Never let a dog lick your face!

Sure, a lot of people enjoy the display of affection when a dog licks their face. I want to tell you today why not to enjoy that eager licking. Brutus just left me a dead roadrunner on the porch. Last week it was a dead horny toad. Either way, all of these dead things left on the porch were carried there in his mouth. Think about that the next time you catch yourself enjoying a friendly lick in the face.

4th of July 2008

We spent the 4th of July this year in Utah. Much of our free time was spent driving Audra back and forth because she kept wanting to hang out with Nicola and my family, but she didn't have a rental car and we did.

The highlight of the trip for me was floating down the Provo river. Everyone came out with some minor scrapes and bruises, but we were able to watch one family in canoes capsize. You should have seen those little children screaming bloody murder every time their heads bobbed back up out of the water. I'm pretty sure that they are scarred for life now. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures.

Sisters are Better than Brothers Part 2

I need to explain the title to my last post. My family is having a reunion in August and while we are all together, we thought it would be nice to have a family picture taken, since the last good one was taken about 15 years ago. Apparently this is a huge ordeal, which is probably why we don't have more family pictures. The way my two brothers responded, you would have thought we had asked them to cut off their right arms. Anyhow, I think we have talked them into it with a little bit of bribery. The deal is, if they don't whine and complain, I will buy them an ice cream cone. And if they are really good, they can have a double scoop. Oh, by the way, I have three brothers, and their ages are 32, 30 and 18. That's right, they are all grown ups. And the 18 year old is the one not complaining. Sheesh. I really do like my brothers too, but sometimes boys are just babies. Brothers, you know I am just kidding when I say sisters are better. All in good fun.

The brothers: Mike (holding his son, Jack), Dave (with his wife RaieGene) and little brother Jess (doesn't he look handsome?)

Sisters are Better than Brothers

I am sick right now; pretty sure it is Josh's fault. He got the sniffles a few days ago and now I have a sore throat and that is always my first symptom when I am getting sick, blah. But I am also homesick. See, I really like my family AND Josh's family and I really wish we could live closer to all of them-especially my sisters. They are pretty much my best friends and by far the funniest girls I know. So here they are: Audge, Tar, Char and 'Drana at their best...enjoy!

The girls at Char's wedding

Tara and Audra

Char and Tara (we all have a shirt like Tara's)

Adrianna (she's the baby)

Char and I showing off our Ginormous sunglasses

Adrianna was WAY excited about sitting at the guest sign in table

Char and Tara before their hot dates ( I did their hair)

The sisters minus Char (she was busy standing in the reception line. Little brother Jess has a cameo in this one.)

This is Tara's brightly colored sock and Audra's leg. I think Tara was helping Audra with some stretches.

Lunar's Likes and Dislikes

I have to do a post for Lunar since I did one for Brutus. I love Lunar- he is so quirky.

Lunar is a funny little guy and I am kind of partial to him because he likes me better than Josh. It's really funny sometimes. If he thinks Josh is mad, he won't come to him no matter how much Josh calls him. The other day, he crawled under my bed when Josh was trying to get him to go outside. Haha, it was way funny. Josh gets so mad when Lunar ignores him.

Here are a few of Lunar's likes-

He likes his chewing bones, and he is very protective of them. This is the only thing that will make Lunar stand up to Brutus. I have heard a very mean sounding growl come from Lunar when Brutus has tried to take one, and Brutus backed off right away. Brutus doesn't really try to take them anymore.

He likes to play with his toys, especially the squeaky ones. He can always find the squeaker and he squeaks and squeaks until Brutus gets mad and takes the toy away. Brutus CANNOT find the squeaker and he gets really jealous and usually ends up destroying the toy.

He likes treats! You can't see it, but I am holding a treat so he will look happy in the picture. It worked way good, obviously.

He likes kids! He loves it when kids come over to our house. This is him in his cage with my friend Denise's kids, Lauren and Thomas. When I asked the kids if they wanted to get out of the cage, they looked at me as if I was crazy and asked, "WHY?"

Lunar's dislikes include, but are not limited to: helium balloons, baths, loud noises, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, taking his medicine, Josh's serious voice, sudden movements, cardboard boxes and loud music, just to name a few.
I guess these aren't so much dislikes, but all of the things we've discovered so far that Lunar is terrified of. He is kind of a wimp, and he frightens easily. The helium balloon was probably the funniest. Josh tried to "cure" Lunar of his fear by cornering him in a room with the balloon and then petting him with it. It didn't work, in case you were wondering. He is getting better with the bath fear, though. He got one last week and he wasn't even hyperventilating, so that was good.