Rainy Start to Spring Break

Today is the first official day of Spring Break, and it's rained buckets outside, and even snowed at times. Hunter has a pair of rain boots that we broke down and bought him at Target about a month ago. Every spring he has begged for some and we always said no, but gave in this year. Today was the perfect day to test them out.

Janae actually asked for a picture this time, so I had to oblige.

Her boots......

And last but not least, a dopey dog who has been inside all day!!

Happy Spring Break!!!

Dr. Seuss week

We're having Dr. Seuss week at school. This morning for breakfast The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat came to visit.

Notice who is NOT in any of the pics. Janae went straight to the library, she wanted nothing to do with these characters! I thought it was cute!! Hunter got a picture, then he was finished and ready to go on to class. There were lots of kids getting autographs, but hardly any parents there taking pictures. That surprised me, I really thought that the younger kids would have their parents there with them. Oh well, guess it's too early and too busy for most of them.

New school blog....

I've had to make a blog for school.....want to check it out??


www.fivegreatestbookseverwritten.blogspot.com

I'm blogging tonight....

Well, since school has started, it has greatly limited my "fun time" on the computer. Seems as though I'm always doing math problems, memorizing legal terms, and doing computer projects. Computer and Law class are going great...math, not so much. But it will get better, because I have great, wonderful friends who will help me!! :) Tomorrow I get to work the book fair at school for the afternoon. Like I don't have enough to do already! It's fun though, I do it every year and enjoy it. Last week the librarian e-mailed me and said that for working, I'm going to be able to pick out a poster and a book. Guess what?? Janae was wanting a poster and Hunter a book. Cha-ching....I'm not taking any money with me!!! It "pays" to be a volunteer!

Good bye.....

I had to have Aztec put to sleep today. It was one of the hardest things that I have ever done. I stayed there with her through it, and have cried my eyes out this afternoon. She would have been 12 next month.

A late snowed in story

Okay, after yesterday's depressing blog, I thought I'd post something kind of funny that happened. On Thursday morning I was out in Ransom Canyon cleaning a house. It was pouring down rain that morning, you all know that!, then the snow started. I didn't think much about it, besides it wasn't supposed to start that until the afternoon. Well....I was down in the lower canyon in my car. I left and couldn't get up the hill!! I was sliding right back down. You don't always realize what a steep hill that really is sometimes! So....after trying a few times, and watching bigger cars than mine struggle up, I went back down, called my brother and asked him to come pick me up at the top of the hill. I started climbing up the hill, leaving my car behind at the house, and about that time the snow plow started running. He gave me a lift up to the top of the hill to the police station where I hung out while waiting for bro. By the time he was able to get through all the snow in Lubbock and get out there, they had completely plowed the hill. So, the police officer out at Ransom gave me a ride back up the hill and I was able to leave. A big shout out to bro for coming all the way out there, especially since I was able to get out in my car. That was so nice of him to come and try to get me! Anyway, as I was leaving, I was thinking about how I would NEVER take rides from people I don't know, especially men, and here I did it twice in one day! I think they were pretty safe though! After all, one was a policeman. Lesson learned....if snow is forcasted, I need to at least take the Toyota out there! I was afraid that I was going to get stuck out there!

Doggy update

My poor doggy had a rough night, so we headed to the vet this morning. Her heart is much larger than it was 6 months ago, and the time is coming quickly. But just not today. The vet is going to give her more Lasix, a heart medicine and watch her over the weekend to see how she does. It might buy her 6 more months, it might not. I'm just in agony over knowing what to do. I can't bear the thought of her suffering and "drowning" in the fluid in the night, but at the same time, if we can keep her comfortable for a few more weeks, I'll take it. If only I knew that she could just pass away in her sleep at home, I could handle it. What I'm afraid of is that she won't be peaceful, but struggling, and I just couldn't bear it. So on Monday, the vet will call and let us know how she's done on the meds throughout the weekend. It's almost time to say goodbye to my 1st baby.....she's really been the best dog that I could have ever asked for, gentle, calm, and loving. But, it's also so close to the time that I'm going to have to decide on my own that it's time to let her go. I don't know that the vet will actually tell me. I asked her to tell me when we're just keeping her alive for me and not for her. So, probably 6 months at the very most.