Thief

With much hesitation, Todd told me something today that just bothered me. In fact, Todd started off the story with, "You're not going to like this . . ."

A teacher at his school thought it was so neat that Todd named his lab/pit puppy "Steve" that the guy named his lab/pit puppy Steve also! WHAT???? That's OUR NAME! This is worse than stealing a baby name in my opinion. I don't consider it a compliment. This is theft - plain and simple.

I mean . . . come on . . . who has a dog named STEVE? We do!! Well, obviously that stupid guy does now too. It's not like our dog is named Scruffy, Scooby, Barky, Fido, or something dog-like. I'm absolutely and positively sure that our Steve is amazingly cuter, definitely smarter, and has MUCH more personality. And here's the proof:



Told ya so! That guy's still a thief, though.

Inside the Actors Studio - Ten Questions

If I were on Inside the Actors Studio these would be my responses to James Lipton’s ten questions:

1. What is your favorite word? supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious)

2. What is your least favorite word? the "c" word (I can't even pretend spell it.)

3. What turns you on? kindness, a listening ear, complete attention, a nice, long, passionate kiss

4. What turns you off? rudeness, cruelty, being ignored

5. What sound do you love? the sound of a baby's belly laugh, my husband cracking up, my dogs snoring or having doggie dreams, my Mindy-cat saying "Mama", the sincere words of "I love you"

6. What sound do you hate? nails on a chalkboard, shrieking, a deep, gutteral cry of grief

7. What is your favorite curse word? Don't know if it's my favorite, but unfortunately I seem to use sh!t and f*ck more than I should.

8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt? L&D nurse

9. What profession would you not like to do? anything that involves extreme heights (tightrope walker, window washer, etc.)

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Well done, my good and faithful servant. Welcome. Your loved ones are waiting for you.

So true!

A Night with Friends

Last night, Todd and I met some friends at Jorg's Vienna Cafe for dinner and drinks. We enjoyed some delicious pretzels, beer, schnitzel, bratwurst, spoetzel, and sauerkraut.



You can't beat a combination of good food, good friends, and good beer!

New Addition to Our Family!

We have a BABY GIRL!!!! Her name is Annie, and she was born yesterday at my Dad's ranch.

She was welcomed by her Mom Sarah, her Dad JimBob, and older sister Kilee. You "met" them in an earlier post this month. Welcome Baby Annie!

Scrapbooking

I returned home this afternoon after a weekend scrapbook retreat. It was a wonderful time full of fun, laughter, creativity, relaxation, good snacks, wine, and no sleep. I think I've had only 15 hours of sleep since Friday morning.

I completed sixteen scrapbook pages and most look really, really good. There are two that are ugly, and one that was the ugliest page I have ever attempted. It was torn out of my book and slapped on the wall. That way all of my scrapping friends would feel good about themselves (at my expense)!

Good night.

Living with Disappointment

Todd and I have been so excited to get our new entertainment center! Unfortunately, we found out the Bassett Furniture is backlogged and their deliveries are running behind. Hopefully we'll have our new furniture by mid-February. That also means that a new flat-panel, LCD HDTV will wait until then as well.

Poor us. Boo hoo, huh? If that's our biggest worry, then we're doing GREAT!