baby dori

Dori was adopted from the Idaho Falls Humane Society, but she was being fostered by a family that took her pregnant mommy in and raised the 11 puppies along with their own 4 dogs.  (=16 dogs!)

They were great people who loved all of the puppies, and wanted to keep in touch with us.  Yesterday they sent some pictures of Dori when she was a baby.

I know, right?  cutest puppy. 

how to have a puppy

easy peasy.

welcome, Dori.  we love you.

a 2nd guest room

the boys.

Sergio is posing with his farewell gift (chocolate Hostess Donettes - his favorite) after our farewell dinner.

hb, d

today is Drew's birthday. 

today is Dr. Suess's birthday.

to celebrate the birthdays of these great Americans, I thought I would list some of my favorite Dr. Suess quotes that also remind me of Drew... especially because Drew recently followed his dream, and is kicking so much ass... and if you ask me, that's really what Dr. Suess is all about.

"Think and wonder.  Wonder and think."

"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting.  So... get on your way!"

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.  You can steer yourself any direction you choose."

"It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air."

"Will you succeed?  Yes you will indeed.  Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed."

"You're on your own, and you know what you know.  And YOU are the one who'll decide where you go..."

"From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere."

happy birthday, stubee

(whos created here)

last night

i love these boys so very much.

trent and sergio are going to have a pretty fly bachelor pad.

congrats, fellas.

and the award goes to

just in case you're not sick of hearing about the Oscars...

direct quotes from us while we watched (yes I made poor matt watch the Oscars):

"Tom Hanks looks good" - me

"seriously, his tux fits so well" - me

in reference to Robert Richardson during his Oscar speech - "I like his monochromatic shirt and tie...... (and hair)" - me

“I don’t really like Bradley Cooper’s creeper stache” - me

"I really want to see Hugo" - me

“get it?  Because Kodak filed?” - me

"I really want to see My Week With Marilyn" - me

"I want to go buy some stuff from JCPenney to support Ellen.  I keep forgetting" - me

"I really want to see the Girl with The Dragon Tattoo but I’m too scared” - me

"What is Hugo even about?" - matt

"adventure I think... I don't know" - me

 

in response to Hugo winning sound mixing Oscar -  "Damn!  Who did they sleep with to get all these Oscars?  Has anyone else won anything yet?" - matt

"What the hell is this?" - matt 

"Cirque du Soleil performance" - me

"Miss Piggy always looks fabulous" - me

"I really want to see Albert Nobbs" - me

"I really want to see The Artist" - me

"Rango?  Wasn’t that like 3 years ago?" - matt

"I love Emma Stone." - me

"Why do you love Emma Stone?" - matt

"Because she’s so beautiful and funny and she’s good at color blocking." - me

"I never realized Zach Snufalufagus was short" - me

"people should thank animals in their speeches more often" - me

and then matt fell asleep so there was no more talking.

good investment

I’m going to tell you a secret about women…

every day or at least many days of the week, we are wearing one of three (maybe four) things that circulate through our laundry every. single. week.

we have favorite “camis”… a black one, a white one, a grey one, and maybe a nude one (although I take issue with this color being named nude, because there aren’t very many people who are actually this color when nude – but that’s another blog post).  They might be some variation of a cami – like a tank top with a thicker strap, or a basic tee for layering, or a wife beater (speaking of names I take issue with) but it’s all the same idea.

we wear them for many reasons, and they serve many purposes:

• they help with blouses not being see-through
• they look good under sweaters
• sometimes they help with things needing to be sucked in or lifted up
• maybe we need an extra layer for warmth
• maybe we need a bottom layer that is light for a hot day when we want to remove the other layers (this one doesn’t apply to me, but I hear it’s true)
• they go under a suit, dress, shirt, etc…
• sometimes we wear them even if they don’t serve a purpose because it doesn’t feel right to not wear one.

we work in them, play in them, work out in them, and sleep in them…  and sometimes when we think nobody will notice and it’s a weekend, and we’re too lazy to do laundry, and they’re not too stretched out – we wear them for all of those things.

here’s the thing.  they cost like $6.00 - $10.00.  I’m sure there are some you can buy somewhere for like $50… but they do the same thing as the $6.00 ones, so if you’re spending $50, you should send me some of that money you don’t need.  so they’re crazy cheap, and they’re made out of fabric as thick as tissue.  so despite the fact that they cost less than lunch, we only have three of them and we wear the same three every day for centuries.

and when we’re digging through our closet or dresser for the black one for the third time each week only to discover that it’s in the laundry (because we put it on when it came out of the dryer) it never occurs to us that perhaps we should spring for a second $6.00 black cami.

i examined my camis this weekend, and decided this was nonsense.  the grey one has a paint spot (because we also wear them for home renovation), and a tiny hole in one seam.  the white one has a couple holes, and one broken strap which was eaten by the dryer, and this week the black one came out with one eaten strap too.

today I’m breaking the cycle.  I ordered 7 new camis in four different colors and fits, and I can’t imagine how great life will be now with all of these possibilities.