Allie’s Illegitimate Son-Part 2

So, many of you may remember that Allie gave birth this time last year to a spawn of Buster.  Buster is my in-laws cattle dog and somehow got past the fence and into the dog pen to fornicate with my precious Allie.  The result was the little guy pictured below.

Luckily we found a great home for Allie’s baby boy.  The proud new owners named him Pork Chop and Jenny was never happier to see him leave.  Please see the picture below for Jenny’s true disgust.

Now it is 1 year later and we are dog-sitting little Pork Chop.

 

Jenny demonstrated her dominance early and put Pork Chop in his place…under the porch swing.

Mother and Son…Allie’s confused, but she eventually gets over it.

 

Who’s the boss….applesauce?!?!

Indianapolis FUN-Roller derby style

This year, I promised myself that I would try something new in Indianapolis each month.  The latest adventure was roller-derby.  Apparently it is no longer allowed to hit another girl in the face, so it was less eventful than we anticipated.  Despite the lack of violence, we had a great time.  My knitting class organized the adventure and we had a huge group (including lots of people from work).  It was so much fun and I can’t wait to get back!

The half-time show was very interesting.  It was a big difference from the roller-derby itself…

Christmas 2009

I know that I am late in all my postings, but here are pictures from our 2009 Christmas.

This year at the Methodist Hospital bake-off, there were 5 categories.  I entered into all 5: Hot side, cold side, cookies, cakes, and miscellaneous treats.  I won in the cookie category with the above delicious treats!  They were peanut butter surprise cookies from Annie’s Eats.  I LOVE her food blog (annies-eats.com).  I highly recommend these…YUMMY!  On our first night in town, Nisly Auction took us to a dinner and show.  We had some delicious BBQ and got to watch some live comedy.  Sorry that you only have a 1/2 face in this photo Keith!

Another classy picture of Rachel! 

Bekah and Ben hosted a Drake Family Christmas this year.  We had a Mexican Fiesta and it was DELICIOUS!  Thanks to Bekah and Ben for hosting!

Aren’t they cute in their Butler shirts!

Vegas 2009!

This year (2009), my annual pharmacy conference was in Vegas.  I decided to make it a “more fun, less work” trip and invited my sister (Rachel), her boyfriend (Joe), and my husband (Matt).  We did all the touristy things and got to spend some good quality time together. 

Rachel and I at Cesar’s Palace

Notice that Rachel’s winnings is on top, my winnings on the bottom, and Joe’s winnings on the bottom.  Matt was the only responsible party….and kept all his money that day!

While we were in Vegas, we tried a restaurant called Hash-House a Go-Go.  It was a place we saw on Man vs. Food from the Travel Channel.  It was DELICIOUS and the portions were huge!  

 

While in town, we managed to catch the national finals rodeo.  WE LOVED IT! Our seats were way, way, way, up top, but we could see everything and had SO MUCH FUN!  Rachel and I dressed like cowgirls, but somehow we got no photos.  Trust me, we fit the part.

 

Jamaica Medical Missions Trip 2009

This October, my mom and I went to Jamaica on a medical missions trip.  We were there with a group from Ohio and served in 4 different local clinics and provided free medical care to local Jamaican’s.  Mom and I were there for a week total (including travel time) and it was her first trip.

View from our hotel.  AMAZING!

Mom and I at the hotel ready for another amazing day.

The “rich man, poor man” card playing group. 

Rocking out the shoe bags full of meds.  The always portable pharmacy!

Mom doing triage at the clinic.  Isn’t she cute!

Outside the clinic built by ACE.  It’s the nicest clinic we are in all week.

Nikki and I in the traveling pharmacy.

Traveling on the bus to the clinics.

This is the dental clinic where several team members work to clean teeth, pull teeth, and hand out toothbrushes.

Quite possibly, the best part of our entire trip.  Have you ever seen a happier person?