Beautiful October Saturday

Today was a perfect day. I started out printing with Lonny. We had a great print. No problems - and we made good time. (and the posters turned out pretty cool too!) (Coming soon: link to art when Lonny can post on gigposters).

Anyway - instead of getting home to my cleaning and laundry - I found myself joining Ethan and Paul at the dog park. I love that I carry my camera around! You never know when the scenery will look like this!



Minnehaha was brilliant today - and the perfect place to play with your favorite puppy! (or puppIES as the case may be!) Who could ask for a better day??





Minnesota is so awesome in the fall! The dogs had a great time - Ethan got really dirty - and everyone pooped out in the car on the way home!



I just got back from dinner/tv at Lonny & Jaime's. My house needs to get picked up and my laundry is still dirty (except for my comforter that is currently in the dryer - and about ready to get cuddled into!) - but I'm glad I didn't waste this gorgeous day inside!

My baby is FOUR!

Bella turned 4 years old yesterday - and I kinda forgot. The only reason I knew at all was that our friends from Dogster emailed to wish her a happy birthday! Geez - what happened to the days of doggie parties, gift baggies, and new birthday toys??? I guess the pups are just getting too old for that huh?? :) Well - last night after I was reminded - I got out the Frosty Paws - and both Baxter and Bella celebrated while I sang "Happy Birthday." (not kidding!) :)



Today we continued the celebration with our new puppy friend, Atticus.



Julie and Mike got a new dog about 2 weeks ago. They brought him down to the cities to meet some of Julie's family. I dogsat while they were all at lunch. Cousin Julie came over and we took the three dogs to our neighborhood dog park. Atticus enjoyed meeting all the other dogs - and luckily knew us enough to come back home with us!

This is Baxter (big curled tail on right) and Atticus (black butt on left) along with some other "Park Pals" welcoming a newcomer to the game.



Well - it may be a little late - but Bella will get a new dolly. (Yes, Baxter will too. It's hard to rationalize with a dog that it's HER special day - not his.)

Ok ok - don't twist my arm - here's two more adorable shots from the backyard today:

October "To Do" List

Ok Jaymie! I'm on board!

October, 2006

_X__ Oct 1 Go thru mail on coffee table.

_X__ Oct 2 Pick up Clutter in Kitchen/Dining/Living Room. (enlist Heidi & Julie!)

_X__ Oct 3 Order Snapfish photos

____ Oct 4 Store away your summer clothing, and bring out your fall and winter clothes. If you pull out something you don't like, immediately put it in your Donations Box.

_>__ Oct 5 Make eye dr./ car appointments.

_X__ Oct 6 Try to avoid the busy malls this season, and opt for buying holiday gifts online instead. Start now, if you haven't already, and aim for finishing before Thanksgiving.

_X__ Oct 7 Pick up the ingredients to make crockpot chili for Sunday. / Donate at least one kitchen appliance you never use.

_X__ Oct 8 Empty your email inbox tonight by responding to any email that requires it, or deleting email you don't need. If you can't possibly do that in one night, work on this project for 10 minutes a night until it's completely empty.

_X__ Oct 9 Clean bathroom. Do kitchen/living room floors.

_X__ Oct 10 Conferences / Stir the Pot. 6:30pm.

____ Oct 11 Clean your windows, with window cleaner and a squeegee, or hire a window cleaner to do this for you.

_X__ Oct 12 Conferences.

____ Oct 13 Clean out any narrow-neck vases with 1 part water, 1 part vinegar and 1 part baking soda. If your vases have larger openings and are durable, put them in the dishwasher when you're ready to run your next cycle.

____ Oct 14 Wash Car - Organize Archiver Bags.

____ Oct 15 Get your yard cleaned up. Remove any debris around the house.

____ Oct 16 Take your window screens out and replace them with storm windows. Cover your central air conditioning unit for the season.

_X__ Oct 17 Conferences.

_X__ Oct 18 Re-organize the kitchen utensils drawers. If you don't have a utensil holder, be sure it's on your shopping list.

_X__ Oct 19 It's an excellent time to update your PDA and address books. When you're ready to send out your holiday cards, you'll be all set.

____ Oct 20 Weed out one drawer of your filing cabinet of papers you no longer need, shredding any documents that contain personal information.

____ Oct 21 Organize your CD & DVD collection, alphabetically within genre.

____ Oct 22 Clean and organize your coat closet. Donate any coats you (or other family members) no longer wear.

____ Oct 23 Add sturdy plastic boxes (with lids) to your coat closet--one for each family member. Label with the person's name. Add any scarves, hats, gloves, earmuffs and other outerwear to the appropriate person's box.

____ Oct 24 Clean out your oven.

_X__ Oct 25 Try to avoid the busy malls this season, and opt for buying holiday gifts online instead. Start now, if you haven't already, and aim for finishing before Thanksgiving.

____ Oct 26 Vacuum the insides of an armoire, computer center, buffet, etc. that are extra dusty.

____ Oct 27 Frame Mpls print & posters. Level any framed artwork or framed photos hanging on the walls that are crooked.

_X__ Oct 28 Empty all of the trash containers in your home, garage, car, etc. into one big bag. Put that bag out on garbage day.

_X__ Oct 29 Daylight savings time (U.S.) ends at 2:00AM. Turn your clocks back one hour.

_X__ Oct 30 Start planning for Thanksgiving. Where will it be held? Do you need to make travel plans? Does anything have to be ordered ahead of time? Don't wait until the last minute, or you may find yourself stressed and overwhelmed.

_X__ Oct 31 Today is a chore-free day. Enjoy Halloween!

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Brunch Weekend

This past Sat. was the brunch shower that Jaymie, Nancy and I planned for Julie. All was going according to plan until we got an email from Marc saying that Nancy wouldn't make it due to her eye issues. She's not feeling well - and they're not exactly sure what it is - but she has to take meds that caused her to have a severe migrane. SO - we missed her tons - but had a great weekend - I think Julie really enjoyed herself!

Friday night I headed up to Jaymie's after doing some shower grocery shopping. Jaymie had pizza waiting for dinner - and then I pretty much watched her make roses out of frosting. I DID get some prep work done, however, when I finally cut up the honeydew and canteloupe. I got home around 1am - and after checking email and stuff - got to bed around 2!



Sat. morning came early - and I headed back up to Jaymie's. The shower started around 10 - and was very casual - which was very nice. Julie's friends started coming - and eventually we got to eating - we had "Cheesy Pancakes," "Sunshine Ring," Krispy Kremes, bagels, fruit, cupcakes, and mimosas. Mostly we sat around talking and eating - until we gathered in the living room for a few Zobmondo questions and then gifts!

After the "other" guests left - we started to start to get ready to scrapbook. (We didn't get a lot of scrappin' done - but we had a good time anyway!) -

This morning I awoke to some annoying music playing over and over (Wyatt had his video game paused). We made an Archiver's, DSW, & Petsmart run - then picked up Long John Silver's and headed back to Jaymie's for lunch. (PS - I'm sure it will take at least 3 days for my body to get back to normal after this weekend's binge!)



Julie finally headed home around 4pm - and I left Jaymie's soon after. I got home in time to meet Heidi and take the dogs to Minnehaha - to enjoy the 84 degree October day!

Nancy - we missed you tons - and are already planning our scrappin' weekend in Ely - AFTER the wedding (duh!) - so get better soon - k? :)