WHITE DOG!!!

ALLY

And the Winner is.....

Well, my grandpa has wanted a Vespa for a while so we decided to turn the tables and do something nice for him! He used to talk about filling out entrys into drawings for a Vespa and my grandma told me he may or may not have been chased off one that was on display stating "I'm just testing out MY Vespa!" Looks like he likes it. John (aka Danger Dallas) helped him get set up (and took it for a spin or two himself).

Dang, Grandpa is Lookin' Sharp!
Check out that Crazy Biker!!! Grandma better start keeping good tabs on him...

Thanksgiving Weekend

Willy and I are having a wonderful time doing absolutely nothing! Well almost nothing. It is so wonderful just enjoying each other and hanging out. Today we finished putting up some Christmas decorations. There is a nice glow in here. You know me, I have the lights around the house, candles, music... magical! (Sorry to be so freaking adorably corny.)

Willy is also busy in his garage because he is swapping out CD players in my 4Runner while I drink cocoa.

We just took our little Ally dog for a walk up the hill. There was a huge full moon and in the hills we heard coyotes howling and yipping again. Pretty cool. Ally is learning some confidence and is being a good watchdog. I heard her barking at something up our backyard and I looked really hard but didn't see anything. About 20 minutes later, she barks again and I look out to see deer running away from her. What a courageous little girl!

We also had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our new friends and their dogs. After dinner we walked up to Table Rock again to see the view. We let Ally run free in the hills because she is pretty good and stays near us. She gleamed in the moonlight and was darting all around. Happy doggy. After we rounded up the dogs and people we drove back to our place, ate some pie and played Monopoly. It is worth mentioning that I beat 2 accountants and an engineer. I had a good deal of luck landing on the free parking, but with the smarts to see it through!

Hope everyone else is having a great weekend too!

The Great Outdoors of Idaho

Willy told me yesterday that on his way home from work he saw a herd of elk passing. There was a bull and some smaller ones. He said that they look like moose but with different antlers. I am so jealous!

What I am not jealous of is that this morning Willy had to drive to work in the snow! Yup, it is snowing out here. He took the 4Runner so he should be safe. Ally and I were watching him from the window while he scraped the snow off of the car windows...then to do it again on the other side. Brrrr. We will see if we were lied to; the snow should be melted by noon. :)

Of course Ally doesn't care if it is snowing. She eats it.

We are also having friends over for Thanksgiving. It sure is going to be different from last year with all of the friends and family we had! Miss you guys and I wish you were here to see the snow. he he he

The Epic Dog Ride....

Today Marisa and I seem to have a little cold. Achew!! Well, White Dog (Ally), didn't seem to care and wanted to go out. Sooo, I figured I didn't want to just walk down the street with her, she's too fast and ansy... I'll see how well she can pull me on the bike! Not so much... But she was GREAT to ride with. She stayed right next to me and I basically didn't even know she was there. Never pulled on the leash really, just wanted to go for a trot. So we went to Ussery Rd. which has all the cool jumps and drops which is 2 miles down the road.


I didn't really feel like exerting that much effort so we just followed the trails. It has been raining so the ground was a bit muddy, White Dog did not care! If there was a puddle, she was going to walk through it and drink out of it. I didn't know how she would do out in the free world without a leash so we walked up the trail for a while and then I let her go... she was perfect! She would stay right with me and if I was riding and she wanted to smell something she would run and catch up afterward. Marisa better step up her game on the mountain biking or White Dog may take her place... just kidding. We went further than I have been on the Ussery trails all the way over some ridges (steep and muddy) to Bogus Basin Rd. About 2 or 3 miles of trail. Once White Dog lost the leash she was flying down the downhill sections right behind me. Awesome Dog!


We both took a short rest and after contemplating having Marisa come get us in her 4Runner, dirty White Dog and I decided we could do the 3.5 miles back at an easy pace. She only pulled me to try to eat some Quail and a scarecrow in someones yard on the way back. Uphills are not fun. We had a lot of fun and both went to sleep for a good nap afterward.



The End...
-Willy

Waaaaa!

We have colds. :(

Subin'

The other day, I went to my Substitute training class. It was sort of fun. Two teachers taught it and I learned what to do in a bunch of bad kid scenarios. I hope that I will enjoy it. Who knows if there may be a job interest in there for me.

Ally and I are going to walk with our new friends Jack and Jessica at a park later on today.

Our Crib

Just in case you are curious. This is the layout of our place. It came out kind of dark, but you get the idea.

Da Crib

We've Adopted!

Hello everyone! Willy and I are excited to announce that we adopted a dog into our family. We think we are going to name her Ally, as in Ally-O!, Ally-Ally-Off-Good, etc. We got her from the humane society and she is a German Shepard and Husky mix. She is about 24 months old and a whopping 88 pounds! When she runs through our house she sounds like a horse!

She is taller than I though she would be. She can see on our kitchen counter! (Uh Oh) She is also very inquisitive and seems smart. We will have to exercise her a lot and train her a bit. She already shakes hands and sits.

Good news for John and Eric, she seems to like everyone and she even licks other dogs (their faces).

Our New Doggy

Norfolk, VA

Last weekend we visited Keith and Marci and their two little kids. For my part, I expected a lot of oooh's and aaah's but I had no idea how I would so completely fall in love with my nephew and niece.

Keithie is around 13 months old and he smiles and waddles around. He plays this adorable little game of "Keithie, give it to me" when he is clutching one of my bracelets or his sock. He comes over to hand it to you and then he smiles and runs away so you can chase him. It is sooo funny. Even his mad face is cute!

Alexis is just a baby and I was a little afraid to hold her because I haven't held a baby in almost 20 years. I fed her a bottle and couldn't believe how long it took. She is so pretty and pink. I love looking at her in her swing because she looks around and smiles to herself.

These are very good kids and I am so proud of Keith and Marci for what they have accomplished. Keith just jumps in there and changes dirty dippers like a pro. It maybe takes him 30 seconds. Marci is home juggling two personalities that need her at the same time (three when Keith comes home).

We had such a wonderful visit. I almost cried my eyes out when it was time to go. Willy loved being the crazy uncle!

To see pics, go to The Meir Family Circus link at the right. (Shout out)

Bad News :(

We just found out that we will not be coming to Florida in December after all. It is very disappointing but Willy's training in St. Pete was canceled. It may be rescheduled and we will let everyone know when we can. This just means that everyone will have to follow the example that Lynn, John and Keri are setting and come to see us!