On the mend . . . I hope!

I am on the mend, I hope, after battling the flu/cold this weekend. It hit me like a mac truck in the middle of the night Saturday and I was down for the count until yesterday? afternoon. I'm a little fuzzy on which day is which d/t being on night shift. Anyway, for the first time in the two years I've been at this job (and maybe quite a bit longer than that) I called in sick. That is no small decision when you're a contractor like me and you won't get a paycheck if you don't work. It was worth it, though. I went back to work last night and by 1 am I thought I was done--I couldn't go on, but I pressed on and by 6 am I was feeling strangely better. I slept the day away, unintentionally and now other than feeling it all settle in my chest, I feel pretty good.
Ralph and I went to Mimi's Cafe for breakfast this morning. We had heard great things about their breakfast and have loved having dinner there. We were very disappointed. The coffee had no flavor--good or bad. I had the eggs benedict and did not like their hollandaise sauce. Ralph had the Cinnamon Raisin French Toast and found it only mediocre. It was sad. We really liked them for dinner and expected a better breakfast. Oh, well. There are plenty of good breakfast places around. We'll just go somewhere different next time.
So I promised pics of Kenya, so here are a few.
Kenya when we first got her! Isn't she sweet!
Our big girl now! She is probably about half of what she will be!


We are so proud of her b/c she can now make it up the steps in our house--she can't come back down on her own yet--but she can go up!



I found a new project over the weekend! Actually it started a couple weekends back. I found this "dresser" at one of our local
Goodwill stores. The first weekend I saw it it was priced for $39.99. I thought it was a steal. It needed a little elbow grease, but still a good deal. Well, we didn't have any time that weekend or that following week to go it. I was sure it was gone but went in last weekend to see if it was still there. Not only was it still there, but it was knocked down to $14.99! I called Ralph right then and told him we were getting it and I started calling friends with bigger vehicles to help me pick it up. Well, on the first call I got a hold of our good friends
Kristi and Phil. Phil said he was available right then so he and his daughter, Lila (cute as a button), came to my aid and helped me bring it home. It is now in process, as I ran out of sandpaper and health :) in the middle of working on it! Here is all the progress I've made! Hopefully, I can finish up tomorrow. It needs a second coat of paint on all the areas I have painted and the first and second on the ones I haven't. :)
I can't wait to get it done!

Chad & Nikki's Summer Vacation

Looks like they had fun this summer!

Dad & Mom Back in The Day

We found this footage of Dad and Mom back from when they met. Enjoy!

It's been a while . . .

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted, but now that my mom and my sisters, Kim and Nikki, are blogging I feel I need to start again.

First off, last weekend. We had so much fun celebrating with our dear friend Ian. He graduated from Sinclair. Ian's sister put together a great opportunity for us all to get together and celebrate his accomplishments.Ralph had a great time baking Ian an "I-Cake" which is pictured below with the guest of honor himself.





I am adjusting to night shift once again. Ralph is on a 8-5 schedule this week, which is hard on both of us. It's a great opportunity for him, but it's my first week of nights and it makes our time together a little choppy.

I will have to take some pics of our Kenya. She is growing like a weed! She is 47lbs now and will be a little small for a Newfie but I think I can be okay with a roughly 100lb dog versus a 150-160 lbs dog.

That's all for tonight. Just wanted to get my feet wet with this whole blogging thing again. More to come . . .