Christmas in Duncan

Last year I bought some Christmas decorations and we acquired a hammy-down Christmas tree. I'd like to eventually get more nutcrackers and have the mantle full of them. I wanted to put a few lights up outside, but someone (Brice) didn't want to. He doesn't even want to put the tree up next year.

Humane Society

I have been doing a lot of work with humane society that started with a community service team at work, but I have also been helping out on weekends on my own time. (what else is there to do in Duncan anyway?) Thursday the president of the local board called me an asked me to serve on the board and help with their fundraisers. I went up to the shelter for a little while this morning...they have so many puppies right now...they have 5 cocker pups that are 6 weeks old and so adorable. I wanted one, but I knew I'd be looking for a new place to live if I came home with one. http://www.stephenscountyshelter.com

Only 10 more days

Brice and I only have ten more days of work left for the rest of the year. I can't wait to have two weeks off. We went to Amarillo for the week of Thanksgiving. Nothing exciting has happend since we got back to Duncan. We had our new washer and dryer delivered Thursday.

Trying to sew up toys toys, but Queen BEE inisted on being on my lap

Brice and I with Rusty and Bailey...the sun was really bright
Brice hanging out with the dogs...they loved their squeaky tennis balls

Jack in the box

He loves when I bring boxes home from work to play in

New Car

This is my "new" car. It is a 08 Ford Edge. I got it while I was in Amarillo for Thanksgiving

Trip Cancelled

Well, I was supposed to be in Missouri this week with mom and dad, but my vacation got cancelled last week. We had project reviews with the Vp's last week and my manager promised them that I would have the first microbiology training course done this week.....well it's done now....I find it pretty funny that someone that has been there 18 months is training people that have been there 30 years. It looks like after the first of the year I will be going to Vermont the beginning of January to do some collaborative tests with a vendor and then I'll be making a trips to Houston to talk with customers, and going to different area field labs to train people. I don't know when I am supposed to get my "actual work" done, since currently I am the only person working on three projects.

Today seemed like it went on forever, I started looking at the clock early today anticipating my vacation next week. Monday morning Brice and I will head to Amarillo. The "catties" are going to be boarded for the first time since Jack doesn't travel well. It will be nice to get away from Duncan for a while.

Buddies

Things have been pretty good this week with the new addition. We have been waking up a little early to take the pups on a walk and been walking after work.

Bailey trying to love on Brice

Rusty and Bailey are buddies already...hard snuggin on the couch

Bailey is super excited to come out of her kennel...she is usually not this crazy

New Addition!

Meet Bailey, She is a mutt that is about 3 years old. (she was already named before we got her). Bailey is the dog that I fell in love with last weekend at Bark in the Park. She had actually be adopted by an older lady last Saturday. I went to the shelter Saturday morning to pick of my item that I won in the raffle and figured I'd volunteer while I was there. I had been there a while and had just finished cleaning dishes and the cat room, when the lady came in with her. She said that her husband had passed away suddenly on Tuesday and two dogs were too much for her to take care of one her own. I called Brice several times and he didn't answer his phone. I told the shelter manger, LaRae, that I was going to run home and talk to Brice....she told me to take her with me and to bee back by noon. I had been joking that morning about coming home with a dog, but had no intention of...I actually never even went in the dog section of the shelter. When I got home, I rang to doorbell...before Brice said anything, I clarified that I hadn't adopted her...yet. We let her and Rusty hang out for a little while and she also met the cats. We got back to the shelter a little before noon and adopted her. They weren't going to make us pay the adoption fee since she had already been adopted, so we decided to partially sponsor two dogs that had been at the shelter for a long time.

Bailey is super calm, walks great on a leash, and is potty trained already. She is a little stubborn. She sleeps like a rock, once she falls asleep she is not moving. She is also the ultimate lap dog. The cats and her get along good, and Jack is very interested in her long tail. I think Bailey and Rusty are going to be best buds. We still need to teach her what toys are...she just seems to be confused by them.

Bailey Face

Bailey, trying to figure out why Rusty is always messing with these things

Napping with Bailey

Bailey and Brice