Minus One Pound

Ryan and I have reason to celebrate! It seems our puppy boot camp is working! Raider has lost one pound! For only being 20 to begin with, one whole pound is a LOT for him! We have been taking him for walks everyday and then watching how much food he eats. I told Ryan we had to start doing something when it sounded like Raider was having difficulty breathing a couple of weeks ago. I want Raider to be here for a long time, so we have to take care of him and watch his nutrition!! :)

Scarlett is being even more mischevious lately. Ok, let's see if you can tell what I am talking about in this latest story. We have a square kitchen and two sets of corner cabinets. Well, you all probably know that where the two cabinets meet, there is nothing actually there but empty space. Our darling cat found a way to get STUCK in that hollow area!! There is a small hole underneath the cabinets and yesterday Ryan and I could not find Scarlett ANYWHERE. So, I go in the kitchen, start making some tea, and Scarlett starts clawing me from under the cabinets! We left her there, thinking she would come out when she was ready. Nope! She was under there for at least five hours and was trying to come out for part of that time, but was stuck. In order to get her out we had to pull back the baseboards. Then today she was trying to get up there again!

Another story.....I think I got a mild concussion today. Yet again it has to do with Scarlett. I was fixing my hair this morning and opened up the cabinet to get my products out. I took a cap off of my mouse, set it on the counter and Scarlett knocks it off to play with it. So, I reach down to pick it up a little later and she knocks it out of my hand and keeps on hitting it across the floor and making me work for it. I finally get the cap and stand up, forgetting the cabinet is still open and hit my head on the very pointy corner of our very hard cabinets! Immediately, I fell down and started crying. I tried calling for Ryan once to help me, but the thing that actually woke him up was my crying! I wasn't bleeding, vomiting and did not pass out. So, he monitored me for a while, made me breakfast and I was off to work as usual. There were quite a few brain farts today though mixed in with dumb blonde moments.

Lastly, I have some internship news!! I have been accepted into grad school at Texas Women's University!! Yay!!! One of the first steps to getting an internship or someting more!

Ryan and I haev to go grocery shopping now....we are all our of TP!!! Ewwwww

I have a problem....

Ryan and I have been taking Raider for a walk everyday to get him to lose weight plus monitoring what he is eating. Therefore, Star and Raider are unable to eat together because Raider hogs the food. So, here is my problem....Raider ate his food this morning (good) then I gave Star her food in the computer room to eat. Star will not eat now(problem #1) and the only way I can get her to eat is from my hand!! (problem #2) I even put the food in my hand, then layed it on the floor, but she will not touch it unless it is in my hand for her to eat. I guess if this is the worst problem I have this week, then I am definietly blessed! :)

After reading Sue's comment, I realized that I have never posted pictures of the cat that has stolen our hearts! So in response to that, here are some pictures of her. Ryan and I really aren't cat lovers, but it seems like Scarlett is an exception. She is actually trainable and listens to "no" which other cats never had before. Plus, she keeps her "room" clean and does not get on the cars! (of course we don't let her outside either after the previous story)

Spring Break...What is that?

Officially, I am on spring break; however it does not feel like it! I am already working on my correspondance course, so that within this weekend and a couple of days next week, I can have the next four lessons completed and be ready to take the final. I have to have the course finished by April 1st, so I am already pushing it by waiting this long. Ryan is working on finals for his classes right now. He has been frustrated all day long with bonds and I think just now he is figuring out what to do....or else just guessing.

Even if I do have a lot of homework to do over spring break, I do have some exciting plans too! Ryan and I are going to go hiking this weekend. Then my birthday is next week and I have to work. Lastly, I get to see some of the family! Hooray!

Ryan and I did take a trip to Ruidoso, New Mexico a couple of weekends ago. I meant to type it up here, but school has been pounding me hard with work! Obviously, there was no snow there, but we had fun. It was a group of us that went, so the night we got there, we went to the casino. Not too impressive and I think all together we spent $40 as a group! The next morning Ryan and I took off on our own, driving into the mountains to take pictures, and then stopping in Roswell to laugh at all the alien sights. Ryan laughed more than me since the whole thought scares me. He assured me that none of it is real, just BS. I still don't like to think about that kind of stuff though. Yes, I am a sissy! :)

Work is going great. I am now doing everyting on my own and am just another employee. I don't mind. The job, on most days, is relaxing and educating for me. There are those special days though that make me wonder about politics, people, etc.....

I do have a story to share before I return to my operating budgets. Scarlett is still a member of our family at the present time, although Tuesday I got fed up with her. At six in the morning, I am getting ready for class and trying to study while she is running through the house, jumping and laying down right on my study guide and starts biting me. I put up with it for about an hour and then I just let her outside. That is where we found her and I had to get some stuff done. Anyway, I went to tell Ryan I was about to leave and told him I don't think we had a cat anymore because she ran away when I put her outside for a while to play. He got out of bed, in his pjs, put on a jacket, no shoes and went outside to look for her! I didn't think he liked her that much, but apparently I was wrong. He said it was just because he didn't want to find smooshed kitty, but I seem to see it otherwise. We found her however and she is back at home, being a sweetheart. Silly me though, I though he didn't like cats!

Here are some pics from the Ruidoso trip...

On the way back home, we ran into a really bad wind storm. That is why I have this Wizard of Oz picture...