Day 37... No Shoes with Wheels!

If you know me well at all, you know that I HATE this new trend of kids wheeling around public places on their Heelys!  When I had to stop by Mardel recently for some supplies for a trade show, I was greeted at the door with this sign.  It literally made my heart skip a beat!  I was so happy to see that a store has finally said what everyone else has wanted to say... Shoes with wheels are not acceptable!  I love kids, don't get me wrong, and I love when they are having fun, but there have been more than a few times when I wanted to trip a kid on wheels in the mall.  I said it... I know... you may think bad of me, but I haven't actually followed through on the thoughts!  Cheers to Mardel!

Day 36... CPAP in Action

So I posted earlier about my CPAP machine, and I posted the not so flattering pictures of me at the sleep study.  This is what Lana gets to see every night, me hooked up to the CPAP machine that keeps my airways open at night.  The good thing is that neither I nor the machine keep Lana up at night!  Here's to some restful sleep in my future... it's been a long time!

Day 35... Jake

Scrappy, our yellow lab, and Zoe, our Dachshund will pose for pictures... Jake on the other hand is another story.  He doesn't slow down for ANYTHING!  This was the best picture I could get of Jake.  Yep, the bone is bigger than him, but he loves it... and don't tell him that it is bigger than him, or that it belongs to Scrappy for that matter.  Jake is our classic middle child... he stays right by our side and "tells" on the other dogs when they are misbehaving.  Heck, he even gets on to them for us.  He is a great dog, although he does have some dog form of ADHD and OCD...

Day 34... Zoe Loves to Cuddle

Zoe, our miniature Dachshund loves to cuddle.  She loves to snuggle up in warm clothes fresh out of the dryer (see earlier post).  She loves anything soft and cuddly.  In an earlier post I showed you what happened to the dog bed we bought for their room before Christmas.  While picking up a perscription at CVS the other night, we happened upon these cute dog beds for $5.99... good deal.  So we bought two, one with pink stripes for Zoe and one with blue stripes for Jake.  Before you go feeling bad for Scrappy... he can't be bothered with dog beds, he only likes human beds.  Zoe loves her bed and Jake's bed.  She has dragged both of them all over the house.  It is a hilarious site.  Last night she curled up on her bed next to me while we watched American Idol... we love bonding over American Idol.  :)

Day 33... Kerri and I

Occasionaly, my sister-in-law Kerri and I will go to lunch together.  We are a pretty funny combination... not like make people laugh funny, funny because we can annoy the crap out of each other but we also love each other to death.  Today we went to Chili's for lunch and Kerri got a run in her pantyhose, so we went to Target afterwards.  As we were walking I stopped and told Kerri that she should get some of the fake Wayfarers.  She tried on a pair and then we decided we should try on some sunglasses and document the occasion.  We sent a picture to Lana and she replied that we are dorks.  We are, but we are lovable dorks!

Day 32... Monsieur Patate

As I mentioned earlier, I have this thing for Mr. Potato Head, or if you are in French speaking Canada, Monsieur Patate.  My new job has afforded me some fun and unique opportunities, one of which was a trip to Canada last year.  I went to Calgary to attend a training at SMART's world headquarters.  While there, myself and a fellow Education Consultant from my company got to meet some pretty cool people.  Since we didn't rent cars (we stayed right on the rail line about two stops from SMART), our Canadian friends volunteered to take us out and about at night.  One night we went to a big mall just south of Calgary, the largest mall in Alberta (it wasn't that big).  At the mall there was a Toys R Us... so I had to check.  Sure enough, there was a Mr. Potato Head that I did not have and the packaging was in English and French!  Too good to pass up!  While I realize this did not happen on Day 32, as the post would suggest, I did feel the need to share.  I was checking to make sure that the doors were locked before going to bed and I passed the guest bedroom where this Mr. Potato Head lives on a bookshelf and it brought back fond memories of a fun trip to Canada, so I snapped a pic!

Day 31... This Is It!

I am confused by all the people that were not aware of the 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson at the Grammys.  It was all over the radio and the glasses were available at Target.  The DJ's on the radio show that I listen to in the mornings were complaining about how they didn't know it was going to be in 3-D... I heard about it on their radio station!  As you can see... we were ready... and it was SO cool.  I am truly amazed by technology... everyday I see something new that just boggles the mind.  I sat in my own living room, watching MY t.v. and it was in 3-D!  So cool.

Day 30... Zoe Loves Laundry!

On Saturday, as Lana and I were cleaning and washing clothes... we were met with this sight!  Zoe buried herself in the warm clothes that had just come out of the dryer.  I went to fold the clothes and found her there.  Who can look at this picture and not think she is the cutest dog ever!?

Day 29... They Call It Commuting Revisited

Since taking my new job, my commute has changed drastically.  See my earlier post on commuting.  Friday I got back into the swing of my highly irregular commute.  We have offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin.  I commuted to Houston via plane on Friday for work.  It is funny being an air commuter, I never thought that I would be, but it is definitely fun.  Friday's trip earned me my first reward flight from Southwest Airlines!  Now, I can fly free to any destination that Southwest services... nice perk!

Day 28... Mulberry Street

One of my favorite books when I was little was, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss.  Even today it is one of my all time favorite books.  Marco is encouraged by his dad to keep his eyes open to see what he can see on his way to school.  Marco wants to have a great story to tell his dad when he gets home from school so he dreams up these outlandish tales when all he really saw was a cart and horse.  Today was a Mulberry Street day for me.  I saw nothing that I wanted to take a picture of today!  I guess I could have come up with an outlandish tale... turning minnows into whales, but I won't.