Getting close
Posted on May 25, 2010 - Filed Under And your point is?, Parenting | Leave a Comment
We started a 100-day countdown to the day we will depart Mountain Home; tonight, we reached the half-way point in that countdown. The original idea was to use it as a way to teach Maggie her higher numbers. It hasn’t really worked out that way so much, but it’s still been fun.
Erin is sad about […]
Being an adult really sucks
Posted on May 24, 2010 - Filed Under I AM an animal!!! | Leave a Comment
I write this tonight with a very heavy heart. Yesterday, while playing in the front yard, Wilson tore his ACL (a ligament in his back left leg). The vet is telling us the only two options are to operate on him, the cost of which will be roughly $2000, or to put him down. Erin […]
Read More..>>This is the last time I have to…
Posted on May 23, 2010 - Filed Under And your point is?, Adult swim | Leave a Comment
I began teaching my last class Thursday ahead of our move to Texas in July. It is an amazing feeling to be this close to finishing a job that began as a dream come true, showed itself to be fulfilling and very demanding, and taught me a lot (both good and bad) about people, including […]
Read More..>>A new car for Jason and Erin
Posted on May 22, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Well, we finally broke down and bought a minivan. It was a toss-up between the Toyota, Sienna or the Honda, Odyssey. We got a better deal on the Odyssey so that is what we decided to buy. It took us 4 hours and a little bit of haggling but we are really happy with the […]
Read More..>>Yeah!
Posted on May 18, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
In February we took Foo and Piggy to a no kill adoption center in Boise, http://simplycats.org. It was sad to leave them but we knew they couldn’t move with us. I have been checking everyday to see if one or both cats get adopted. Today I checked and Foo has been adopted! Still waiting on […]
Read More..>>Help from the productivity gods
Posted on May 14, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Jason has four day off of work, mainly to get a bunch of stuff done around the house. So far, we have all taken lazy afternoon naps and meandered though the case lot sale at our grocery store. I think we are in desperate need for help from the productivity gods if we are to […]
Read More..>>Wilson
Posted on May 13, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Wilson has been diagnosed with the start of hip displasia. Ugh.
Read More..>>“Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it.”
Posted on May 10, 2010 - Filed Under Adult swim | Leave a Comment
I just finished the first book I have read cover to cover in a long time, and it was an excellent choice. It is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I personally do not have the words to describe how amazing this book was for me. In order to try, though, I must provide a bit […]
Read More..>>Reality Check
Posted on May 9, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
The high temperature in San Angelo, TX on Tuesday is going to be 97 degrees! Texas in July…here we come!
Read More..>>cold and windy…
Posted on May 6, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Cold and windy here in good ole’ Mountain Home. I’m watching Wyatt pester Wilson. It’s the beginning of the, “No, Wyatt, NO” stage.
Read More..>> keep looking »