Smokey vs. Floors Part II

Just in case you were wondering, here's an update on how Smokey is doing with the new flooring.

How did this end?  Ryan had to pull the dog bed across the room to the back door with Smokey along for the ride.  Of course when he came back inside he was walking around like a champ.  Go figure.  I wish Home Depot would hurry up with our area rug shipment!

Animal Abuse According to Smokey

... or more appropriately titled: WE HAVE NEW FLOORS!

What is the easiest way to torture your pet (if your pet is Smoke Dog)?  Why finally install your new flooring of course!  I'm sure you could never ever guess just how EVIL laminate flooring can be.  Well, let Smokey be the one to school you on this delicate topic.

 I apologize for the dark hallway.  I didn't think he'd take off for the bedrooms.

Now please note that this was taken days after the flooring was installed.  On day one it took him over 4 hours to gather the nerve to venture out of the hallway. 

We must be the worst pet parents known to man.  And to think we were going to set up the baby swing over the weekend so that he could begin to get used to the sounds and movement (that is another form of torture entirely).  Maybe the swing will wait until next weekend so we don't have to find a doggie therapist. 

I guess rug shopping is in our near future.

Spring Travels and Other Such Nonsense

June definitely started off with a bang as June 1st brought us the birthdays of two of our most favorite people.

 

 

 We didn't get to celebrate in person with Nick, but we certainly didn't forget about him!

 

We did get to celebrate with Grammy, June.  Here are a few pics of her birthday patio dinner party.  It was a family affair with Mike, June, Phyllis, Keely, Ryan and moi.

 

 Dinner on the patio!

Birthday Girl with her new GPS!

 Of course I had to include Keely's fabulous birthday cake and Ryan's super yummy shrimp cups.  I think these two should team up more often!

 

After the first weekend of birthday celebrations (which we actually celebrated on Memorial Day), I was able to sneak away for a few days to head home to Dallas.  Oh Texas - How I miss thee!  It was nice, toasty warm, and almost like being in a foreign country.  I loved every minute of being there and I have to admit that I had a really hard time boarding the plane to come home.

 

Grandma T and I FINALLY got to do some of the ever-so important gender specific shopping.  Of course I forgot to pack my camera.  The only pic from the entire weekend was one that Randy took with my phone at Amy's baby shower.  Here is a picture of Amy (and Miles) and me (and little G-MAN)... future best buds.  I'm so excited that we have at least one picture of us together with our baby bumps!  Just for posterity I wanted to include a picture of us from waaaaaaaaaay back, but there were just so many to choose from that I couldn't make up my mind.  Maybe I'll have to do a separate issue entry just on that!  Instead, here is a picture from the last time all of us were in the same place.  Where has the time gone?  The memories I share with Amy are ones that I will treasure throughout my entire life.

 

Our wedding:  Dawn, Jodina, me, Amy

  

Baby bumps! 

 

Actually, the whole weekend was filled with friends and their new families.  It warms my heart to see everyone so happy and that was probably why it was so hard for me to leave this time.  I'm so irritated with myself that I didn't get a good picture of Dawn with her 2 precious boys.  They sure are cutie pies!  It only seems right that Dawn, Amy, and I have a a chance to let our little boys be friends.  I'm so excited about this new path that we've all started and I can NOT wait to see where it takes us.