Cody

My puppy has parvo. The vet says his chances are pretty good, but this is a pretty serious virus. Also, it's not too likely that Kayla will get it. I'm very worried though, because this virus can be deadly and the black and tan breeds are more susceptible. I'll let you guys know as soon as we have any updates.

cody in a blanket

This is one of Cody's favorite games.

Dad

I still need to tell everyone about Dad's visit. It was awesome! We were all working, so we didn't do anything "vacationee", but it's nice to just interact on a daily basis sometimes. We went to dinner a couple times and I actually cooked a couple times! We talked a lot about (what else) politics and we even just hung out and watched TV together. One night we drove up Lamoille Canyon, which is always beautiful. It was all around just a lot of fun.

On another note, yesterday I was driving to work and I saw someone hit an eagle! It just kind of rolled off the windshield, so it was fine. It was in the middle of town too. It was just the weirdest thing I've ever seen!

Roof

Here's some pictures of my roof and one I just thought was cool that I took while I was on the roof.

Praxis

I passed the Praxis!!! YEAH!!! The praxis is a pre-professional assessment test for teachers. I thought I did horrible on the writing section, but I passed.

Also, we have to re-shingle our roof. It's not complicated, but it's tedious work. I have even helped out, which is pretty amazing, because I hate heights. HATE. I'll post some pictures soon!

I ROCK!!!

I rock. Yes, that's what I said. I rock! We had to give a mini-mini lesson in class today just using a "hook" and purpose. Basically, you get the students interested and the state an objective. Normally you would continue and teach a lesson, but we were just doing the basics. Well, I was the only one where every one was so hooked that they actually asked me to explain! My lesson was on buttons. What's interesting about buttons, you ask? Well, on men's shirts buttons are on the right and on women's shirts they are on the left. That's because when buttons first came out only the gentry could afford them. The gentlemen would dress themselves, but the ladies would have others dress them. Pretty neat, huh?

I also rock because I get Dad for almost a whole week! He's coming out to Elko to do some work at the Indian Health Clinic out here and he's staying with us. I'm pretty darn excited.

ERAGON TRAILER

I can't decide whether I'm excited or not.

Teaching

I'm not sure how many people know, but I decided to go back to school and get my teaching certificate. I've been busy! My job has been very flexible and worked with my school schedule, but that still means I'm working about 40 hours a week and taking 19 credits. Add organ lessons and actually spending some time with my husband and there's not a whole lot of time left over. That's about my only exciting news right now!

Review - Secondhand Lions

I know this is an older movie (2003), but I watched it again last night and it just reminded me how much I like it. I'ts just a fun, heartwarming story. If you didn't see it when it came out, you should see it now. It's rated PG for thematic material, language and action violence. It's a story about a boy who goes to live with his eccentric uncles for awhile. I think it's one of my all time favorite movies.

Final Fnatasy VII - Robot Chicken

This one's for Shane!

Sunset

This is one of my better sunset pictures.

Cody

I hope this works! This happens every time I try to play the piano.

Aaaaawwwwwwwwwwhhhhhh! How cute!

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Who needs sleep...

I have come to the conclusion that I prefer cold weather to hot. I cannot sleep in hot weather. We do not have air conditioning and so it feels like a haven't gotten a good nights rest for the last two weeks. It doesn't help that Cameron and I have conflicting night time habits. I open the window every night to try and cool the room down. Then when he comes to bed he closes it every night to block out our next door neighboors dogs barking. Then we just keep the cycle going all night long. I think we're going to move our bed downstairs though, because our basement is much cooler and you can't hear the dogs as much, so we can both sleep! This may seem insignificant to you guys, but I would really like to get some good sleep.

Also, I would just like to mention that I am a slacker. I do not post comments on your blogs as often as I should. I would just like to let you know that I am interested and I do check the blogs every day and love it when there are new posts for me to read. So, keep them coming and I'll try to comment more!

Elko Basque Festival

Every year Elko holds the Basque Festival, seeing as it was largely founded by Basque. We decided to go because I wanted to see the running of the bulls. There was dancing at first, and the coolest part of the dancing was a contest to see who could jump on a glass filled with wine without tipping it over. Unfortunately, I didn't get any great shots of the running of the bulls. The best part was at the end when they were trying to fence the bulls back in. One of the bulls almost sent the piece of fence flying into the audience! Over all it was pretty cool.

Supervising

So, this is what happens when I leave my little dog unsupervised. The cracker box got stuck on his head.

Also, Cameron was just promoted to shift supervisor! It's been in the works for awhile, but they finally gave him an offer last Friday and he accepted on Tuesday. It's more money, which is good, but some of the hours are going to suck. He has to work 14 hour shifts, but will only work about 14 days a month. He will also have to work five nights. He will get full week off a month though. We're pretty excited.

Pictures

I finally have a working camera again! Here are some pictures of my dogs and my cars. I think most of you have seen them already, but it was on a really tingy screen. Hopefully you guys will be seeing more pictures from now on!

Story time

I have a couple of stories today, some good, some funny.

First, a church story. I play once a month in sacrament meeting and it was my turn last Sunday. I was sitting up there kind of daydreaming when it was time to play the first hymn. I got through the intro and the ward came in and I realized - I was playing the wrong hymn! I had to stop everything and start over again! It was pretty funny.

Second, a personal story. The other day Cameron asked me, "Do you know some one in Salt Lake named Ann? I got a phone call from an Ann." I was quite confused because he knows Aunty Ann pretty well, so I thought for sure that he couldn't mean her. I racked my brain trying to think of any other Ann's that I would know in Salt Lake and couldn't come up with any, so finally I asked, "You mean Aunty Ann?" He said, "Oh! Well why didn't she just introduce herself as Aunty Ann!?"

Third, a work story. I am officially all alone at work. First, the sales guy quit, and now the pump tech quit. So, it's just little ol' me. On the bright side, since I was the only one to stick around, I got a raise! They're obviously going to find other employees, but it might take awhile so for now I get to be bored out of my mind for most of the day.

Finally, on a musical note, I love the organ! It's a great instrument to learn how to really play. I recommend that any one who has the opportunity to take lessons does it, because it's just so much fun. Next family reunion I'll have a great talent to share on talent night!

Hey

I'm sorry I haven't blogged for awhile. There just hasn't been much to blog about. The most exciting thing that we've done lately is clean our carpets. Why is this exciting you might ask? Well, we had a huge mud spot on our carpet that looked horrible. It took six gallons of water to get that sucker clean. It's just nice to have our carpet back to it's normal color.

Another event worth noting is that the salesperson who works here quit. With only three of us here, you definitely notice when someone quits. We should have a new guy in a couple of weeks though, so it's not a huge deal.

Other than that, not too much is going on. I'm still taking organ lessons, which is fun. My teacher says I'm a natural! I have a great new Bach piece to play that is very dramatic. And it's been helping me to keep up on my piano skills. Cam's still doing well at work. He's going to have a new boss soon, so hopefully he'll get along with whoever will be filling the position. His current boss is being promoted.

Like I said, it's kind of boring here, but I hope everyone else is doing well!

To be, or not to be?

Well, there has finally been an official decision regarding Cameron's desire to be a doctor. It's a resounding no! He decided to sign up for mine rescue to experience a little bit of what being a doctor would be like. Well, they finally got back to him and asked him to go on an ambulance ride. Well, let's just say that Cameron has absolutely no desire to be a doctor any more. Too much pressure. I don't think he's going to do mine rescue any more either. But, the floor is still open for many other careers. Teacher, actuary, etc.. I'm sure he'll figure it out someday!

Also, I thought I should share my adventure for the day. It snowed about a foot last night and it was still snowing some this morning. I decided to poke my head out the front door to see how bad it was and see if my car would be able to make it out of the drive way. Well, I guess I opened the door to wide, because Kayla escaped! Kayla as in the Alaskan Malamute we have that is bred for snow. Lots and lots of snow. I didn't have my shoes on, so she got quite a head start on me. The only advantage I had was the snow made it so I could follow her tracks quite easily. I think I trekked through over 2 miles of foot deep snow before I finally caught her! It was also still snowing a little bit so it was hard to see. To top it all off, I had just taken a shower, so my hair froze while I was trying to find her. It really, really, really stunk. Next time I'm getting a small dog so that it can't make it more than a few feet before I catch it.

Finally, I thought I would share my thoughts on the reunion. It was fun to see every one and to get to know all my nieces and nephews better. I also really enjoyed going to the temple with every one in such a beautiful setting. And the John Deere factory rocked! I now have one of the hillbilliest hats every. I think one of the funniest parts though was seeing Todd hyper. He's quite a funny guy with so much energy going through him. Good luck keeping up with him Deanna! Anyway, I miss all you guys and it was great to see every one!