Doggies

I love our doggies so much.  So today, it's all about them. (and their cousins)

This morning I had to take Parker to the vet because he has some sore come up on the top of his paw that looks just awful.  While at the vet, Parker insisted on sitting on the bench like a human then the whole time the vet was in the exam room he would turn around and put his nose in the corner of the wall (see pic below).  He would peek a few looks here and there, but for the most part he kept to himself having NOTHING to do with the doc.  She gave us some meds and hopefully we won't have to get him one of those cones so he doesn't lick his paw. (poor guy)

Parker and Ivy

Parker and Casey riding in the back of Uncle Joe's  truck.  This was their first time to ever do it and they did great.  We even saw two bucks.

This happened after Parker and Casey were playing a little too rough.  Needless to say he cried a little.  :(

Tater just sitting funny

Ivy trying to slowly creep off her bed when we told her not to.

Parker likes to act like a diva!

Enjoy the photos!

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World Cup 2010

I'll make it short and sweet.  GOOOO USA!!!

If you missed the 1-0 USA win over Algeria in the 90+1 minute you missed out.

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Inspired by my sis

So after reading Serena's blog this morning I realized that I too have been hiding in the dark from posting.

So for a few updates:

Shelby has been doing great with our baby.  She's finally gotten over the nausea that so many accompany with the 1st trimester, but with her it lasted straight through the 2nd too.  As of today she's in her 29th week. About a week ago during our last doctors visit we learned that our baby boy is a little small for his age and was placed in the 11th percentile.  (Sadly we also learned that he previous week he was only in the 3rd percentile, but weren't ever told!) We've since adjusted her diet to whatever she can put down so that baby will grow! Here's her latest glamour shots.

As for the move to Houston, I believe we're moving right along.  This past weekend, Pam (Shelby's mom) came through from Houston on her way back to Amarillo and loaded up a bedroom set and hauled it off.  One whole room has been dedicated to boxes, which is slowly filling up to the ceiling.  All the other rooms are starting to look really bare since no pictures, artwork, or colored paint is on any wall.  The official move date is set for Friday, July 23 where we'll load up the Uhaul in the morning, clean up and turn in our keys.  We'll then drive down to Tomball and stay with Meemaw since we don't want to overdue it and have a heat stroke in the middle of July.  Eaaarly Saturday morning we'll head down to the Promenade at Hermann Park (our new home) and start unloading.  What kind of stinks is that since everyone parks in a garage our Uhaul won't be able to drive right up to our apartment.  We'll have to park it near the opening of the garage and just haul everything in by hand (about a 30 meter walk across the garage).  

Parker and Casey I think are getting really excited about the move and the baby.  Parker just can't get enough of the toys, furniture, and accessories that the baby is accumulating.  You know at any point while packing up you can turn around and Parker will be right at your heels, sniffing away.  Casey is much more wiser and chooses simply not to be around while we pack (she prefers napping). 

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11 Inspiring Life Lessons from Bruce Lee

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Lists

So as I've been reading around on the internet today doing my normal catching up on my rss feeds, blogs, and favorite sites  - one thing has really stuck out to me, LISTS.   I see them everywhere nowadays.  10 ways to get this. . 5 steps to create ____. . . 15 easy points to make. .  etc. You get the point.  But my question is, "Do they really work?" and 'Do people actually do them?"  I mean, all of us havel clicked on the links and read a few if not all of the points, but do we ever really attempt to follow every step, in order? - I'm going to guess not, but what I do think is that they have good direction in their purpose.

Most of the lists I see are ways to improve upon our life or interaction with others.  One to mention that I've started (today) doing was waking up earlier.  I know some of us (Shelby) have a particular infatuation with the bed and that warm fuzzy feeling that lingers in the sheets every morning, but I think a little part of everyone has had one good experience with rising early.

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin


10 Benefits of Rising Early (shortened version, click title to see full version)


1. Greet the Day


2. Amazing Start


3. Quietude


4. Sunrise


5. Breakfast


6. Exercise


7. Productivity


8. Goal Time


9. Commute


10. Appointments








But if you're not down with the early morning stuff just remember what Twain said, "“Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” 

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Too Cool!

So seeing how I totally overlooked making a blog about us finding out the gender of the baby, I've decided to write about the first time I felt our boy kick. .  or punch. .or whatever he does that makes mommy feel not so good.  Just yesterday, while we were laying out at the pool Shelby leans over to me, grabs my hand and thrusts it onto her rock hard abs ;)  She says, "FEEL!", so I wait. . ..and wait. .. .then KABOOM! I felt it.  I'll have to admit, it was amazing.

For me, the baby experience has been very much lived through Shelby since I've never gotten sick, felt tired, had food cravings, potty breaks every 5 minutes, or anything of that sort - so it's been hard to 'connect' to our little guy in that mushy kind of way that every soon-to-be father would like.   Being able to feel him though was amazing yet personable.  It brought pictures of us playing together one day in a yard with the dogs jumping around while mom serves ice cold lemonade, hehe.   All in all it was 'too cool.'

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Google

I think everyday I ask myself - "Why hasn't everyone switched to using google?" I mean, everyone in the world uses their search engine, but what about their email (especially wave), calendar, docs, maps, books, earth, picassa, news, videos/youtube, health, and about 1 million other services.   Oh yeah and did I mention, it's all FREE!  Many universities are switching to a google based email system, and some are switching to even more services.  Think of it,  schools wouldn't have to install microsoft office on every computer in the labs, and students wouldn't get the fees passed on to them for all the licensure that it costs.  You would have unlimited web space for emails, practically a portable drive anywhere you go to work on your docs,  and streamlined calendar system for classes that are communicable with profs, instant messenger built-in, etc!

So it leads me to wonder, how much longer will it take people to realized this?

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