Bye Bye Gus Gus

So Chris and I have decided to give Gus to my parents. Hopefully not forever. He has just been too much for our family lately and this is the best decision. Chris and I are VERY grateful that they have decided to take him because if not, I'm not sure where he would go! Am I sad?? Kind of....I mean I have had him since he was 4 weeks old. I found him in a ditch.....about to cross the road and I rescued him.

Gus' problems recently:

• Jumping on couch we we aren't home (this has been a problem for quite some time)
• Getting in the trash
• Getting food off of the counter
• Getting WC's stuffed animals from her room (thankfully not tearing them up)
• Escaping from the backyard and running away
• Barking at nothing and waking up WC
• Pooping in the house
• And the most important, GROWLING AT WC. Which is NOT acceptable!
  

I'm sure there are more, but he has worn me out I have lost track of what he's gotten in to.

We are worried about Rosie and if she'll get lonely. She has grown up with Gus for the past 3 1/2 years! She loves to play with him. My plan is to take her running with me. We can do more as a family with her because she is so good in public. For example, last fall when we get camping, we had to leave early because of Gus. Then the next time we went camping, we just boarded Gus.

I am so glad my parents are willing to take him. At their house, he has a little more leeway. He can jump on their furniture and is not bothered by a baby. There is also a great backyard to go snooping and hunting in.

So life with one dog will be different. Hopefully for the better!!!!

Air Force Marathon

This past weekend, Chris, Deb, Moriah, and Mark ALL completed the 10K at around 1 hour!!! Chris came in at 53 minutes!! There were over 9,000 people that ran this weekend! And my family placed in the top 1/3! I am so proud of them!
Monte, Whitley Claire, and I were routing them on at the finish line! It was a cold morning and WC was waiting very patiently! Getting up at 5:45 in the morning had it's toll on ALL of us. Most of us managed to get a nap in and we had a great afternoon! Next year I hope to run/walk in at least the 5K. I am going to start training for the Halloween Fun Run in October and the Turkey Trot in November. It gives me something to look forward to and train for! I just hope they allow strollers so I can compete!

Swing Time!

Whitley Claire's new favorite thing to do is swing. There is this nice little swing set just up the hill from our house. Just wanted to share some pictures! The other baby is Ally Pike, WC's best baby friend, and her brother, Cam. They are always fun to play with!

Julie and Julia

I had my second girls night out last night since WC has been born. It was fabulous! Six of us girls went to get desert at Fox and the Hound. I had this marvelous Chocolate Chip cookie with vanilla ice cream and fudge!! YUMMY!! Then we went to the movie theater to see Julie and Julia. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't been so tired! The movie didn't start until 9:30! Getting me home at midnight!
I would love to cook my way through a cookbook. I have a knack for baking and would love to expand my horizon to entree's! Chris is more of a plain Jane type of eater. He doesn't like to explore new meals. That's ok...BUT I would love to try out new meal ideas! It also costs more money to make elaborate meals. We have a bunch of really quick and easy meal ideas. My newest food kick is preparing fresh veggies for dinner. Some of our favs are brown sugar glazed carrots, sauteed onions with mushrooms, steamed zucchini or squash, and green beans cooked with teriyaki sauce!
We also love salads. I try and buy a bulk of vegetables and then chop them up to have them ready for salads. We are more likely to eat something already prepared and it doesn't go bad as quickly!
I would highly recommend Julie and Julia. By the end of the movie, I had this urge to go cook! It's a great film!

Puppy Chow....or Baby Chow??

While I was gone this evening, Chris was watching Whitley Claire. She has been quite the crawling baby so we've been having to keep a closer eye on here. This is what happens when daddy took his eyes off of her for just a minute......
That's right. My child was eating dog food. She crawled over to Gus' dish and helped herself! Rosie didn't seem to mind the company! I am sure there is plenty of nutrition in dog food, but I don't plan on this being a daily habit. Whitley Claire has also found that chewing on the dog toys in really fun. Again, this is not going to be a daily habit. Rosie thinks it's funny to get out all her toys after I pick them up....so childish :)
Whitley Claire had a really rough day today.....and bad night. She's really stuffy and is having a hard time breathing! I hope she is not going to get Asthma! We pray for a better day tomorrow....after all, it is College Football time!!!!

Mark of the Lion

My dear friend let me borrow this series by Francine Rivers. I am a big fan of her writing, so I am excited about reading these books! I just finished reading all of Jodi Picoult's books, so now I need a little change :) There is just one problem with reading books, I can't stay awake to read more than a chapter! It takes me forever now to finish books. It took me a whole month to finish my last book. I remember way back in the day, like 6 months ago, when I could finish a book in a few days...yeah..not so much. Granted I am reading a book about the presidents, but still, it will take me quite some time to finish these!!

I've heard great things about them and I am excited about getting started!

MOPS

The 2009-2010 MOPS year has begun!! I am co-coordinator this year and today was C-R-A-Z-Y! I was making sure that the Steering Team had everything they needed while I was trying to get Whitley Claire situated in the nursery AND making sure I met all the new faces and making them feel welcome. I am very excited about the girls on the Steering Team. They all have a passion for God and are so great to work with.
Whitley Claire had a looooooong day. She was up at 7:15 and didn't nap until we got home at 12:30. She won't nap in the nursery because there is lots to see and do! But at least she was good...until I came in the room and then she lost it! She fell asleep in the parking lot and took a good 2 hour nap when we got home. She's sleeping as we speak....that means she will be up late tonight since I'm letting her take a long late afternoon nap. But I'd rather have a happy baby that's up late than a cranky baby :)
Chris is hanging out with his "little brother" tonight. He's so great with Hasaan!
Now I'm off to finish off the baked ziti and get our veggies ready! I love food :)

Labor Day Weekend

We have gotten a lot accomplished this weekend! Chris has had a 4 day weekend, so I put him to work. We had some major renovation to the backyard and it looks ten times better. Chris removed this big bush/tree to open up our backyard and give us more sunlight. Also, we tore up all the lilies (I know I know....but they only bloomed for a month and were hideous when not in bloom) and then put cement slabs down and rocks so we could move the grill about a foot back. Now we have so much more patio space! I can't wait to start my herb garden and flower garden in the spring. We will eventually get furniture and a swing for out back. Next is the front yard....but it looks good enough. So it will have to wait!
We are just doing odd jobs around the house to make this base housing feel like home. The only thing left we have to do in the living room, is put up curtains. I will post some pictures when we get everything clean and arranged!
I can't believe we've been living here for almost a year. It's gone by so fast. We are ready for the snow and cold weather and we're excited for Whitley Claire to see the snow!

Bulldogs on HD

Who knew that watching football could be so much fun! We've been lounging around all day doing yard work, watching football, and just playing with Whitley Claire. I am just amazed at HD. You can see all the glitter on the players helmets and all the imperfections on the uniforms. I have got to be the most fun wife. Right now we are watching the Bulldogs play against Jackson State and the game hasn't been that interesting. I just like looking at all the people's faces on HD! So fun :)

About time!!!

So I've been trying to start this blogging business for quite some time now. I've wanted a place where I can share my thoughts and keep everyone updated on what's been going on in our world. I still have a lot of tweaking to do to this page. I just can't figure a lot of this out. Hopefully I can keep this page updated. There is definitely a lot to blog about! With 2 dogs and a baby...oh yeah...and a husband, I will be able to keep my fingers busy!