pup-date

Brindle's taking his time getting used to our world. He and my "old" puppy Baxter are BFF now! (Baxter made his pup-lic debut on the (1) Train in Manhattan on the way home from Toys-backward R-Us. ) Anyway, we're working on "outside" being the bathroom. I'll put him on the Flexi-Lead and we'll do laps around the house. He likes that. He's learning his name, and he's getting TONS of "good boy's" when he runs toward me. We've only had MINOR potty-carpet setbacks, and we've discovered the cause. US! We're having a hard time learning Doglish, but we're learning. Brindle's a good trainer. ;-)

Brindle's napping at my feet now. We set up his bed-crate, and we also got an exercise pen (X-pen) for when it's awake time and we're around. It gives him a little more stretch room. He hasn't really done much other than walk in and out of them. Gerald will work on keeping him in the crate tonight to sleep. I'm so glad he's on nights, and he's off tonight. Tomorrow night it'll be just me and Brindle. Gerald's waking up around 10 tonight, and I haven't eaten dinner yet, so I'm gonna boil water for ravioli.


Mmmm... Dinner! :-)

Introducing... Brindle Basil Coon

And they call it.....

PUPPY LOVE!!!

We're gonna bring this angel-baby home on Friday. His foster name is Basil, but we're dubbing him Brindle... obviously. Mama is a 35lb terrier mix; dad unknown. I'm thinking the proud papa is a border terrier/boxer mix, based on his coloring and cute little swagger.

Thoughts???

I figured I'd update yall since all I've been posting is quizzes, really. I guess I've got writer's block.

Mom and dad are coming up TOMORROW!!!!! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I'll be off work for a few days, and we'll get to hang out. They're very excited to see the house (and us of course). We haven't seen them since March, and that was only for a couple of hours when we went to visit friends. Before that, it was Christmas. I miss my mommy!

So, the SoundPet Animal Rescue group are coming Thursday for a "home visit" before allowing us to adopt an adorable doggie. We wanted either Saffron or Basil (said w/ British accent, not like the herb - get it right!) but I found out this morning that Saffron was adopted last night. He was Gerald's favorite. BUMMER. I think all the puppies are precious. I'd take any one of them. Maybe Lovie?

Anyway, I've got a long day of work ahead of me. I'll chat at you later! :-D
LAMY!!! (and if you don't know what that means, I don't LAMY!)

quiz-a-rama

I guess I'm addicted:

[Marital Status]	married
[Shoe size]	7 1/2
[Parents still together]	yes
[Siblings]	1 brother
[Pets]	none (yet)
FAVORITES
[Color]	blue
[Number]	2
[Animal]	dog
[Drinks]	margarita
[Soda]	diet coke
[Book]	Gone With The Wind
[Flower]	sterling rose
DO YOU
[Color your hair?]	no
[Twirl your hair?]	hmm, no.
[Have tattoos?]	no
[Have Piercings?]	earrings
[Cheat on tests/homework?]	no/no
[Drink/Smoke?]	sometimes/no
[Like roller coasters?]	yes
[Wish you could live somewhere else?]	no
[Want more piercings?]	no
[Like cleaning?]	no
[Write in cursive or print?]	cursive
[Own a web cam?]	yes, several
[Know how to drive?]	yes
[Own a cell phone?]	yes
[Ever get off the damn computer?]	sometimes
HAVE U EVER
[Been in a fist fight?]	no
[Considered a life of crime?]	no
[Considered being a hooker?]	no
[Lied to someone?]	yes
[Been in love?]	yes
[Made out with JUST a friend?]	yes
[Been in lust?]	yes
[Used someone]	yes
[Been used?]	yes
[Been cheated on?]	yes
[Kicked someone in the nuts?]	no
[Stolen anything?]	no
[Held a gun]	yes
CURRENTS
Jeans and T-shirt	yoga pants and a t-shirt
[Current mood]	content (and a little hungry)
[Current taste]	peppermint
[What you currently smell like]	me, only a little sweaty
[Current hair]	short, curly, in a headband
[Current thing I ought to be doing]	cooking dinner or laundry
[Current cd in stereo]	HP Goblet of Fire soundtrack
[Last book you read]	The Mermaid Chair
[Last movie you saw]	The Breakup
[Last thing you ate]	spicy chicken combo: Wendy's
[Last person you talked to on the phone]	Casey
[Do drugs?]	no
[Believe there is life on other planets?]	no
Remember your first love?]	yes
[Still love him/her?]	no
[Read the newspaper?]	sometimes
[Have any gay or lesbian friends?]	several
[Believe in miracles?]	yes
[Do well in school?]	yes
[Wear hats]	yes
[Hate yourself?]	no
[Have an obsession?]	no
[Collect anything?]	no
[Have a best friend?]	yes
[Close friends?]	yes
[Like your handwriting?]	yes
[Care about looks]	yes
LOVE LIFE
[First crush]	Dustin Thompson 1st-6th grade
[First kiss]	Billy Connella 9th grade
[Do you believe in love at first sight?]	yes
[Do you believe in "the one?"]	yes
[Are you a tease?]	I don't think so
[Too shy to make the first move?]	yeah
ARE U A
[Daydreamer]	yes
[Bitch/Asshole]	no
[sarcastic]	NOOOOO!!!!
[Angel]	I guess
[Devil]	not at all
[Shy]	sometimes
[Talkative]	the other (non shy) times
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

Can you get extra points if you're CURRENTLY watching T2T while taking the Geek Test??? If so, then I'm a "total geek" because I was only 4 percentage points away from that qualification.

We're doing "theme weeks" @ work for the kiddos to participate in. (Backwards Week, Wacky Hair week, Baby Picture week, etc.) Next week is "Dress as your Favorite Book Character" week. I'm trying to figure out the best way to dress as Hermione Granger. Dressing as Harry would be just too obvious, and I don't have a Scarlett O'Hara hoop skirt. Any ideas?

wassup?

Hey yall!
We had a blast in DC! I've definitely got to post some of our pics, based on some not so thinly veiled requests, of course! ;-) Don't worry! You'll see them shortly.

Work's going really well. We've been interviewing for a new center director b/c Stella is going back to school full-time. Some pretty good prospects, too!

The house is coming along. We're really spending alot of time with our neighbor, Alicia. We did sushi last night and it was mega-yum!

Mama and daddy are coming up in 3 weeks. WOOHOO! I can't wait. I've been really homesick lately. I miss all my peoples. I was reading up on my friends' blogs, and I really miss my friends. I'm sorry to hear about Sunny's passing. I know Daniel was "up there" flipping his fins, happy to meeting his one-time sister Sunny. :-)

I love you all, and I miss you all like crazy! Stop by when you can! :-D