Hi!

So I haven't been around in awhile - there hasn't really been anything exciting going on to blog about! Keith is in his 7th week of the quarter so he is buried in homework and studying. That leaves me a lot of time to fill with not a lot going on. Work has slowed down considerably. I just finished up a pretty big project and am now working on a smaller piece that isn't taking nearly as much energy or time. I actually prefer to be busy...the work day goes much faster that way!

The doggies are doing well. We got another 3 inches of snow this past weekend so they have been romping in it as often as they can. We did have our first "dog-fight" related injury. When I say dog-fight I really mean serious playing - but it certainly sounds and looks like a fight :) They were playing with a stick - doing the usual tug of war. Then Chewie decided he was sick of that and just bit Micco. I guess his theory was biting Micco = he'll drop the stick = I can have the stick without having to fight for it.

Now don't get me wrong Chewie biting Micco is NOT a new thing (and vice versa)- he just happened to draw blood this time. And it isn't a viscous attack type of bite - its more of a grabbing him to get his attention - I'm guessing he happened to scrape the skin because there wasn't much blood. Micco has VERY thick skin and probably didn't even notice there was blood - but he is a sensitive guy and his feelings were VERY hurt. He idolizes Chewie and I'm guessing he was SHOCKED that his idol would be so "mean" to him. Micco sulked for a good hour after this incident. I'm not sure Chewie noticed - as he was just enjoying the quiet time :)

I really need to get some video of them "playing" - its good for a laugh any day! They keep us entertained a lot with their growling/gnashing of teeth/sneezing because they had their mouths open too wide for the aforementioned gnashing of teeth.

I grew up in a strictly 1-dog household - so all of this playing is new to me and my parents. The boys seem to sense this so they do their best playing at my parents house where my Mom can freak out that they are killing each other.....

Valentine's Day

My hubby is a great gift giver - allbeit - not a patient one :) He literally has to wait until the last minute to buy gifts because he can't wait to give them to the receipient. I find this incredibly adorable and this year I wasn't dissapointed.

Today I am the proud owner of this:


I LOVE it. I'm not a huge music person so I haven't really worried about an MP3 player before. When looking at them in passing though the Zune has always been my favorite because it has a built in radio tuner. I know the iPod has an attachment for this - but I just prefer not dealing with an "extra" part.

25 random things about me

This is floating around Facebook and Myspace - I never update either of those pages -so I figured I'd share it here.

1. I read ALOT. I can easily go through a book every 2 days or so.
2. I hate the smell of pickles. If they have been anywhere near I can tell.
3. I love my job – but I never expected to work in publishing. I went to school to be a teacher – that is what I always thought I would be doing!
4. I’ve been putting Keith through college for the last 4 years. We are getting pretty close to him finishing – I am so proud of him!
5. We currently live in a house (with my Grandpa) that has been in the family for about 75 years.
6. I graduated from high school with a class of about 45.
7. I am NOT domesticated. I don’t cook and only clean when I can’t stand the mess anymore.
8. I would love to have 5 or 6 kids – but Keith is saying 2. Maybe we’ll compromise in the middle.
9. I love to travel. It doesn’t really matter where – just going away works for me.
10. I have 2 masters’ degrees.
11. I love living in Ohio. I know people hate the cold – but I really enjoy the changing of the seasons.
12. Keith and I got engaged after dating for only 5 months. We are now going on 6 years of marriage.
13. My parents paid for years of piano lessons – I can play one song - “Jingle Bells.”
14. I have one sibling – a younger brother.
15. I live next door to my parents.
16. I have been working at my current job for almost 5 years – time flies!
17. In high school I was a band “geek” and part of the flag corp.
18. My favorite color is red.
19. Keith and I LOVE Disney World. We went for our honeymoon and have been back about 10 times in the last 6 years.
20. I am one of the last of my close friends without kids.
21. My favorite foods are pizza and anything sweet.
22. Although we travel a lot – we haven’t gone on a cruise yet and I really want to.
23. I love to scrapbook.
24. I love to shop and surprisingly so does Keith. This isn’t good for our bank account.
25. I am BAD about finishing projects around the house. Currently I have 2 rooms that are half painted.

Rare Sighting of the Abominable Snowman

Ok so "maybe" it was just a crazy yellow lab :) He was trying his best to "help" shovel - so shovelling turned into throwing snow at him. He LOVED it. I tried to get some pictures of Chewie - but he was standing in the *dry* garage with me.