Baby-sitting the BIG BOY

At first I was worried that Jenny and Pork Chop would not get along.  You remember the earlier posting that may have suggested such a thought.  Well it turns out that they LOVED playing together (after Jenny demonstrated her DOMINANCE).  They would play all day and well into the night.  This lead to exhaustion by both parties!

This is the most sleep that Pork Chop and Jenny got during the day. 

   Luckily, I had a couple of great friends that were willing to run with me and the dogs.  Jenny was used to running on the leash (and I use the term running…very lightly) while Pork Chop had other ideas.  After about 30 minutes of exercise, we were able to get the dogs back towards home.  All that exercise was the only way to get both of them to sit down and look at me…well that and TREATS!

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.