Long Time, No Blog

So, I'm sure no one has been looking at this thing lately (except for Jason, who checks it everyday then says "No blog?" as if he's shocked) :)

It has been a while. And, while not necessarily intentional, I suppose I have taken a break from blogdom. I think it would be quite difficult to cover everything that has happened since the last time I posted, but I'll try to cover some of the major events (not necessarily in order).


Of course, there was Christmas -- absolutely wonderful! I really enjoy spending time with family, playing games, eating yummy food... it's hands-down my favorite time of the year. It reminds me how incredibly blessed we are with wonderful family. And the 2 weeks off work was nice too!

Oh! And Mom made Jason a stocking! She made me and my brother stockings that we've had forever and now all the kids, kids-in-law and grandkids have one. They are really special! (Jason's even has an extra special something on it)



Before we headed out to visit family, Jason and I took in some impressive light displays in the area:


Although our street didn't really have a theme or anything, I was excited that 10 houses in a row on our side of the street had lights!! woohoo!!

I have cooked in the crock-pot again since the last post and it turned out really tasty. I did a "cowboy" pot roast from a crock-pot cook book my parents got me for Christmas and it was yummy! In fact, tomorrow we're having another slow-cooked meal. Eating more at home is saving us time, money, calories and the oh-so-painful "where do you wanna eat" "i dunno, where do you wanna eat" discussions. Plus, there are usually leftovers that I can take to work for lunch, thereby saving even more money!

Before Christmas we re-financed the house and had a pleasant surprise at closing. Instead of the 5.25% we were expecting, they had re-negotiated and got our rate down to 5% even.

Just yesterday, Jason and I got library cards from the public library. I checked out two books. First, I'm reading "The Secret of Lost Things" by Sheridan Hay, which is pretty good so far. And even though he didn't check anything out from the library, Jason was inspired and read half of "Prey" by Michael Crichton that he had here at the house.

We were taking one dog for a walk each evening, but we got off track and haven't been doing that regularly. Maybe we can start that up again.

We've got some exciting things coming up. I can't wait to see my nephew's play this week. Then, it's off to Las Vegas for a little vacation.

I have a desire to do somewhat of a "spring cleaning" and get everything de-cluttered and organized. And I've also got the sudden urge to paint!! Maybe there are some renovation photos in the future of this blog?!?! Who knows. But I will try not to wait over a month before the next update. :)

Only in Texas...

...can it be 81 degrees at lunchtime and be snowing by bedtime.


On Sunday, Jason took me downtown to Spaghetti Warehouse for my birthday dinner. We had planned on going on Saturday, but we were stuffed from lunch and cake! We had a great time and then walked around downtown for a while. Jason decided Sunday is his new favorite day to go out to eat because it's not as busy. Isn't he handsome :)


This is not what I wore to my birthday dinner:


We finished decorating the house. Here is our tree in all it's glory:


And we managed to get the lighting just right in the living room and get all the dogs to look at the camera at the same time! Good enough for Christmas cards :)


Tonight we found a pretty good place for tamales.


Even the tamale aficionado approves!


We also got all the aforementioned Christmas cards addressed and ready to mail!

More Incriminating Evidence

So, Jason showed me the pictures taken upon his arrival at the scene of the crime. Apparently, Lucy and Tucker are boring old dogs and don't provide enough entertainment for the little yipper-snapper. Here is the path of destruction:



I think she's guilty. What do you think?



This just in: 1 out of 3 little dogs prefer the taste of small electronic devices to that of dog appropriate chew toys.

Remotes are Yummy

This is what's left of our universal remote control:





Apparently it tasted better than the multitude of chew bones available to our little four-legged friends. Our little gray angel has unfortunately lost her new-found out-of-crate privileges for a few days. But how can we stay mad at this adorable face? Plus, we got a new remote out of the situation. :)

So far so good.

Ever since the "great escape" Maggie has been a good girl. She has been staying out during the day while we are at work, and we have yet to come home to any accidents or items mistaken for chew toys. She also seems to be worn out from all the excitement the day brings. See:



Lucy and Tucker probably don't get the sleep they're used to now that the little munchkin is out pestering them all day. Lucy after I woke her up for a photo shoot:



Oh, and we have a traitor in the house. Tucker is apparently an Aggie. He found this little hat and has been carrying it around the house. He does the same thing with a blanket he has, but I think the hat is more manageable.

Halloween is Scary!

Not because of the ghosts and goblins, but because of a little gray monster that is running loose in our humble abode.

You see, yesterday, Maggie was not in her crate when Jason got home (and no, I had not been home yet to let her out). Our little escape artist was out-and-about with big brother and big sister... and there were no accidents. Nothing was chewed-up, all was well.

So today is her chance to prove that she can indeed be a big girl and stay out during the day (despite a rare accident Wednesday evening - on the bed - while we were there with her - what's up with that?)

So this Halloween we are crossing our fingers that we don't come home to any unexpected tricks or treats!

A Raggamuffin No More

Maggie got a haircut today:
I really should have taken a before photo because, though I'm sure you can agree that she is adorable, you truly cannot appreciate the improvement.

I am blogging against my will :)

My husband said I should start a blog. For some reason, he thinks I have interesting things to say. This is good for us, since he gets to put up with me for a very long time, but the verdict is still out as to whether or not this will be of any use to anyone else.

We'll see.

These are our dogs (hence the "3 Dog" portion of the title):


They're cute, aren't they? Yes, we are crazy.

Here is my husband's blog. He decided he wanted to be cool like me ;)

That's all for now. Time will tell if this actually takes off. Oh, and one last thing...

HOOK 'EM!!!