Pictures of my Cute Little Chloe!

Hooray for Pictures! This is Clayton's first picture with his favorite pup Chlo Chlo!
This was originally where she slept and spent her time while I was at work.......

(yes, it could double as a baby play pin).

Now, this is where she roams while we are gone and she sleeps with me in my bed (Sorry the pictures are so dark. I really need a better camera). She has such a cute little mo-hawk. I like it with a little pony tail but she scratches at it.
However, Clayt just likes the fluff on top.
Look at that cute pink bone tag. SIMPLY ADORABLE!!

P.S. This is the new house--even if you can't see too much of it. Those pictures are up next in line to get. Sorry it has taken so long....

After her first bath--she was pooped. She was cold and shivering so we heated up a rice pack for her to lay on to stay warm; hoping not scare her of a bath.

Oh look at that cute little bear face! She is the cutest puppy in the whole world (still sporting the collar, no longer the "death collar"). At our last vet visit she weighed 4.3 pounds; she is training to be a guard dog as we speak. Shootin' for the stars~
AAAAAWWWWW She loves her soccer ball! A dog after my own heart.

Yes, she is terribly ferocious! Just look at her thrash her animals.

Well, I guess there is not much more to say--these cute pictures say it all!

For Grandma

Maybe you do or don’t know but I did not grow up with a “real” Grandma (or Grandpa for that matter). My Mother’s mom died when she was four, her father passed away when I was 5. My Dad’s father passed away before I was born and his mother died when I was about 8. Since I lived in Oregon growing up I didn’t get to see my Grandma. There are only about 3 times I can remember seeing her. Now, this is not a poor me entry because did I have step grandparents (none that really liked us unfortunately). But last night I got to thinking about Grandma Scothern and what things she might enjoy from all of her grandchildren.

Clayton and I watched the Jazz game last night with her (POOR REF-ING BY THE WAY—wait till the Rockets come to SLC!). She is so sweet, making us cookies and staying up late to let us finish the game. She started to tell us stories of her and Grandpa Scothern dating. He would fly her to Idaho just for lunch in a plane. What a cool date! She just lit up talking about it. She started telling us about all of the kids and kids’ kids’—going thru all of her pictures in her living room. There are so many picture frames, that she knocks them over to get to some of them (because of her shakes). I got to thinkin’—we should make her a scrapbook. Not too frilly or anything, but have each of the kids do a page. For instance a photo (for example Mindy had a picture of her family and she wrote what she remembers about Grandma) and then on the adjacent page write your favorite memory of grandma. It would not take long to do and I think she would really enjoy it. It probably wouldn’t be ready for Mother’s day unless everyone really got crackin’. We could even just give it to her for a present because we all love her so much!!!!!! What do you think? Any ideas? It would be cute to have a young picture of her in there too (do we know where we could get a copy?).

Mindy—I hope you don’t mind I used this cute picture!

Well, it was just an idea. Let me know what you think.

Tax Season, Weddings & Collars

Tax season is over. I am sure a few of my fellow nerdians will breathe easy now that they are not going crazy with taxes!!!!!!

I put my check in the mail yesterday to the IRS. This was the first year that I owed on my taxes--heart wrenching to mail in that $42.00. Now, I know some are laughing thinking it is a mere $42.00 (I pay more for a message, right?)....but honestly they kept $6,000! I was hoping to get some kind of a refund!!!! That is annoying, so to solve the problem I told Clayton I do not want to file single again (hint hint)! So we will have to see when December 31 roles around :).

Last weekend was Clayton's mom (Mamba's) wedding. It was really nice; I am so happy for her. Learning more about her life and getting to know her even better (from working with her) makes it more sweet. She deserves the very best and I think she has found him. Congrats!

Now if anyone knows someone else who is single--MY MOM IS SINGLE. Sure, she is kind of dating someone but not really. So keep your eyes peeled. I know she loves Tom Sellec, Kevin Costner (because she saw his buttocks in Dances with Wolves) and Sean Connery.

Now on to the exciting stuff--more rambling with no pics. I finally have a desk set up in my room, so hopefully I will take some time to get the pictures off my camera. Chloe has finally decided her collar will not kill her. At first she would take three steps, then lay flat on the floor with her legs out like Bambi on ice. She would look up at you with those big dark eyes pleading with you to take off the death collar. We tried putting it on her for a few hours each day which was suggested by the VET. One day my mom had put the collar on her and when I got home she must have forgotten it was on because she ran over to me. Since then, I did not feel so bad about leaving it on her--so it has stayed on. She still scratches at it, but will run, jump, play and bark. So she is fine. Her pink bone name tag is my favorite, especially when you can hear her come up the stairs. She is just so darn cute!!!!!

Pictures and more ramblings coming soon for all of those closet bloggers who read but don't post. Enjoy!

PET PEEVES!

Yes, it is hard to believe I know, but I do have several pet peeves. Today a guy called my work and just really ticked me off--and it just made me think of these little things. I guess I just wanted to share them with the group to get them off my chest for a moment. (Please talk amongst yourselves if you must).

1. Area codes. Sure there are so many phone numbers out there that we need a code for other states, etc. But why when I call Salt Lake I get the following message, "you do not have to dial a 1 for this number". If the phone system is smart enough to know we do not have to dial a one--why doesn't it just put us thru? It is so frustrating because other days you will call a number and it will give you the message, "you must first dial a one". HOLY COW JUST PUT ME THRU~!

2. Small envelopes. Why would a logical person mail a return envelope to a business in an envelope smaller than the one used to mail the invoice? Don't you think we would use a business size check to pay the invoice? why should we have to fold it in half one way and half another way just to fit it in your stupid small envelope? Those who send small envelopes should not get paid. (Yes, some call me cut throat)

3. Loud Voices & Voice Mail. Some people call it common sense I call it common courtesy--if you are in an office (yes, my work) and you know you talk extremely LOUD, close the dang door. That is what it is there for. And when you check your messages, don't have it on the highest volume on your speaker phone. HONESTLY, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR MESSAGES THREE DOORS DOWN.

4. Finally, my last one for now, is when you tell someone three or four times (when taking a message for Doug), "what is this regarding because Doug won't remember your last phone call" they say, oh he will know. NO HE WONT, I give him his messages and see him scratch his head wondering who the heck you are. You are not the only person he speaks to and no you are surely not that important!

Geepers. Who are these people taking over our world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the frustrations, but actually, I am breathing more freely now. Thanks.

TOO MANY THINGS

Too many things are going on to actually post pictures, let alone get the photo's off my camera. So I am sorry these past few posts are so "uncreative" and "unstimulating".

I have finally moved into my condo! Before we moved in, we were able to get it painted--with the help of several friends (THANK YOU). It was rush rush to get it painted and moved in all in one weekend!; it was super hectic but with everyone's help it went by pretty fast.

Shanna, Natalie, Rhet, Sarah, Mike, Evie & Steve, Missy, Clayton and my Mom did a great painting job. They came right in, grabbed a roller and got to work. I really appreciated all of their help. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT GO SO QUICK! Then for moving my brothers Jason, Jeff, Brandon, and his friend Shane also did a great job. Shane who we call "Hulk Hogan" just grabbed tons of large objects and walked them right into the moving trucks. Who needs three men and a truck when you have Hogan???? Not me. The "boys" moved all of my furniture out of my rental and into my condo in TWO AND A HALF HOURS. It was great!!! I finally didnt have to move my own couch, dressers, etc by myself!

Chloe likes our new house. Even though we dont have a "backyard" she barks to go out and we take her to a common side area. She is so good. We no longer keep her in a playpin but simply put up the gate at the stairs. She goes out when I go home for lunch--and the rest of the time she does great (no messes!). It is amazing. The only challenge we are having is her collar; it hasnt changed since the last post. I guess I should have known princesses dont wear a collar; but she will just have to get used to it.

On Saturday I delt with my bi-polar landlord for the last time! Hooray!!!! I was able to buy a washer & dryer with my deposit money. Getting the money back was a trick but my Dad (Big V) came over and helped us handle the situation. Thanks Pops.

But wait--what about a car. Oh that's right, I sold my car the same day I bought my house. I have been driving my sisters Ford F150 for the past two weeks. It is way nice (for sale also if anyone is interested) but it is more expensive in terms of gas than my car was. But, needless to say, I purchased a car last night. I found a great deal (if everything works right for a while) on a 1998 Honda Civic. It only has 86k miles on it!!!!!! So my payments & insurance are $204 less than what I was paying before. I am stoked! I will call it my little red sports car, although it has a dent in the door and it is missing about 12 inches of molding on the passenger door. Close enough for me.

Well, hectic as it has been, I have really appreciated everyone's help. Now I have time to breathe as soon as i get unpacked (when things are straightened, I will post some pictures I promise). Thanks again to everyone~