Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Oh, What A Wonderful Morning.....

 

Who needs their morning coffee when you can do this instead?

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Yup, instead of having that cup of coffee that wakes your senses up slowly, step into a pile of fresh, steamy dog poop while wearing pajama's.  Barefoot.  I'll tell you, that helped me wake up quicker than any cup of coffee ever did.  

The scenerio of how this discovery was made:  (In case you haven't stopped reading because of impending nausea...)

This morning when I opened the door Buddy (our bernese mountain dog/pup) bounded out of the door before I could get a leash on him.   He's done that before and has come right back, so it really wasn't a problem.  That is until 7:15am this morning.   Our cat, Gilbert, picked that moment to dash directly in front of him.  Buddy, who still thinks the cat is a play toy, ran after her.  I tried calling Buddy back, but he was having too much fun.  So I ventured out into the backyard (aka...mine field) to get him.  I was trying to be careful, but I guess my eyes still bleary from sleep deceived me.  :::::Squish::::: Ironically the first word that came out of my mouth was, "Shit!"  Yup, there it was squishing up between my toes.  I grabbed the dog's collar, took note that the lawn needed a mowing and then limped (on my heel, poop toes in the air) my way back to the deck.  Seriously thanking God for the invention of a garden hose and high powered nozzles. 

On a good note?  I was happy that I stepped in his poop while he is still just a 15 week old pup.  (I don't even want to imagine what his poop will look like when he's full grown at 110 lbs)  I also discovered that dog poop washes off the barefoot much easier than off the bottom of a shoe. 

The down side?

 

The aroma of a fresh cup of brewed coffee smells ALOT better....            

Monday, July 9, 2007

Quick Update

Yeah, yeah.... I know, it's been awhile since I've last posted an entry.  Well, no excuses other than life gets busy.  I actually don't have time to do an entry now, but thought I'd post a few pics and try to catch up on what's been going on for the past few months.  We just got back from a family trip out west on Weds, so lots more pics & stories to share....

Here's a pic of my Mom and Dad at their surprise 49th wedding anniversary we gave them.  We kept it low-key and casual.  Kind of a BBQ gone wild.  They were both very surprised.  Think I even saw tears in Dad's eyes, though he might just tell you he got something in them, lol.  Music, good food, lots of friends and family showed up to help celebrate.   And speaking of celebrating.... Mom just had a CT scan the 2nd week of June.  I was afraid to talk about it, to even think about it.  But results are in and she's in total remission.... Yahoo! :::doing the happy dance::: No sign of cancer anywhere in her body.  So many prayers answered.  Mom has been given her life back and my parent's are living life.  They are leaving for a 2 week trip to Alaska July 15th.  That should be a great adventure.  Hey God?  It's me Michelle.  Thank you.....  

My folks dancing to "Perhaps Love"   

Here's a pic of me dancing with my Dad.

Sammi dancing with her Daddy

Dad and Mom dancing to one of my Dad's favorite dance songs.  "Good Time Rock and Roll"  Even with her cane, Mom can boogie  This dance brought tears to my eyes....

Sammi even got Spencer to dance.  : )

Mikey and the gang.  Cousin's Nate and Tyler....

Mikey at preschool graduation.  He's waiting for the music to start so he can walk in.  It's off to kindergarten in September for Mikey....

Sammi on her last day of Kindergarten.  She just loved her teacher, next year Mikey will have the same teacher.  In September Sammi is going into 1st grade.  Can't believe how time flies.....

Sammi after her dance recital in ballet.  Was so sweet to watch....

 

And INTRODUCING our newest family member......

 

 

 

Buddy!   He's a 3 month old Burnese Mountain Dog.... he'll be about 110 lbs when full grown.  Just the cutest pup I've ever known....  No doubt, he'll be a gentle giant.

 

Well, vacation is over.....  and it's back to work for me in a half hour.  Suppose I should go get ready and be on time.

Will post pics of our trip to Portland, Oregon (and then we drove down the coast to San Francisco) in my next entry....

                                         xox  

                                                  Michelle