Insanity!

So, I've been sitting in the same classroom for the past 3 1/2 hours and have at least 5 more to go. I teach a number of classes online. My 2000 level classes usually take their exams in the testing center on campus, but someone, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the testing center really should be downsized?!?! Of course, with the increased push in offering online courses, it only makes sense, right? Well, the testing center is not open this week as they make their move, but I have exams this week. So, I'm sitting here all day long so I can proctor the test. Luckily I found a room that I could commandeer all day. I'm just going crazy sitting here! I have looked up all my friends blogs, but no one has updated them recently. So, I started clicking randomly on their friends list and have looked at a ton of blogs of people I don't even know! I must admit there are a lot of very cute kids out there. I was trying to see if the blogging world would bring me back to someone else I knew, but I gave up.

The high point of the day is that a former student brought me lunch. Very delicious sandwich from Granato's. So good!

Well, if I keep talking I will just bore you too. I CAN survive 5 more hours!!!!

Ole! and a surprise visit

We had a surprise visit from Dionne and the girls today. It was fun to see them! Bullwinkle made a new best friend! He and Choobies seemed to really hit it off. He would give her kisses and she would grab his face. The other girls were a little afraid that Bullwinkle would eat Choobies, but we reassured them everything was ok.

When I went to Cancun, I bought some mini sombrero's. They are really quite pretty. We thought it would be fun to take pictures of the dogs wearing them. The sombrero's are pretty small so they only actually fit Rocky so we had to try and balance them on Bullwinkle and Delilah. Here are their pictures:


The girls were having fun with the sombrero's too. Here's their picture (sorry for the messy counter).

We all went to Del Taco for lunch. It was fun. We had never been there before so we ended up ordering two lunches. :) What we ordered the first time didn't end up being enough to fill us up. The girls were pretty excited because there was an indoor playground too. How could it get any better?

A Day in the Life......

Just thought everyone might like what we do in the course of day. It's really quite exciting. Of course, I'm risking my mom finding out about all of this, but maybe she won't read it! First of all, I would like to introduce you to the three amigos. From left to right, Rocky, Bullwinkle (me), and Delilah (my girlfriend).



Delilah and I love to wrestle, wrestle, chase each other, and wrestle. Rocky doesn't wrestle, but he is great as referee. He chases us around and barks if we are getting too aggressive. Here's a couple of pictures of our wrestling matches.





Sometimes, in our chasing events, things get a little out of hand. For example, we LOVE to run around and jump up between the chairs and run down the hall. Oops! One day we hit the back of the chair too hard and took the chair down in the process. We didn't know how to put it back up so mom found out about this one when she got home. Luckily she didn't get too mad.

Sometimes, when we wrestle, we like to make it a little more challenging. We try to use the curtains as a diversion. Somehow mom found out. I don't know how! (Notice in the picture, the bent curtain rod. One panel of curtains is sometimes found pulled out the doggy door.....)

When all is said and done, we are REALLY tired! We can't keep going so we just have to take a nap.....

Our days are so great! Aren't you jealous?

Crazy Dogs

Ok, so Bullwinkle and Delilah are absolutely crazy! They are loving these snow storms we keep having. They will go run around and wrestle in the snow. The funniest thing to me though, is that they go out and sit on the chairs as the snow falls on and around them. Apparently they love it!

Christmas

Santa definitely spoiled the boys (and Delilah)!. Santa knew Delilah would come visit so he left her stocking here as well.

Rocky LOVES to open presents! He would tear into the paper and get the toy or treat out right away. He wasn't shy at all. Bullwinkle opened a few as well, but he wasn't quite as excited as Rocky. The pictures I got of Bullwinkle aren't as good because he's afraid of the camera.

Rocky's boldness didn't stop at opening presents. He went ahead and started emptying the stockings. There were lots of yummy treats for them to enjoy. I didn't clean the stockings up for a couple of days so Rocky would sneak downstairs (which required him to open the child gate at the top of the stairs -- he would push it open with his nose when I didn't latch it). Rocky would go down and shake the stockings until something good came out. It was very cute.

The kids all enjoyed the fruits of Rocky's labor. :) There was a lot of chewing and eating for a few days. Here Bullwinkle is enjoying his candycane (rawhide).

I love this next picture! I caught Delilah as she was licking her chops after enjoying one of her treats. By the way, Delilah is Bullwinkle's "girlfriend". They just adore each other. They wrestle, run, and play nearly every day.

Finally, this is Bullwinkle's other favorite thing. Linda (Delilah's mom), has the best scratching nails ever (so Bullwinkle says)! He always jumps on her lab and sticks his bum in her face trying to get her to scratch. Sometimes he settles down enough to just be loved. He knows he's king of the world!

Cancun!

The week before Christmas, I went to Cancun and it was beautiful! The first day we were there, it was overcast and windy, but still much warmer than home! Our hotel room had a beautiful view:

The ocean was beautiful and amazingly calming. In my opinion, there is nothing more relaxing than the beach! The hotel was decorated for Christmas. There were beautiful Christmas trees, lighted palm trees and other decorations everywhere. I must admit it is always strange to think about Christmas when it is warm outside.

We took a side trip to Chichen Itza. It was amazing! It's remarkable that the people knew so much about the seasons and built the structures to demonstrate the seasons. In this case, on the equinox, the sun shines through in such a way to leave a pattern down the sides, making it look like a snake. The snake was a symbol of prosperity and new life.

There is so much symbolism in their architecture and buildings. It was really a neat thing to see.

After seeing the ruins, we made a stop at a Cenote (I probably spelled that wrong -- sorry). They are natural water springs, where the early people were able to get their water supplies. They let people swim in them now (we didn't know, but if we had brought our swimming suits, we could have gone swimming). It was beautiful. It was especially cool seeing the roots from above drop down into the water.

We also took a day to go snorkeling in Cozumel. It was pretty fun, but I probably wouldn't do it again. I had more fun snorkeling in St. John and Hawaii. It still was nice though.

Our last moments were spent at the pool and in the ocean. It was so relaxing! I truly wish we had a few more days to relax, but we had to get home for the holidays. I look forward to going back!

Creating my own blog

Here goes nothing!