Finals!

Start Monday.

And End Monday for me.

Yay!

Friday, April 24, 2009

Our Newest Family Members

Today TR and I added to our family! No, we didn't have a baby, and we branched out from dogs. We got ourselves a pair of Zebra Finches!

Aren't they cute? The one on the right is Copernicus and the one on the left is Mabel. (can you guess which is the girl and which is the boy? And Which musical gone movie in 1983 we've been watching?)

Mimi is very interested in their chirping and their little noises. I'm not sure what she thinks they are (squeaky toys maybe?), but I think it might take it a few days for her to get 100 percent used to her new little brother and sister. Truth for all oldest siblings, no?

Linus isn't as interested in them as Mimi is, but maybe that's just because he's more laid back than Mimi. We're really excited to have these new additions to our family!

Thursday, March 05, 2009

I Needed A Change

This semester has been particularly stressful for me. Math is going to be my demise, I'm certain of it.

In order to counter this dragged down feeling I've been having, I decided to change my hair. I do this every so often just to switch things up every once in a while.

I headed over to Sarah's house to take Branson and Daniell to Classic Skating for Branson's school's field trip. It was after that that TR and Sarah talked me into changing my hair right then instead of waiting like I wanted to. The reason for this is that I was undergoing quite a drastic change. I was psyching myself out of it, and TR wanted me to do it.

Here's a few before pictures:


I decided to cut my hair. This is a "during" picture (sort of post during acutally):



And the final Product:




*Drumroll*




Tada!


Okay, so that's only a picture of how much I cut off. Here's what the finished product looked like.

I love it! It's so easy, so free, and it takes so little shampoo! AND Now Sarah can't bug me about not doing my hair cause it takes maybe 5 minutes tops to do. Admittedly I wasn't sure I wanted to cut it this short, and even after Sarah cut off my pony tail and handed it to me I was asking myself if I really wanted to do this. We cut off about 12 inches, and I donated it to Locks of Love down at Bon Losee Academy of Hair.

The girl at the desk thought it was odd that I wanted to take a picture of me handing over my hair, but after TR explained that I was a blogger she understood. (sorry about the poor picture quality. We only had TR's phone and he was chuckling)

And there's my big story for the month (since we all know lately I've only made it to one post a month), Next Edition: Who knows!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Our New Friend

Sasha came to visit us over the Christmas break so that her owner could go see some family. We had a lot of fun while she was here playing out in the backyard and in the snow. She taught Linus some new tricks, and she and Mimi both learned who was boss around here: Me. We had some good times in the backyard throwing snowballs.



She was so cute bounding around in the snow. I think she really liked our big backyard. She also really liked jumping on our trees. She's a very athletic dog! This video is sideways and I don't know how to turn it, or even if I can, but you can see how high she can jump. She picked all the apples left off our tree! I was amazed!



It's fun to have other little furry friends come visit us! We like making new friends, both with other dogs and their owners!

Friday, January 30, 2009

My Puppies Sure Do Love Me

My dogs for some reason love to be around me more than any other person, including TR. They always lounge with me. I love that they want to be around me. Makes my heart all warm and fuzzy.


The other dog in this picture is the neighbor's dog, Sasha. She stayed at our house over the Christmas break so Makenzie could go to Arizona to see her family. She was very protective of me and could always be found right at my feet when she wasn't outside. Even after she's been back at her house for weeks Makenzie says she stills runs up to my door every time she gets let out. She even made it inside once when we weren't paying attention and went right to the backyard with the other dogs. I didn't even realize she was back there until Makenzie came and knocked on my door asking if I'd seen her. Pretty funny! I love my puppies!!

I Don't Know

I have no idea where my dogs got the idea that it's okay to lay on the couch, since we've taught them from the time they were little tiny puppies, and are still teaching them, that it is most definitely NOT okay. However, the last few days I've walked into the living room to try and find them after doing hours of homework, and realizing that I haven't seem them for a while and don't know what they're up to (sheesh- what kind of mom am I gonna be?), I've seen them both on the couch. Mimi jumps down almost immediately, but Linus gives me this look almost every time.

Then he rolls his head back onto his legs...Like it's no big deal. I know- I wasn't too impressed either, but he sure is cute.

Thank you!

Nate and Jessica had a ham the other day. After they carved it up and everything, Nate called and asked if one of my dogs would like a ham bone. SHA! Linus has been begging me to put these pictures up for weeks, and to say a great BIG THANK YOU to Nate and Jessica for the lovely bone that kept him busy for at least a little while so I could get some mopping done without him standing out in the cold.

Yummy!

Mimi got the bone from the pork roast we cooked up for new years.
She's grateful too for the opportunity to have a bone!

Thanks again Nate and Jessica!

Happy New Year!

I know it's like...really late, but hey- school has just been a much higher priority for me. Anyway- I thought I would finally post about new years eve at my house! TR and I hosted a party with some of our friends.

The food was delicious! Pork Tacos. MMM!

Fawn even liked some of the smaller foods
(Disclaimer: WE did not give this to her, she got up on my table while we were playing and trotted into the room with a big bacon wrapped water chestnut in her mouth.)

There was much Rockband being played.

Even Dalan got to play.

When all was said and done, Dalan fell asleep on my big big bed watching Kung Fu Panda.
And I found myself wishing I could fall asleep too.

We had such a good time! I'm glad everyone came and that they made my whole effort completely worthwhile and all sorts of fun! Way to kick off 2009!!

Fun Project

I saw a girl in my math class that had something sort of similar to this on her computer, and it made me want one, so here you go! It was super easy and really fun to make. :)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!

Even though I promised pictures and more posts over the break (which I still need to do, and still have all sorts of ideas for) I don't have the pictures on the computer at the moment. So I thought I would take an idea from my sister-in-law and do some numbers from 2008!

2 dogs that we adopted this year
1 Fawn that left our house in August
500+ Hours spent at Sam and Andrea's house
1st Anniversary TR and I got to celebrate
4 Sealings we got to go to
$45 the most we paid to fill our car with gas
1 year we've lived in the little blue house!
5 jobs we've had this year
1 semesters I spent at school
384 hours spent doing homework or studying
4 Finals taken
12 credit hours taken
4 flowers painted on our wall
7 days spent in Florida
25 days I was sick after Florida
2 boxes of holiday decorations gotten from my mom
6 speeches given in Public Speaking class
21 second graders missed by Mrs. Grimm
1 night spent by myself while TR was in St. George
5000+ moments where I laughed until I cried.
2 perfect dogs
$650 spend on Linus for surgeries, medicines, ice packs, pedialite, and emergency vet visits.
1 little buddy that didn't die.
4 friends who we helped move into their own houses
1 Little Boy who loves me most (shhh, don't tell his mom.)
1,000,000 minutes spent cuddling with my husband
1 Husband who constantly keeps me falling in love with him
2 Jobs TR hated
40 hours a week TR works at a job that he loves
$800 spend on dog food this year
1 family reunion attended and loved
4 Siblings living in the Provo/Orem area who I love to see.
1 family in Arizona that is missed


About a Bazillion unforgettable moments!

Happy 2009 Everyone! I promise, real posts soon to follow, but TR's computer has acquired a virus which we are trying to get fixed. Soon though! Love you!

Sunday, January 11, 2009