More pictures of our daughter's room...

There is a picture of the new closet shelves that Alan built for her as well as some shots of some items I hung up. I want to paint a verse or quote or something on the wall above her crib so if you have any suggestions, let me know. And no, we still have not decided on a name.

First trip to the lake - '07

I took a couple days off during Alan's Apring break this year and we decided to head out to the cottage overnight. Charlie was very excited. I think he has mixed feelings about seeing suitcases but once he saw the tackle box and our friend Sean also putting his stuff in the truck, he seemed to know where we were going. It was nice to get out of town and it made my 4 days off seem like two weeks. Here are some pictures with captions from Charlie's point of view. (Humour me.)


Hey, it looke like a great day for some fishing!!!


Umm, Al, where is your friend going? He has a rope tied to him and I have a rope tied to me, but no one is holding the ropes!?!?

The deGrouts...

...if you watch Lost you'll know the play on words there, if not, you just need to know we grouted the backsplash(1 word or two?!?!) this weekend. There is still a bit more work to be done -namely sealing the grout lines. On another note, our friends Alison, Jamie and Camdyn stopped by for supper this evening. It was great to see them again. Camdyn was quite entertaining!! She also got to meet Charlie for the first time and she helped me brush his teeth and comb his fur. She also gave him a few belly rubs and had him do a couple of tricks. I am kicking myself for not getting a picture!! Charlie is four times the size of Camdyn. It was pretty cute. Ok, it was extremely cute!!

One of a kind...

...that's what they call these braided rugs. They are each unique. I could probably make some sappy metaphor here but I won't. Not my style.

A weekend away

It was nice to get together with friends this weekend at the company 'cottage'. If it's over 5000 sq ft, can you call it a cottage?!?! Food, drink and good times were all plentiful. Charlie wasn't able to join us for the weekend and instead spent his time in the pet resort. Yes, I said resort. He was in one of the themed suites - the Castle. The other themes include the Marsh, the Firehouse and the Barn. I figured if we were spending the weekend in a palace, he might as well too! I had a LOT of guilt ok? This was the first time he was away from us for the night and not with his dog parents. I don't think he was traumatized too badly but, as you can see he is not in any of the pictures below because as soon as he had his chance he dragged Al out of that place and straight to the vehicle. He was willing to sacrifice his bed and favorite toys in order to expedite his exit too!! In the pictures below you have to look carefully to determine which ones were from the pet resort!!

The Crib is Up!

Pòsadh

...that would be Gaelic for wedding (apparently) and also an upcoming event! My sister got engaged to her boyfriend Allen (not to be confused with Alan) on the weekend. I am very happy for them. I think I have made myself nauseous from searching the internet for wedding stuff. I'm a little excited!! :D Did I mention the huge rock?? It's a lotta ***bling***! Janesta has asked me to be in her wedding party as well, I think I will only agree if she refers to me as the 'maid' of honor and not the 'matron' of honor. (Uhh, Janesta, that was for your benfit BTW in case you read this tomorrow!! hee hee) Matron sounds too old!!! I am pretty excited about another thing to help pass the time until we go to China. Today at work I wrote 30 test scripts because I am waaaayyy too far behind on the schedule. It also helped pass the time but was a lot less fun than window shopping for cake toppers and dress ideas. A lot less fun.