! I can't tell you how happy I am that tomorrow is supposed to be a normal day (although I have bible study, so I might get to bed a little late...hmm). It just feels like there aren't enough hours in the day and the chores take precedence, ew.

Today I had to go straight from work to a dentist appointment. Then, after that, I went and picked up Nick's truck from the shop (YAY! And it was $100 cheaper than I thought, which is always nice) and promptly put it online at autotrader.com because I want that baby gone!!! Then all of my chores ensued (plus preparing for trash Tuesday) and the next thing I know, its time for bed! PHEW! I don't know how people work full time and have a family. It is far too much with just me and the dogs!!!

Although I can't complain too much because a lot of my time this afternoon was spent talking to the hubby :). I think we're going to go to Lake Tahoe or Big Sur or something for his Block Leave (30 days or so off after his deployment). We originally were going to go to the Caribbean or something, but a nice, relaxing snowy (it will be winter, even in California) vacation that we can drive to is sounding pretty nice right about now!

Alright, I really should be heading off to bed...