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Saturday, November 10, 2007
30th Birthday Party
30 years old is just a few days away.
Come celebrate with me on Saturday, November 17th.
I'm gonna have some food and spirits. Please come. Bring some food to grill or something you made if you wish. Bring some more to drink if you wish. Just show up is all I'm really asking. : )
Come celebrate with me on Saturday, November 17th.
I'm gonna have some food and spirits. Please come. Bring some food to grill or something you made if you wish. Bring some more to drink if you wish. Just show up is all I'm really asking. : )
Friday, October 12, 2007
Life is a Series of Dogs - Part 2
I haven't updated this in awhile, so what better time than now.
We got a new dog last week. Wednesday night Megan & I went to the Humane Society to look at the dogs. I was looking for dachshund mix I saw on their website, but he had been adopted already. There were nothing left but big dogs, so we headed to a satellite Humane Society location inside of a PetSmart store.
There were two dogs that fit the bill; a 7-year old Jack Russel mix that was losing his hair and a very noisy Beagle mix 8-month old. I liked the Jack Russel, but he was a little old. So we got the Beagle out. She was very active, but very quiet after getting out of the cage. We were sold.
She has a beautiful, black coat with tan around the edges and white belly and legs. The tip of her tail is white too, so she has the classic beagle colors. Although I think a pure bred beagle would have more brown than black.
Maggie the beagle is fitting in nicely with the family. She had been given the name Maggie, and we couldn't come up with a better name. The kids call her Magsy some, and Megan will call her Mags on occasion. Since arriving home she has been quiet with only a few spurts of barking when she sees or hears other dogs. She is very obedient for an 8 month old puppy. Sit, down, up, and stay have been relatively easy to train so far.
She really loves to play and chew. She'll chase down anything, toss it around, and gnaw it apart. Last night she knocked Alex down and wouldn't let him up. Alex couldn't stop laughing and neither could I. I've read that beagles are the number one breed for kids, and Maggie has proven it already.
Good dog.
We got a new dog last week. Wednesday night Megan & I went to the Humane Society to look at the dogs. I was looking for dachshund mix I saw on their website, but he had been adopted already. There were nothing left but big dogs, so we headed to a satellite Humane Society location inside of a PetSmart store.
There were two dogs that fit the bill; a 7-year old Jack Russel mix that was losing his hair and a very noisy Beagle mix 8-month old. I liked the Jack Russel, but he was a little old. So we got the Beagle out. She was very active, but very quiet after getting out of the cage. We were sold.
She has a beautiful, black coat with tan around the edges and white belly and legs. The tip of her tail is white too, so she has the classic beagle colors. Although I think a pure bred beagle would have more brown than black.
Maggie the beagle is fitting in nicely with the family. She had been given the name Maggie, and we couldn't come up with a better name. The kids call her Magsy some, and Megan will call her Mags on occasion. Since arriving home she has been quiet with only a few spurts of barking when she sees or hears other dogs. She is very obedient for an 8 month old puppy. Sit, down, up, and stay have been relatively easy to train so far.
She really loves to play and chew. She'll chase down anything, toss it around, and gnaw it apart. Last night she knocked Alex down and wouldn't let him up. Alex couldn't stop laughing and neither could I. I've read that beagles are the number one breed for kids, and Maggie has proven it already.
Good dog.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Life is a Series of Dogs
Life is a series of dogs - George Carlin
Today was a sad day. Our dog Koko had to be put to sleep after being hit by a car. Some nice strangers came to our door carrying our dog. A neighbor had directed them to our house. They didn't hit Koko but found him on the side of the road, and performed a very nice deed. Wish I knew who they were.
Koko was a miniature dachshund. All brown, over a foot long, and only 5 inches of ground clearance. He loved to lick people in the face, and sleep under any blanket. He would tenaciously root himself under the covers of the bed and sleep all the way down at your feet. He was a great friend.
The kids really miss him, and for me it hurt worse to see them sad. He was our first family dog, so he holds a special place in all or our hearts.
Today was a sad day. Our dog Koko had to be put to sleep after being hit by a car. Some nice strangers came to our door carrying our dog. A neighbor had directed them to our house. They didn't hit Koko but found him on the side of the road, and performed a very nice deed. Wish I knew who they were.
Koko was a miniature dachshund. All brown, over a foot long, and only 5 inches of ground clearance. He loved to lick people in the face, and sleep under any blanket. He would tenaciously root himself under the covers of the bed and sleep all the way down at your feet. He was a great friend.
The kids really miss him, and for me it hurt worse to see them sad. He was our first family dog, so he holds a special place in all or our hearts.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
You're Hired!
As of Monday July 17 at 4pm I am upper middle class again. On Friday I begin work as a Information Systems Senior Specialist at ACS, Inc. I'll be supporting ACS's WAN and internal network. Lots of after hour changes, late nights, and panicked phone calls from people that think the network is down. Sounds like fun. : )
Funny how much more productive I feel already. All this free time and I've done hardly a thing, but now that I have a job I feel I must get stuff done.
Megan started work this week, and is currently bored to tears sitting through four days of training. It's paid training though, so how bad could it be.
We're moving on up again (*queue Jefferson's theme*). Time to pay off credit card debt we've racked up. Amazingly enough in 6 weeks of unemployment we only had one $30 overdraft fee, and we didn't miss any payments on any bills. We didn't have to borrow any money off of anyone, or make any ridiculous arrangements. Pretty good after getting the ax just one week after purchasing a car and having all the other expenses of life weighing us down.
The moral: Always save for a rainy day.
Funny how much more productive I feel already. All this free time and I've done hardly a thing, but now that I have a job I feel I must get stuff done.
Megan started work this week, and is currently bored to tears sitting through four days of training. It's paid training though, so how bad could it be.
We're moving on up again (*queue Jefferson's theme*). Time to pay off credit card debt we've racked up. Amazingly enough in 6 weeks of unemployment we only had one $30 overdraft fee, and we didn't miss any payments on any bills. We didn't have to borrow any money off of anyone, or make any ridiculous arrangements. Pretty good after getting the ax just one week after purchasing a car and having all the other expenses of life weighing us down.
The moral: Always save for a rainy day.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
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